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Agri-Tech Catalyst Round 10 - Livestock & Aquaculture
The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is the UK's innovation network that connects businesses, academics, and funders to enhance the development of new agricultural products and services. The Agri-Tech Catalyst Round 10, focused on innovation in livestock and aquaculture, invites collaborative projects that demonstrate sustainability and benefit agricultural and food systems in Africa. Funding opportunities and eligibility criteria are outlined, with key emphasis on the engagement of UK and eligible African partners to drive impactful research and development.
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- 1. The Knowledge TransferNetwork What we do KTN is the UK’s innovation network. It brings together businesses, entrepreneurs, academics and funders to develop new products, processes and services We help business to grow the economy and improve people’s lives by capturing maximum value from innovative ideas, scientific research and creativity Register for KTN Agri-Food newsletters: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/newsletter
- 2. Simon Baty –Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) Lucy Mather – Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) Pedro Carvalho – Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) Kathryn Miller – Innovation Lead, Innovate UK Welcome
- 3. Aims of today’sevent: 1) Better understand competition objectives, scope and rules 2) Opportunities to develop ideas and partnerships for the competition - Learn lessons from previously funded projects - Consortia building session – via meeting mojo and LinkedIn group Overall – Help you be successful! Event overview
- 4. 1) Questions Type questionsusing the chat box on YouTube Please only ask questions relevant to wider audience - we will answer some during the event. If your competition question is not addressed or for private questions, please contact: support@innovateuk.ukri.org How to participate today
- 5. 2) Meeting Mojo Pleaseregister via https://agritech-catalyst-round10.meeting-mojo.com/ to ensure your profile is available (you can use your LinkedIn profile if this saves time). This tool allows you to connect with partners and facilitates introductions and online conversations. Please use the Capabilities Document we issued earlier this week, to identify people you would like to connect with. How to participate today cont’d
- 6. 3) LinkedIn group Pleasefeel free to register now for this LinkedIn group, as we will use it for consortia building session (weblink also in the joining instructions email you were sent): https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8766913/ How to participate today cont’d
- 7. Agri-Tech Catalyst Round10 Agriculture and food systems innovation: Livestock
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- 9. We work withthe 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.
- 10. Innovate UK drivesproductivity and growth by supporting businesses to realise the potential of new technologies, develop ideas and make them a commercial success. Innovate UK To stay competitive as an advanced economy, we need to do things that others cannot do, or to do things in different and better ways.
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- 12. Agri-Tech Strategy • Launched22 July 2013 • Aims to improve the translation of research into practical application for agriculture and related industries in UK and overseas • £160M government investment over 5yrs: • Agri-tech Catalyst (£70m) • Centres for Agricultural Innovation (£90m) – Agri-Tech Centres
- 13. AgriTech Catalyst • DFIDhas provided funding for the AgriTech Catalyst since it was launched in 2013 • 58 projects over eight rounds, 53 of those in Africa • Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe • Since Round 7 the AgriTech Catalyst has been focussed on Africa • Round 10 funded through the GCRF Photo Credit: CABI
- 14. AgriTech Catalyst Value additionFood safety Non food uses of crops Control of crop pests Improving productivity Livestock disease Control of crop disease Reducing food losses
- 15. • £10m investmentto support competitions including rounds 7 onwards • £15m additional funding through GCRF from round 8 onwards Timeline: ₋ Round 9 – 14 October 2019 – 8 January 2020 ₋ Round 10 – 20 July – 21 October 2020 (this competition) ₋ Round 11 – To be confirmed, provisional open date March 2021 Latest funding available
- 16. Key dates Timeline Dates CompetitionOpen date 20th July 2020 Online Theme Specific Brokerage Events 9th July 2020 • Crop • Livestock & Aquaculture • Food Systems and Nutrition Online Competition Briefing 28th July 2020 Submission Deadline 21st October 2020 – 11am Applicants informed 18th December 2020 Projects to start April 2021
