New funding for agricultural and horticultural automation and robotics
DEFRA has announced the third round of their Farming Futures Research and Development Fund. The competitive fund, which opens for applications on 9th January 2023, will match-fund projects with a total cost of between £750,000 and £1,500,000, that see farms and researchers collaborating to find innovative solutions using automation and robotic technologies to overcome sector-wide challenges, while boosting productivity and sustainable farming practices. There are two strands to the fund – the first supports the research and development of new innovations, while the second accelerates the deployment of recently developed automation and robotics.
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