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UK Innovation Zones

AgriTech & FoodTech in the UK

AgriTech capability concentrates around the East of England, Lincolnshire, the Midlands, Scotland's crop research base and Northern Ireland's food economy.

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Companies
3
Investors
0
Universities
2
Research centres
3
Facilities
0

Where UK strength is concentrated

Major clusters

Emerging & supporting clusters

  • Cambridge

    Research density, silicon IP and life sciences at unusual concentration

  • Teesside & the Humber

    Hydrogen, carbon capture, offshore wind and heavy industrial capability

  • Belfast

    Cyber security, advanced composites, fintech and screen production

  • Cornwall & Plymouth

    Marine technology, Earth observation, geothermal and critical minerals

  • Nottingham & Derby

    Aerospace propulsion, rail engineering and sustainable chemistry

Research, infrastructure and capital

Universities & research

Agricultural research institutes, crop science centres and food innovation facilities.

Investment

Corporate agri-food investment, specialist funds and public research programmes.

Government support

Food and agriculture feature in several place-based programmes.

Organisations working in this area

UKIZ perspective

Research centres (3)

Infrastructure (0)

  • No facility recorded yet.

Accelerators (0)

  • No accelerator recorded yet.

Food security, land use and biotechnology intersect here. UKIZ proposes connecting growers, processors and technology developers in the same community.

Ecosystem directory

Who funds, builds and researches this in Britain.

Investors (0)

  • No investor record yet for this industry.

Companies (3)

Universities (2)

Directory last verified: 15 August 2026

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Related proposed zones

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