- 17. - Projects mustshow the potential to deliver impact for poor people through the uptake of agricultural and food systems technology and innovation - Scope of the Catalyst includes: - primary crop and livestock production including aquaculture - non-food uses of crops, excluding ornamentals - challenges in downstream food processing, distribution or storage and value addition - Improving availability and accessibility of safe, healthy and nutritious foods - Your project’s innovations must: - be sustainable in the context of environmental challenges such as climate change and resource scarcity - minimise negative effects such as pollution, food losses and waste Agri-Tech Catalyst Round 10: Scope
- 18. Areas of interest Livestock •genetic improvement for productivity/disease resistance • development and access to livestock vaccines and medicines • control of livestock pests and diseases including penside diagnostics • increasing the value of production to smallholders Crops • speeding up the development of new varieties for current and future conditions. • reducing post harvest loss on farm and through the value chain • control of crop pests, weeds and diseases • increasing the value of production to smallholder Food Systems • downstream food processing, distribution or storage and value addition • innovation that supports food systems to deliver nutritious, healthy and safe food • meeting quality standards and improving productivity • addressing food safety issues through the value chain • new food technologies and data- driven food systems, including for urban areas • Cross-cutting issues: big data, AI, providing information to farmers, integrating smallholders into supply chains
- 19. Official Development Assistance andResearch - Official Development Assistance (ODA) is defined as flows to countries and territories on the DAC List of ODA Recipients - Only research directly and primarily relevant to the problems of developing countries may be counted as ODA - Applications must clearly demonstrate that they propose work that will benefit agriculture and food systems in Africa and how they will deliver this benefit. - During the lifetime of a project, it may not impact large numbers of people, but proposals must show how a project will build a pathway to future development impact. - There can be benefits to the UK – companies/researchers – but this must be secondary in nature. - Activities in the UK must clearly be for challenges in Africa, not for the UK market.
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- 21. Eligibility Criteria Project Eligibility •must be collaborative • must include a partner from an eligible African country, who can be the technical lead • must include a UK-based administrative lead • must be carried out in the UK or an eligible African country or both • must include at least one business in the consortium Project costs • Early stage feasibility studies: £100,000 to £500,000, 12 to 18 months. • Mid stage industrial research: £250,000 to £1 million, up to 3 years. • Late stage experimental development: £150,000 to £800,000, up to 18 months. Projects must start by 1 April 2021
- 22. Angola Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo(Brazzaville) Congo, Democratic Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Eritrea Ethiopia Gambia, The Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mozambique Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Eligible Countries
- 23. For Early Stagefeasibility studies and industrial research awards, you could get up to: • 70% of eligible project costs for micro or small business • 60% for medium-sized business • 50% for large business For experimental development projects which are nearer to market, you could get up to: • 45% of eligible project costs for micro or small business • 35% for medium-sized business • 25% for large business Grant intervention rates for business
- 24. • For early-stagefeasibility studies and mid stage industrial research projects the total costs for your research partners must not exceed 50% of the total project costs • If your consortium contains more than one research organisation, this maximum will be shared between them • For late stage experimental development projects: research base partners cannot claim funding but can participate as subcontractors. • Universities can claim 100% (80% of Full Economic Costs) • Other research organisations can claim 100% of their project costs • Public Sector Organisation or Charity can claim 100% of their project costs Research partner participation rules
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- 26. Search for afunding competition and review criteria
- 27. • Project Summary •Short summary and objectives of the project including what is innovative about it • Public Description • Description of your project which will be published if you are successful • Scope • How does your project align with the scope of this competition? • If your project is not in scope, it will be ineligible for funding Q1 – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion data – EDI survey Q2 – Consortium – List all organisations in your project Project Details – not scored
- 28. Application Questions Application form Question3 Business opportunity Question 4 Market opportunity Question 5 Project results Question 6 Official development assistance (ODA) Question 7 International development (gender equality) act Question 8 Technical approach Question 9 Innovation Question 10 Risk Question 11 Project team Question 12 Financial commitment Question 13 Added value Appendix Q8 Appendix Q11 Appendix Q10 Appendix Q6 Detailed Guidance Available on IFS
