The Agri-Tech Catalyst

Funding for collaborative projects, taking innovative ideas from any sector or discipline to tackle challenges in agriculture.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 31 July 2015

• Funds: Open
• Countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
• Sector: Agriculture, Livelihoods, Private sector/business, Technology
• Eligible organisations: Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), UK-based non-profit organisations, UK-based small and diaspora organisations, Companies, Local government, Educational institutions, Individuals, Humanitarian relief organisations
• Value of funding: £100,001 to £500,000, £500,001 to £1,000,000, More than £1,000,000

The fund is currently not open for applications.

Overview

The Catalyst offers funding for private sector/academic collaborative research and development projects, to deliver innovation in agriculture and food systems in Africa.

What the fund will achieve

FCDO aims to fund a portfolio of projects with the potential accelerate the pace of development and scale of adoption of agricultural and food systems innovations that will address the challenges faced by agriculture and food systems in Africa.

Contacts

The Agri-Tech Catalyst is managed by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency.

Published 31 July 2015