Global Business Innovation Programme: Agri-Tech, Saudi Arabia

Global Business Innovation Programme: Agri-Tech, Saudi Arabia is sponsored by Innovate UK. An opportunity for UK small businesses to explore Agri-Tech opportunities in Saudi Arabia, including a 7-day innovation visit and post-visit workshop.

Global Business Innovation Programme: Agri-Tech, Saudi Arabia - Innovate UK Business Connect Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Global Business Innovation Programme: Agri-Tech, Saudi Arabia Global Business Innovation Programme: Agri-Tech, Saudi Arabia Innovate UK seeks up to 15 ambitious UK small businesses (with under 250 employees) who want to explore Agri-Tech opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

[name] => Business growth [slug] => business-growth [term_taxonomy_id] => 399 [taxonomy] => type_of_funding Innovate UK will fund and organise flights, accommodation, in-market travel, and conference fees for successful applicants. Innovate UK will also pay for any reasonable adjustments throughout the initiative.

Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programme consists of a ‘Get ready’ preparation phase, 7-day innovation visit focused on Agri-food Tech, and an ‘Exploit the opportunity’ post-visit workshop.

Successful applicants will benefit from this intensive 9-12 month, three phase programme with bespoke support from an Innovation and Growth Specialist throughout, helping your business maximise the opportunities identified, including developing innovation projects with partners in the region. This initiative will be delivered physically.

The programme will include a visit to the Saudi Agriculture Conference in Riyadh, and one or more other relevant locations in KSA, to explore the challenges and opportunities in the market. Innovate UK is committed to ensuring that anyone, from any background, has an equal opportunity to be successful. To apply, you must be a UK based innovation-led company with ambitions to grow and internationalise, with fewer than 250 employees.

The application must be led by a CEO, Founder or senior decision maker who is able to attend and complete all activities.

We would welcome applications from businesses developing innovative solutions to the priorities below, including: Advanced and precision plant breeding Precision robotics for harvesting Diagnostics and sensors for crop monitoring Technologies to improve water use efficiency Integrated pest management Livestock and aquaculture Precision livestock technology in dairy and poultry production Management of health and disease in dairy and poultry production Fertility and reproduction technologies in dairy production Advanced and precision breeding, health diagnostics and AI enhanced fish monitoring with application to fish health and feed management.

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scrollTo({ top, behavior: 'smooth' }); To apply for this initiative, you must be: a UK-based innovation-led company with ambitions to grow and internationalise a company with fewer than 250 employees · in a senior position such as CEO, founder, or decision maker in the business able to attend all workshops and complete all activities Businesses that have been on a previous GBIP (in the same market and/or technology area) will need to demonstrate they have exploited the previous opportunity to be considered and how this programme will add significant additional benefit.

Preference may be given to businesses that have not participated previously. Innovate UK is committed to improving the diversity of who we support. We welcome applications from under-represented groups and will consider making reasonable adjustments to accommodate those applicants.

UK Government are running two Agri-tech focussed programmes with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), with a visit anchored around the Saudi Agriculture Exhibit ion . The first is a Global Business Innovation Programme led by Innovate UK, and the second is a Trade Mission led by the Department of Business and Trade (DBT) and Defra. KSA has distinct focuses for adopting agricultural technology.

The Innovate UK GBIP is targeting innovative business in the R&D space looking to test their POC in the KSA market, while the DBT Trade mission is more suitable for market-ready products or technologies.

Innovate UK GBIP: for innovative businesses wishing to conduct agri-tech innovation activities with the KSA market, providing potential connections with innovators in the KSA ecosystem, including businesses, universities and intermediaries👉 apply here , application deadline for the GBIP is Sunday 27 July.

Department for Business and Trade (DBT) Trade Mission: for export-ready companies in the agri-tech sector looking to enter the KSA market👉 apply here , application deadline for the trade mission is Tuesday 5 August. const el = $refs['accordion2']; const top = el. getBoundingClientRect().

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Taken together with population growth, this presents a range of opportunities to the UK, including exports, inward investment, collaboration on research and development, as well as sharing best practices and learnings from UK initiatives. In March 2024, the UK and Saudi Arabia (KSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost research links and collaboration in science and technology.

The agreement laid the foundation for deeper cooperation for the UK and KSA addressing global challenges in food security, water and clean energy. The agricultural sector itself contributes around 4. 3% to the non-oil GDP, employing more than 350,000 people in the country.

Whilst a water-scarce country (there are no water-flowing rivers) with harsh terrain, there is still substantial agricultural production. There was a clear drive and investment to develop novel solutions in Controlled-Enviroment Agriculture (CEA), Precision Breeding/Agriculture, Livestock and Aquaculture.

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scrollTo({ top, behavior: 'smooth' }); Benefits of the programme Build market knowledge and intelligence, raise your profile and stimulate new business opportunities and ideas in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Benefit from introductions to senior figures and influential contacts Improve your company value proposition to international partners Seed new business partnerships, develop RD&I collaborations and identify partners for bi-lateral funding calls Improve your proposition, hone your skills and grow in confidence Gather insight on what is required to take an innovative solution into the market Expand your network and learn from like-minded, ambitious businesses const el = $refs['accordion5']; const top = el.

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scrollTo({ top, behavior: 'smooth' }); Global insight and briefing event: 3 July 2025 – click here to watch the recording Applications close on Sunday 27 July 2025 Get ready workshop: Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 September 2025 (tbc) Visit the KSA market: 17 – 24 October 2025 Exploit the opportunity workshop: Tuesday 13 January 2026 (tbc) const el = $refs['accordion6']; const top = el. getBoundingClientRect(). top + window.

pageYOffset - 80; // adjust offset window. scrollTo({ top, behavior: 'smooth' }); Innovate UK will fund and organise flights, accommodation, in-market travel, and conference fees for successful applicants. Innovate UK will also pay for any reasonable adjustments throughout the initiative.

Only one representative from each company will be funded and the same person will be expected to participate in all parts of the programme. On acceptance to the programme a commitment fee of £1000 will be obtained from each delegate, which will be refunded on completion of the full activities and agreed action plan. For more information, assistance with your application or to discuss accessibility needs, please contact us at: angelina.

markousi@iukbg. ukri. org or damini.

bhudia@iukbg. ukri. org .

03/07/2025 | 10. 00 - 12. 00 Saudi Arabia Agri-Tech GBIP applicant briefing and global insights webinar Connect with Innovate UK Business Connect I agree to receive marketing communications, including newsletters, from Innovate UK Business Connect.