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Agriculture: Technology

Commons · Question 19742 · Tabled 16 Jul 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what actions, programmes and investment vehicles will be used to support agri-tech as a frontier industry under the Industrial Strategy.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 7 Sep 2026

The Government is supporting agri-tech through targeted innovation, adoption, scale-up and export measures. In the Industrial Strategy, we committed to invest at least £200 million in the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) by 2030, with £123 million avail...