£40,000 available for farm projects through European Innovation Partnership

There are a maximum of 45 projects for the partnership
There are a maximum of 45 projects for the partnership

Up to £40,000 is available for farming projects in Wales through the European Innovation Partnership, it has been announced.

The aim of the partnership is to bring people from different practical and scientific backgrounds together to solve agricultural problems.

There are a maximum of 45 projects for the partnership.

Knowledge Exchange manager for Farming Connect, Lynfa Davies, said: "We are looking for projects that will improve efficiencies within your business and are likely to be transferable to a wider audience.

"It may be a new technology that you have heard about from another industry or sector within the agricultural industry and you feel it could help improve a particular part of your management system," she said.

'Work together'

This funding could allow anyone with similar interests to try it out and see if it works in their business environment.

Every EIP group needs to include at least two farmers from separate businesses and at least one individual from a related organisation.

They will work together with support from a fully funded Innovation Broker to develop a project which can run for up to three years.

Further support is available to the group through Farming Connect’s Knowledge Exchange Hub, a collaboration with IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

They will undertake some background research to see what is already known about your topic.