This document provides an agenda and instructions for a webinar on building consortia for the Farming Innovation Pathways competition. The webinar will include presentations on the competition overview and guidance, followed by pre-recorded presentations on selected industry challenges. Participants will then break into virtual rooms to discuss challenges and develop ideas, guided by facilitators. They will switch rooms periodically. The goal is to connect farmers, innovators, researchers and businesses to develop solutions to farming challenges.

2. Protocol
• Due to the large number of attendees we ask that participants keep themselves muted until the
break-out sessions.
• After testing your speakers, please do remember to connect your audio by using the “Join
Audio” icon at the bottom left of the screen or dial in via phone using the number provided in the
joining instructions.
• Please use the Chat box to type in your questions to the presenters during or after the
presentations. KTN facilitators will then pose questions to presenters in the Q&A session.
PLEASE NOTE – THE WEBINAR IS BEING RECORDED
The recording will be made available after the event
ISCF Transforming Food Production – Farming Innovation Pathways

3. 09.00 – 09.10 Welcome and introduction – Simon Baty, KTN
09.10 – 09.30 Competition overview – Niall Bradshaw, Defra
09.30 – 09.50 Competition guidance – Andrew McLay & Paul Laniran, Transforming Food
Production
09.50 – 10.05 Q&A
10.05 – 10.15 BREAK
10.15 – 10.20 Overview of consortia building approach – Simon Baty, KTN
10.20 – 10.45 Industry challenges – pre-recorded presentations from selected participants
10.45 – 11.55 Break-out sessions for consortia building
11.55 – 12.00 Closing remarks – Simon Baty, KTN
Agenda

4. Meeting MoJo
https://farminginnovationpathways-competiton.meeting-mojo.com/
• Networking through online messaging and/or 1:1 virtual meetings
• Upload your own profile, search profiles of other registrants and book video chat meetings
• Meeting slots are available from:
• 1pm - 5pm today (11th March)
• 9am – 5pm tomorrow (12th March).
LinkedIn – Transforming Food Production Consortia Building Group
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13773250/
Other tools for consortia building

5. KTN exists to connect innovators
with new partners and new
opportunities beyond their existing
thinking - accelerating ambitious
ideas into real-world solutions.

7. What we do in a nutshell……
• Partnering – Access to a network of industry & research partners, help to find
partners for projects / consortia building.
• Funding – Help with finding & accessing funding opportunities. For feedback on
bids, we prioritise those who engage early and we require at least one week’s notice.
• Organising events – For knowledge transfer & collaboration.
• Strategic work – Strategy Reports, Roadmaps, International Expert Missions,
Special Interest Groups, Advisory Boards.
• Information & News – Newsletters, website, social media.

8. 09.00 – 09.10 Welcome and introduction – Simon Baty, KTN
09.10 – 09.30 Competition overview – Niall Bradshaw, Defra
09.30 – 09.50 Competition guidance – Andrew McLay & Paul Laniran, Transforming Food
Production
09.50 – 10.05 Q&A
10.05 – 10.15 BREAK
10.15 – 10.20 Overview of consortia building approach – Simon Baty, KTN
10.20 – 10.45 Industry challenges – pre-recorded presentations from selected participants
10.45 – 11.55 Break-out sessions for consortia building
11.55 – 12.00 Closing remarks – Simon Baty, KTN
Agenda

10. R&D
Academia
Ag
Entrepreneurs
Farmers /
Producers
R&D
Academia
Ag
Entrepreneurs
Farmers /
Producers
Farming Innovation
Pathways
Too many ‘gaps’ between farmers,
innovators and traditional R&D providers
Aim – to bring groups closer together –
around challenges of productivity,
sustainability, and net zero emissions

11. Defra is ambitious about improving productivity,
sustainability and resilience across the agri-food chain
• New Agriculture Act
• Reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
• National Food Strategy - first independent review of England’s entire
food system for 75 years, part 1 published July 2020, part 2 spring 2021
• Consultation on Gene Technologies - launched January 2021
• The Path to Sustainable Farming – Agricultural Transition Plan

