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The Farming Innovation Programme, delivered by Defra in partnership with Innovate UK, supports innovative ideas that can transform the future of UK agriculture, horticulture, and forestry.
Round 4 of the Feasibility Competition focuses on early-stage projects that explore the potential of new technologies, systems, or practices to improve productivity and sustainability across the sector.
Funding Overview
This funding is aimed at exploring feasibility — not full-scale implementation. Projects should identify challenges, test concepts, and generate the evidence needed for future larger R&D or demonstration projects.
3. Eligibility
To be eligible:
4. Scope & focus areas
The aim of this competition is to fund feasibility studies investigating new solutions that will address major on-farm or immediate post farmgate challenges or opportunities.
Your solutions must significantly improve:
Your project must be able to demonstrate how the project will benefit farmers, growers or foresters in England.
Specific themes:
5. Key dates
This is a key opportunity to de-risk new agricultural technologies before scaling up. By supporting feasibility studies, Innovate UK and Defra aim to help innovators validate their concepts, attract private investment, and pave the way for future large-scale demonstrator projects.
From precision robotics to soil health technologies, from crop management tools to climate-smart systems - Feasibility Round 4 supports the early stages of the ideas that could define the future of UK farming.
How Inventya can help:
At Inventya, we specialise in helping innovators move from concept to funded project. Our team combines technical, financial, and strategic expertise to ensure your application is robust, competitive, and ready for review.
Here’s how we can support you for this call:
If you’re developing a breakthrough solution in farming, growing, or forestry — Inventya can help you secure the funding to make it real.