- 29. To find outmore about the Agri-Tech Catalyst, including the competition brief: Early stage: https://apply-for-innovation- funding.service.gov.uk/competition/659/overview#summary Mid stage: https://apply-for-innovation- funding.service.gov.uk/competition/661/overview Late stage: https://apply-for-innovation- funding.service.gov.uk/competition/660/overview Further Information
- 30. Customer Support Services: 0300321 4357 (Mon-Fri) support@innovateuk.ukri.org Knowledge Transfer Network: www.ktn-uk.co.uk Innovate UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/innovate-uk Contact Us
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- 32. Agri-Tech Catalyst Round10 Agriculture and food systems innovation: Livestock and Aquaculture Webinar Case Study
- 33. Production Breeding andMarket Development of Grasscutter in Ghana Prof. Rob Ogden University of Edinburgh An Agri-tech Catalyst Round 7 Feasibility Study GIfT
- 34. Grasscutter – Sustainable,delicious protein • Locally adapted, high protein content • Extremely popular, premium price • ~80 million hunted annually in west Africa • Hunting uses wire traps, guns, hunting dogs, poisonous baits, burning land • Gradual domestication & farming • Eat grass / minimal feed required • Modelling suggests high economic potential • Environmentally friendly, decentralised • Industry development faces several hurdles Sub-Saharan natural distribution (dark grey) Preferred meat source in Ghana (green) Burn-off hunting Small-scale farming Widely consumed protein source
- 35. Grasscutter Farming inGhana GIfT Upper West Region, Wa Key Challenges 1. The supply of farmed grasscutters is not able to meet the demand 2. Farmers lack the knowledge to optimally breed grasscutter 3. Farmer enterprises lack business skills to develop production 4. Insufficient investment and coordination exists to scale-up supply the chain Informal Rearing Informal Rearing Local sale Breeding Processing Local sale Breeding Processing Packaging National sale
- 36. Ghana Grasscutter Project •Grasscutter Initiative for rural Transformation (GIfT) • University of Ghana – Animal Science Department • Grasscutter breeding facility near Accra • Grasscutter farmers network around Wa • Women’s community groups for food processing • Support from Japanese foundation (Ajinomoto – nutrition) • Support from Innovate UK Agri-tech Catalyst Breedstock improvement Farm supply Farm husbandry Meat processing Meat marketing Market development 1 2 3 Research to Support Production:
- 37. Project Description –Work Package 1 – Breeding Grasscutter selective breeding programme • Boost short term supply • Improve long-term domestic grasscutter population Target traits • Docility (males) • Litter size (females) • Growth rate Activities • New breeding facility • Grasscutter acquisition and breeding • Selective breeding infrastructure • Foundations for genetic selection Previous breeding facility Future breeding facility Renovation June 202012-cage battery
- 38. Work Package 2– Husbandry & Processing Grasscutter farmers network, Wa region • Expanding network of >60 farmers, • Delivering training in grasscutter husbandry and food processing • Monitoring and evaluation to continually improve farmer expertise • Local staff employed by GIfT Processing centre • Co-operative meat processing and packaging • Aim to gain brand licence and FDA approval • Pathway from local farming to regional product • Canned and vacuum packed grasscutter CARING FOR YOUR GRASSCUTTERS 2. HEALTH MANAGEMENT1. FEEDING 3. REPRODUCTION 4. SEX DETERMINATION 5. REDUCING AGGRESSION 6. GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND GETTING ADVICE Contact: Grasscutter Initiative for Rural Transformation (GIfT) Titus Dery, Christopher Adenyo c/o Regional Agriculture Department, P.O Box 21, Wa, Upper West Region 0207452002/ 0246856786 GRASSCUTTER REARING & MEAT PROCESSING m a n a l G h a n a g r a s s c t t e r p r o j e c t a
- 39. Work Package 3– Business development & training 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Unslaughtered live amimal Slaughtered whole animal Smoked whole animal Fresh meat cuts Smoked meat cuts Cooked meat cuts Percentage Market research along the value chain • Producers • Traders • Processors • Retailers • Consumers • Upper West (Wa) • Greater Accra • Kumasi • Repeat measures Micro-business training • Small business management • Supply chain development • Local -> regional production networks • Marketing and branding
- 40. Project Management GIfT Ghana projectteam • 18-months, need to hit the ground running • Weekly skype meetings (w/minutes & actions) • Clearly devolved responsibilities • High level of engagement • Previous relationships help UK project management • Assigned Innovate UK project officer • Attended workshop and visit to Wa • UoE lead partner responsibilities • Partnership agreements • Quarterly reporting, narrative & financial • Good experience so far!