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Biodiversity and Food Production:
The future of the British Landscape
1st December 2021, 13:00 – 16:00 GMT
Kaeli Johnson - kaeli.johnson@ktn-uk.org
Pedro Carvalho – pedro.carvalho@ktn-uk.org
Caroline Griffin – caroline.griffin@ktn-uk.org
Megan Lewis - megan.lewis@sheffield.ac.uk

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Protocol for today’s event

3. 13:00 – 13:10 Welcome & Introduction
13:10 – 13:30 Scene-Setting
Bhavani Shankar, University of Sheffield
Catherine Boyd, Defra
13:30 – 13:40 Q&A
13:40 – 14:10 Challenges Faced by the Farming and Growing Communities
Panel Session chaired by Ruth Bastow, CHAP
14:10 – 14:20 Interactive Discussion via Mentimeter
14:20 – 14:30 Break
14:30 – 15:00 International Perspectives & Supply Chain Innovations
Frédéric Baudron, CIMMYT
Sarah Blanford & Celia Cole, Sainsbury’s
15:00 – 15:10 Q&A
15:10 – 15:20 Funding Opportunities - Chris Danks, Innovate UK - UKRI
15:20 – 15:30 Q&A
15:30 – 15:55 New Innovations – Presentations from 6 SMEs
15:55 – 16:00 Closing Remarks
Agenda

4. Aims of today’s event
• Discuss challenges around balancing food
production and biodiversity
• Hear from organisations who offer innovative
solutions to address some of these challenges
• Discover new innovation opportunities
• Share your insights
• Learn about potential future funding
• Networking

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6. 6th Annual Joint Event between KTN and the Institute for Sustainable Food
2016
Innovation in
soil-free
growing
2017
Managing
and
improving
soil health
2018
Driving
engagement,
innovation
and impact in
plant science
2019
Supporting
early
adoption of
agri-tech
innovation
2020
Integrated
Pest
Management
and the
future of
farming

7. Biodiversity and Food Production is topical
• Defra’s ‘Path to Sustainable Farming – Agricultural Transition
Plan 2021 – 2024’
• National Food Strategy Part 2
• UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)
• G7 2030 Nature Compact
• IPCC 2021 Report
• UN Sustainable Development Goals
What does this mean for UK food production and land use?
ØApprox. 70% of UK land is used for agriculture
ØUK is in the bottom 10% globally for biodiversity
(Biodiversity Intactness Index, NHM)

8. The Institute for Sustainable Food
• 145 research groups working to address challenges to food security
and sustainability
• From plant genomics to soil science to land use policy to food
consumption and beyond: our interdisciplinary approach addresses
the entire food system.
• £9m invested in research infrastructure since 2013
• We work with more than 100 different industry partners.
• For more info:
• https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/sustainable-food
• Meg Lewis megan.lewis@sheffield.ac.uk

9. Innovate UK KTN exists to
connect innovators with new
partners and new opportunities
beyond their existing thinking -
accelerating ambitious ideas
into real-world solutions.
Innovate UK KTN is part of
the Innovate UK Group – the
UK’s innovation agency.

10. We have deep expertise in AgriFood
Livestock and
Aquaculture
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11. How we can help
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13. Bhavani
Shankar
Department of Geography
University of Sheffield

14. Catherine Boyd
Department for Environment, Food & Rural
Affairs

15. Panel Session
Ruth Bastow, CHAP – Chair
Sophie Alexander, Hemsworth Farm
Jerry Alford, Soil Association
Harriet Henrick, NFU
Ruth Little, University of Sheffield
Bill Parker, AHDB

16. Interactive
Discussion
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18. Break
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19. Frédéric
Baudron
Systems Agronomist, CIMMYT

20. Sarah Blanford
& Celia Cole
Sainsbury’s

21. Chris Danks
Transforming Food Production Innovation Lead
Innovate UK - UKRI

22. New Innovations
AgriSound
Bio-F
Bx Technologies
Iceni Earth
Nature Metrics
Seawater Solutions

23. Closing
Remarks

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26. Biodiversity in the context
of the global food system
Bhavani Shankar
The University of Sheffield

27. Trade-offs and compromises

28. Expectations and Constraints
Food
System
Health
Overnutrition
Undernutrition
Food safety
Environment
GHG Water
Biodiversity Soils
Economy
Livelihoods
Food Prices
Tax revenues
Climate Change Population growth
Globalisation

29. Complexity and Interconnectedness
• Food systems have become
increasingly complex and
global.
• Feedback loops increase
complexity and
unpredictability.
• Local solutions may simply
shift and amplify costs globally,
and vice versa.

