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News story £5 MILLION TO FUND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS FOR FARMERS AND FORESTERS New grants available to boost productivity in the farming industry. This was published under the 2015 to 2016

Cameron Conservative government £5 million of funding is now available under the latest phase of European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-agri)

grants. The grants can be used to boost productivity in the livestock, arable, horticultural and forestry sectors and create ground-breaking new technology – unlocking innovation in the

farming industry. The grants worth between £5,000 and £150,000 will be available for projects for up to three years to encourage new farming techniques, as well as improve the sustainability

of the farming and forestry sectors. Commenting on the scheme Farming Minister George Eustice said: > This fund will enable groups to come together to test and implement > exciting 

new ideas to solve problems and increase farm and forest > productivity. By looking to other sectors, such as medicine, for > inspiration and knowledge transfer, it facilitates even 

greater > innovation. >  > I look forward to seeing the interesting work that will follow to > boost and protect rural productivity. MORE INFORMATION Several workshops are due to

take place throughout September across the country for operational groups looking to submit an application. These workshops will enable groups to share and test out new ideas and learn more

about forming their proposals. Operational groups of two or more members made up of farmers, forest managers, researchers, businesses and NGOs from across the country are welcome to apply

for grants. For more information on the new scheme visit here SHARE THIS PAGE The following links open in a new tab * Share on Facebook (opens in new tab) * Share on Twitter (opens in new

tab) UPDATES TO THIS PAGE Published 9 September 2015