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Agri-Tech Catalyst (ATC) programme: interim impact evaluation

External interim impact evaluation of the 拢60 million Agri-tech Catalyst programme.

From:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published
10 July 2020

Documents

Ref: BEIS Research Paper Number 2020/023

PDF, 1.06 MB, 36 pages

Ref: BEIS Research Paper Number 2020/023

PDF, 7.92 MB, 174 pages

Ref: BEIS Research Paper Number 2020/023

PDF, 4.34 MB, 174 pages

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皇冠体育app Agri-Tech Catalyst was launched in 2013 as a key programme under the government鈥檚 UK strategy for agricultural technologies. It secured 拢60 million from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Innovate UK and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to support UK-based innovation projects in the agri-tech sector.

皇冠体育app interim impact evaluation concluded that the programme has been effective in stimulating new and high-quality R&D and innovation in UK agri-tech. It encouraged new collaborative partnerships between business and academia that led to new products being brought to market which can help farmers increase productivity and sustainability.

皇冠体育app programme evaluation was carried out by SQW Consulting in partnership with Martin Collison and BMG Research.

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Published 10 July 2020

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