30. Food Systems and Biodiversity
Above generalities reflected in food-biodiversity connections:
vAgricultural land use change is biggest threat to biodiversity.
vClimate change is exacerbating the relationship.
vPopulation growth and consumption patterns are long term
negative drivers.
vFeedback loops serve to amplify.
vFood Trade solutions may simply outsource biodiversity loss to
where it is more critical.

31. Lessons and conclusions
• Seek co-benefits and win-wins
• Diversity begets diversity
• Think globally, act locally –
planetary health.
• Embrace complexity, systemic
thinking.

32. Environmental Land Management

33. Farming is changing
2
We will make changes over a 7-year transition period, from 2021 to
2027:
• Public money for public goods
• Improved productivity
• Increased animal health and welfare
• Improved regulation and enforcement

34. Environmental land management
We are introducing three schemes that will reward environmental
benefits:
• clean and plentiful water
• clean air
• protection from and mitigation of environmental hazards
• mitigation of and adaption to climate change
• thriving plants and wildlife
• beauty, heritage and engagement
• net zero ambitions
3

35. Three future schemes
4
Sustainable
Farming Incentive
Local Nature
Recovery
Landscape
Recovery
Simple actions that
achieve
environmental
outcomes – a
foundation
Locally targeted
environmental goals.
Encourages
collaboration
Landscape and
ecosystem recovery
through long-term,
land use change
projects

36. The three environmental land management schemes
5
2021 2025-2028
2024
2023
2022
Tests and Trials
Piloting
Started 2018
Pilot applications open / piloting
Early rollout of scheme Learning from rollout
Sustainable
Farming
Incentive
Local Nature
Recovery
Landscape
Recovery
Phased rollout
Piloting
Phased rollout
Full schemes all live from 2024

37. Core elements of SFI available from 2022:
• Arable and Horticultural Soils Standard (excluding peat soils)
• Improved Grassland Soils Standard (excluding peat soils)
• Moorland and Rough Grazing Standard
• Animal Health and Welfare Review
6

38. Timing
Final standards and payment rates: November 2021
Applications: spring 2022
First payments: before the end of 2022
We will continue to:
• engage with farmers
• research likely demand
• independently verify payment rates
7

39. 8
Thank you!
Any questions?
ffcpcodesign@defra.gov.uk
Future Farming (blog.gov.uk)

40. Sparing or sharing land?
Views from agricultural scientists
Frédéric Baudron, Systems Agronomist, CIMMYT Zimbabwe
Biodiversity and food production: the future of the British landscape
1st December 2021

41. The range of most species is occupied
by people (farmers)
• Most ice-free land is occupied
or used by humans (Ellis and
Ramankutty, 2008)
• PAs only cover 5.1% of all
terrestrial land (Hoekstra et al.,
2005). Numerous ‘gap species’.
• Human population tends to be
concentrated in areas rich in
biodiversity
• 80% of the land area that is of
priority for the conservation of
mammals is occupied by
agriculture (Ceballos et al. 2005)
(Ceballos et al. 2005)
(Baldi et al. 2017)

42. (Maxwell et al. 2016)
Change in agricultural practices is the 2nd biggest
‘killer’ for 62% of (nearly) threatened species

43. Both agricultural expansion &
agricultural intensification are implicated
Biotic additions
Biotic removal
Altered biogeochemical
cycles
Altered hydrological
cycles
Altered species
habitats
Increased use of
pesticides

