Agriculture: Technology
Commons · Question 18930 · Tabled 14 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much public funding has been allocated through the Industrial Strategy to support agri-tech as a frontier industry; and how this compares with the funding allocated to each other frontier industry
Answer
Answered by Blair McDougall, 20 Jul 2026
In the Industrial Strategy, Government set out an ambition to drive innovation in agriculture. We committed to invest at least £200 million in the Farming Innovation Programme by 2030, with £123 million available for competitions in 2026-27. To date, the ...