44. In response: land sparing vs
land sharing
• Land sparing (a.k.a. ‘Borlaug hypothesis’)
(Green et al., 2005; Balmford et al., 2019; Borlaug,
2007; Phalan et al., 2011)
– Concentrating production on areas as small as
possible by maximizing yield
– Segregation of production & conservation into
distinct land units
• Land sharing (a.k.a. ‘wildlife friendly farming’)
(Green et al., 2005; Clough et al., 2011; Perfecto
and Vandermeer, 2010; Wright et al., 2012)
– Minimizing the use of external inputs &
retaining patches of natural habitat within
farmlands
– Integration of production & conservation within
the same land units
Land sparing
Land sharing

45. Sparing or sharing land?
• Heated debate since the seminal
paper of Green et al. (2005)…
• … but largely confined to the
circle of conservation
ecologists
• Views from agricultural
scientists:
– Reliance on yield-density
relationships: not enough
attention paid to synergies
between agriculture and
biodiversity
– Too much emphasis on crop
yield, neglecting other metrics of
agricultural performance
Yield-density relationships
classically used by
conservation ecologists

46. Beyond trade-offs: synergies between
agriculture & biodiversity
• Agriculture supporting biodiversity:
– Several species are totally dependent
on farmland
– Many species find complementary
resources in different land covers
– Clear cases of coexistence: cacao &
coffee, livestock coexisting with wildlife
in savannas, biomass production
systems, etc
• Biodiversity supporting agriculture
– Sparing: cutting agriculture from vital
ecosystem services
– Crucial importance of soil fertility
maintenance, pollination, biocontrol, etc
– Agroecology, ecological intensification,
regenerative agriculture, nature-based
solutions for agriculture, etc
(Colding et al. 2007)

47. Beyond trade-offs: beyond simple relationships
between inputs, yield and biodiversity
• Simple direct & positive relationship
often assumed:
+ inputs à + yield à - biodiversity
• Reducing input further in many
parts of the Global South would be
a threat to agricultural production &
the environment
• Alternatives to increased input use
(to achieve land sparing) & reduced
input use (to achieve land sharing)
– Increasing input use efficiency:
precision ag, mechanization etc
– Reducing spillover of inputs:
conservation agriculture,
agroforestry, etc

48. Beyond crop yield: Crop yield is a too narrow
evaluation of ag performance
• Systematic review in Scopus in November 2020
• Keywords ‘land sparing’ and ‘land sharing’
74%

49. Beyond crop yield: high yields may not be the primary
objective of farmers
• Most farms are connected to markets
to some degree (Frelat et al., 2016)…
• …link between yield and profitability
not direct (Baudron et al. 2019)
• Labour productivity may be more
important than land productivity
(Baudron et al., 2012)…
• …many technologies increasing yield
also tend to increase labour input
(Dahlin and Rusinamhodzi, 2019)
• Extensification for land appropriation
& speculation (Demont et al., 2007;
Roebeling and Hendrix, 2010)
• Farming style (Van der Ploeg, 1994;
Leeuwis, 1993)

50. Beyond crop yield: looking beyond the plot
• Landscape composition
& configuration could be
more important than
farming intensity (Benton et
al., 2003; Kleijn et al., 2004)
• ‘Ecological land-use
complementation’
(Colding, 2007)
• Losses & wastes, the
majority of which
occurring on farm in low-
income countries
– Hermetic metal silos & bags
– Mechanization: harvesting,
shelling/threshing, transport
(Baudron et al. 2021)

51. In short…
• Increased agricultural production is a major cause of the
current global biodiversity crisis
– The majority of vertebrates are projected to lose habitat to agriculture by
2050 (Williams et al., 2021)
– The Global Biodiversity Framework to be adopted by the CBD (vision
2050) ignores biodiversity outside of PAs! (Gassner et al., 2020)
• The land sparing/sharing framework has brought considerable
attention to the issue, but limited impact:
– Focus on trade-offs (reliance on yield-density relationships)
– Evaluation of agricultural performance through the narrow lens of crop
yield only
• Complexity of the interactions between agriculture &
biodiversity
– Call for further involvement of agricultural scientists in biodiversity
conservation in ‘working landscapes’

52. Thank you
for your
interest!
f.baudron@cgiar.org
@FBaudron

53. Sainsbury’s
Biodiversity net positive
Celia Cole and Sarah Blanford

54. Social inequality
The world faces complex and intertwined challenges. To solve any one challenge we
need to address them all
Urgent action need to keep
global warming below 1.5°c
The global food industry
accounts for ¼ of the world’s
emissions1
We need to equitably meet the
food needs of a population
which will reach 9.7bn4
Over 1 in 3 adults are
overweight or obese, while
1 in 9 are malnourished2
1 million species face
extinction within decades2
Ecosystems have declined in
size by 47% compared to
natural baselines3
Deforestation in the Amazon
at the highest rates since
20082
Biodiversity loss
Climate change
1 OurWorldInData, Poore,& Nemecek
2 WWF Triple Challenge 4 UN World Population Prospects 2019
3 IPBES report

55. $44tn of economic value generation
moderately or highly dependent on
nature
World Economic Forum 2020

56. The Food System represents one of the biggest threats to our environment
Land use
Urgent action need to
keep global warming
below 1.5°c
30% of human-made
greenhouse gas
emissions are caused
by food production
Deforestation in the
Amazon at its highest
rates since 2008
Half of the world’s
habitable land is used
for agriculture
Ecosystems have
declined in size by
47% compared to
natural baselines
60% of the global
diversity loss is caused
by the food system
Forests &
Ecosystems
Climate change Water
By 2030, global
demand for fresh
water will exceed
supply by 40%.
70% of the planet’s
accessible water is
used in agriculture
But the food system also sits at the heart of the opportunity to tackle the combined crises.
The global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss and a significant driver of GHG emissions.

57. We are a UK retailer with a global footprint
Supplier site concentration
High
Medium
Low
75+
countries
food
20+
countries
GM
As a business with global agricultural supply chains, Sainsbury's is completely dependent upon a healthy planet, which in turn depends on a functioning
biosphere

58. Skills and
opportunities for all
Championing
human rights
Community &
Partnerships
An inclusive place
to work and shop
Reduce food waste
Reduce carbon
emissions
Minimise use
of water
Increase recycling
Healthy &
sustainable diets
Reduce use of
plastic packaging
Sustainable sourcing
& biodiversity

59. We have made bold commitments
to drive positive change
Healthy &
sustainable diets
At least 83% healthy and
better for you sales
tonnage by 2025
Reduction in
Carbon emissions
Reduce Scope 1 & 2 emissions
to Net Zero by 2040
Reduce Scope 3 emissions
by 30% by 2030
Championing
human rights
Committed to championing
human rights
An inclusive place
to work and shop
Committed to achieving our
diverse leadership
representation targets
by 2024
Skills and
opportunities for all
Ahead of national rates, at
least 75% of our colleagues
on an apprenticeship will
successfully complete
their programme
Community &
Partnerships
Leave a measurable positive
impact on the communities
we serve and source from
Reduction in
plastic packaging
Reduce our use of plastic
packaging by 50% by 2025 and
increase recycling
Reduction in
Food waste
Reduce food waste
by 50% by 2030
Sustainable sourcing
& biodiversity
Sourcing with integrity and
delivering a Net positive
impact of operations on
biodiversity

60. 8
Our progress on certification
Target Results (20/21) Certifications
100% key materials sourced
to an independent
sustainability standard
Timber 100% 65% (Group)
92% (Sainsbury's)
Palm 100% 99%
Soy 100% 42%
Cotton 100% 89%
Bananas 100% 100%
Ground Coffee 100% 100%
Tea 100% 100%
100% seafood sales
independently certified
as sustainable
Wild Seafood 100% 76%
Farmed Seafood 100% 100%

61. 9
Working beyond compliance
We need to work towards suppliers who are deforestation-free across
their entire business, not simply the volumes they provide us
2002 2005 2015 2020
Global primary forest loss
Annual rate in million hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch
7
6
4
3
2
1
0
5
2010

62. 10
Collective action to
accelerate efforts to remove deforestation
Clear and aligned asks to
suppliers and traders
One version
of the truth
Reporting and
Transparency

63. 11
New technologies
unlock an unprecedented level of visibility
Satellite
monitoring
Pre-emptive
risk
Isotopic assessment
at SKU Level
Focus on specific
commodities
Centralised platform
for reporting
On Sea On Land
Fishing vessel
satellite tracking
Fishing
log books
Fishing
licences
Marine
protected areas
Seasonal
closures

64. 12
Biodiversity - our ‘Earth Engine’
Global biodiversity risk - Avocados
Regional biodiversity risk - Avocados
Global biodiversity risk by country
Biodiversity risk by commodity
Avocados

65. 13
Tackling risks and
developing sustainable products
fresh water
usage
Reducing
biodiversity
and animal wellbeing
Improving

66. 14
Re-establishing native species in Peruvian farmland, with the help of The Royal Botanical
Gardens Kew
• A wide range of Sainsbury’s fruit and veg is grown on farms in the deserts of Peru, from peas and beans to grapes and asparagus.
• In a project with Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, we’re helping research native plants and restore ecosystems – working alongside the
large farms that supply our fruit and veg.
• We are focussed on creating fertile soil. The idea is to introduce native species – such as deep-rooted huarango trees, which help soil
stay fertile – for the benefit of Peruvian agriculture. And by working with schools and communities, we’re able to help conserve these
trees.
• The project has also trialled ‘corridors’ of biodiversity, similar to British hedgerows, at the borders of large farms.
• And we’ve helped set up a research centre to develop and study rare native plants. This research means that species can be
propagated at large scale.
• It also delivers long lasting impact to the local community, upskilling them and providing an income and engaging children in nature
and food production.
• We delivered this project with the help of Barfoots, a key produce supplier

67. Funding opportunities
Chris Danks
Transforming Food Production – Innovation Lead

68. Agenda
§ Introduction to Transforming Food Production
§ TFP Impact
§ Defra: Farming Innovation Programme
§ Horizon Europe
§ Innovate UK Smart October
§ GBIP-Singapore

69. UK Research and Innovation
We work with the government
to invest over £7 billion a year
in research and innovation by
partnering with academia and
industry to make the impossible,
possible. Through the UK’s nine
leading academic and industrial
funding councils, we create
knowledge with impact.

70. Transforming Food Production
• Accelerating development and adoption
of integrated precision approaches, to
improve productivity in agricultural
systems
• Enabling food to be produced in more
efficient, resilient and sustainable ways
• Driving economic growth across the UK
Towards net zero emissions productive food systems by 2040

71. Transforming Food Production Delivery
Future Food Production Systems
Creating disruptive solutions and high value
production systems
Science and Technology into Practice
Strengthening connections between research and
practice and enabling adoption and demonstration
International
Building
opportunity in
partnership
and driving
export growth
Investor Partnership
Building a vibrant investment ecosystem
around the agri-tech sector in the UK
£50m
£25m
£5m
£10m

77. Farming Innovation Programme
Industry-led R&D Partnership Fund Overview

78. • The Path to Sustainable Farming:
An Agricultural Transition Plan
2021 to 2024, published on 30
November 2020
• An opportunity to shape English
agricultural policy to suit our needs,
with environmental sustainability at its
core
• Phasing out Direct Payments and re-
investing into English farming and
agriculture through our new schemes
– Environmental Land Management,
Improved Farm Prosperity, Animal
Health and Welfare
12
Path to Sustainable Farming

79. Farming Innovation Programme
Innovation is vital to helping farmers and
growers to become more productive,
environmentally sustainable and resilient.
R&D
Academia
Ag
Entrepreneurs
Farmers,
Growers and
Foresters
UKRI and Defra will deliver in partnership and
building on the success of £90m Transforming
Food Production challenge
Expanding on the partnership for the Farming
Innovation Pathways competition launched earlier
this year.

80. Farming Innovation Programme – three funds
INDUSTRY-LED R&D PARTNERSHIP FUND
Connecting groups of farmers, growers, foresters and businesses with researchers for R&D
that is responsive to immediate, practical industry needs
FARMING FUTURES R&D FUND
Driving more fundamental R&D into strategic and sector-wide challenges that will improve
productivity and enhance environmental outcomes in the long term.
ACCELERATING ADOPTION FUND
Smaller-scale, agile projects to trial the on-farm viability of new technology ideas, processes
and practices and boost their adoption by farmers and growers.

81. Farming Innovation Programme – current opportunity
INDUSTRY-LED R&D PARTNERSHIP FUND
Connecting groups of farmers, growers, foresters and businesses with researchers for R&D
that is responsive to immediate, practical industry needs
Fund aims:
• Increasing productivity and environmental sustainability in the agricultural and
horticultural sectors in England.
• Collaboration between farmers, growers and foresters, and the innovation
community for better R&D agricultural solutions to benefit the sector as a whole

82. Industry-led R&D Partnership – three competitions
What youwant todo Take a look at
Explore an idea that could benefit
your farm and others
Research Starter
Check whether an idea works in
practice
Feasibility
Develop a new farming product or
service
Small R&D Partnership

83. Explore an idea that could benefit your farm and
others à Research Starter
Summary
Total budget
£1
Million
Total project costs
£28-56
thousand
Duration
Up to 12
months
Lead must be a farming,
growing or forestry business of
any size based in England
Not have been awarded
Innovate UK funding as
a project lead within the
last 5 years
Stage 1 deadline
24th Nov 2021
11:00 am
Projects to start by
1 Aug 2022

84. Check whether an idea works in practice
à Feasibility
Summary
Total budget
5.5
Million
Total project costs
£200-500
thousand
Duration
Up to 24
months
at least 50% of the farmers,
growers or foresters involved,
based in England
Competition deadline
1st Dec 2021
11:00 am
Projects to start by
1 May 2022
For UK registered
businesses wishing to
collaborate with other
UK organisations

85. Develop a new farming product or service
à Small R&D Partnership
Summary
Businesses within a supply
chain, are encouraged to
come together as a
partnership to solve major
challenges or opportunities
Total budget
11
Million
Total project costs
£1-3
Million
Duration
Up to 36
months
at least 50% of the farmers,
growers or foresters involved,
based in England
For UK registered
businesses wishing to
collaborate with other
UK organisations Competition deadline
1st Dec 2021 11:00 am
Projects to start by
1 June 2022

86. Specific Themes
Address a significant industry challenge or
opportunity in at least one of the below:
ü livestock
ü plants
ü novel food production systems
ü bioeconomy and agroforestry

87. Scope
In Scope
Address major on-farm or immediate post
farmgate challenges or opportunities.
Solutions must significantly improve:
ü productivity
ü sustainability and environmental impact
ü progression towards net zero emissions
ü resilience
Out of Scope
× equine-specific
× wild caught fisheries
× aquaculture, including algae and seaweed
production
× cellular or acellular production systems,
fermentation systems for bacteria, yeast or
fungi
× projects that do not include or benefit
farmers, growers or foresters in England

88. Farming Innovation Programme – 2022
Fund aims:
• Helping industry engage with longer term challenges that no single actor can overcome alone –
collaborative projects between industry, research community and farmers and growers.
• Top down scope setting to encourage industry to focus and invest in longer term, strategic and sector-
wide challenges.
• Responding to strategic drivers such as Climate Emergency, National Food Strategy, 25 Year
Environment Plan etc.
• Projects with the potential to transform productivity, sustainability and resilience in the long term –
generating strategic knowledge as well as contributing to commercially relevant solutions
• Specific challenge-focussed collaborative R&D competitions
• Scope and operation tailored to the challenge
FARMING FUTURES R&D FUND
Driving more fundamental R&D into strategic and sector-wide challenges that will improve
productivity and enhance environmental outcomes in the long term.

89. Farming Futures R&D Fund – themes
Data Science Agri-Engineering Biotechnology
• Feedback from consultation with Defra’s Science Advisory Council was that whilst the 6 themes
are comprehensive, it may need to be focused to ensure delivery is feasible.
Technologies for Integrated Agri-Food Systems
Driver: Health and Harmony Command Paper/Agriculture Bill & 25 Year Environment Plan
Sustainable Protein and Healthy Nutrition
Driver: Food strategy, Foresight Food and Farming Futures Report
Adaptation and Clean Growth for Climate Smart Agriculture
Driver: Climate Change Act, CCC Net Zero Report, Clean Growth Strategy, UK Climate Change Risk Assessment, Paris
Agreement, UNFCCC, 25 YEP
Renewable Materials for the Bioeconomy
Driver: Bioeconomy Strategy, Evidencing the Bioeconomy Report, Waste Strategy (Circular Economy), CCC Net Zero
Report, IPCC Land Use Report
R1
R2

90. Work on longer term farming innovation
projects à Farming Futures R&D Fund
Summary
Businesses across a supply
chain, are encouraged to
come together as a
partnership to solve major
challenges or opportunities
Total budget
12.5
Million
Total project costs
£3-6
Million
Duration
Up to 48
months
at least 50% of the farmers,
growers or foresters involved,
based in England
For UK registered
businesses wishing to
collaborate with other
UK organisations
including up to 50%
RTO
Competition deadline
TBC 2022
Projects to start by
TBC 2022/23

91. Customer Support Services:
0300 321 4357 (Monday - Friday 9:00am - 11:30am & 2:00pm - 4:30pm)
support@innovateuk.ukri.org
Farming Innovation: Website
www.farminginnovation.ukri.org/
Spring 2022:
Farming Futures R&D Fund
Large R&D Partnerships
Contact us

92. Horizon Europe: EU Framework Programme
• R&I funding across all sectors grouped in to Clusters
• Large scale € m funding for competitive and collaborative for solutions to Global
Challenges.
• UK and EC has agreed access as an Associated Countries and has equivalent
participation rights to those of Member States
• All types of legal entity are eligible to apply for funding within consortium
• We can lead and influence key collaborative projects with at least 2 other partners
• Horizon Europe has an agreed €95.5bn total budget for the period 2021-2027 with €8.95
bn for Cluster 6.
Cluster 6 Work Programme gives all the
details of the call topics, scope and expected
impacts and outcomes.
2022 Calls open from 28th October 2021 -
15th February 2022 for submission of
proposals from partnerships between business,
academia, researchers, charities etc.
The 2023-2024 Work Programmes will be
released summer 2023.
Destinations (Subject Areas) covered within the Cluster 6
1. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
2. Fair healthy and environmentally friendly food systems from primary production to
consumption
3. Circular Economy and the Bioeconomy
4. Clean environment and zero pollution
5. Land, oceans and water for climate action
6. Resilient inclusive and healthy and green rural, coastal and urban communities
7. Innovative governance environmental observations and digital solution in support of the
Green Deal.
General information on where to get
help
www.ukri.org/HorizonEU
For further information contact the UK
National Contact Point for any queries
Helen.Sweeney@iuk.ukri.org
Horizon Europe Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and
Environment
Your
Organisation
Logo / Brand

93. • Opportunity to apply for a share of up to £25
million to deliver ambitious or disruptive R&D
innovations with significant potential for impact
on the UK economy.
• Your application must include at least one micro,
small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).
• Projects can last between 6 and 36 months
• Total project costs can range from £100k to
£2million
Opened: 7 October 2021
Closes: 5 January 2022
Innovate UK SMART grants

94. GBIP – Singapore link here

95. Thank you
LinkedIn: UK Research and
Innovation
Twitter:@UKRI_News YouTube: UK Research and
Innovation
Chris Danks chris.danks@innovateuk.ukri.org
+44 (0)7583 022666
Transforming Food Production - Innovation Lead