12. The Path to Sustainable Farming
• The Path to Sustainable Farming: An
Agricultural Transition Plan 2021 to
2024, was published on 30 November
2020.
• An opportunity to shape agricultural policy
in England to suit our needs, with
environmental sustainability at its core.
• Phasing out of Direct Payments and re-
investing into English farming and
agriculture through our new schemes,
including E.L.M, Improved Farm
Prosperity/Productivity, & Animal Health
and Welfare.
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13. Defra is developing a new industry-driven R&D package, due to launch in 2022, as part of
measures to stimulate innovation and boost sustainable productivity in agriculture.
• Putting farmers and growers at the centre of the R&D to deliver practical solutions
• Improving the take up of novel approaches on farms
• Developed with ongoing industry input
Defra’s Innovation R&D Package
1: INDUSTRY-LED SYNDICATES
Improving connectivity between
researchers and end users by
putting industry in the driving seat
to solve real world problems
2: THEMED COLLABORATIVE
R&D
Improving coordination of
strategic R&D across the
pipeline, linking research to
practice
3: ACCELERATING ADOPTION
Enhancing adoption of new
technologies by sharing the
financial risk of trials and actively
engaging farmers
Building on the success of previous programmes to create an agile, flexible space where investment is de-risked and co-
creation of innovation with farmers, growers and producers can develop

14. Farming Innovation Pathways
• Defra has developed Farming Innovation Pathways in partnership with UKRI to help drive
sustainable productivity and profitability in agriculture during the Agricultural Transition.
• We want to encourage farmers, growers and producers to get involved in R&D, working in
collaboration with industry and researchers to tackle their on-farm challenges.
• This competition will help to bridge the gap between the closing stages of Transforming Food
Production and the launch of Defra’s Innovation R&D Package in 2022, where there will be
further opportunities for ambitious and promising innovation.
To keep up to date on farming announcements, sign up to Defra email alerts here: https://preferences.defra-gov.uk/

15. Farming Innovation Pathways
Competition details

16. One Competition, Two Strands
Industrial Research
• £7 million available
• £250,000 to £750,000
• Up to 24 months
• UK registered Business Led
• Farm focused
Feasibility
• £5 million available
• £75,000 to £250,000
• 12 to 18 months
• UK registered Business, RO, RTO led
• Farm focused

17. Your project must
• Engage with farmers, growers or producers to develop farm-focused solutions.
• Focus on innovative solutions that can be easily integrated, taken-up and widely adopted
• Address at least one of the four industry subsectors:
• Livestock (for example: beef, dairy, sheep, pigs, poultry)
• Plant (for example: arable, horticulture, vegetable production)
• Novel food production systems
• Bioeconomy and agroforestry
• Focus on one or more of the high priority areas for the relevant industry subsector – see
competition brief and contact us if you are unsure if your project falls within scope.
• Your project can be based anywhere in the UK but must benefit the English farming sector
Scope

18. • Equine-specific
• Amenity and ornamental horticulture
• Aquaculture and wild caught fisheries
• Cellular or acellular production systems
• Projects that do not primarily benefit farming in England
Out of Scope

19. Meeting the Brief
Projects must:
• Address problems identified by farmer and industry needs
• Have clear links to farmers, growers, agri-businesses, and other potential end users
• Focus on innovative solutions that can be integrated into the sector with the potential to be
taken up and widely adopted

20. Hints and Tips
• Plan work and submit proposal early
• Seek third party feedback before submitting your
proposal
• Things to note if your proposal is successful…
• Pay attention to detail in project set up stage
• Make sure that your business meets our
financial requirements
• Need to allocate time and effort to meet IUK
project management requirements
• Be prepared to contribute to the TFP
programme evaluation
https://innovateuk.blog.gov.uk/2021/01/07/less
ons-from-panel-pitches/

21. CEIA Guide and Agri-Tech Centres
https://bit.ly/3uLUbK1 https://www.agritechcentres.com

22. Q&A
Please submit questions via the Chat box

23. 09.00 – 09.10 Welcome and introduction – Simon Baty, KTN
09.10 – 09.30 Competition overview – Niall Bradshaw, Defra
09.30 – 09.50 Competition guidance – Andrew McLay & Paul Laniran, Transforming Food
Production
09.50 – 10.05 Q&A
10.05 – 10.15 BREAK
10.15 – 10.20 Overview of consortia building approach – Simon Baty, KTN
10.20 – 10.45 Industry challenges – pre-recorded presentations from selected participants
10.45 – 11.55 Break-out sessions for consortia building
11.55 – 12.00 Closing remarks – Simon Baty, KTN
Agenda

24. Approach
• Presenters will provide a brief overview of selected industry challenges
• Attendees will then be split into break-out rooms to discuss challenges and develop ideas
• Each room will be guided by an ‘issue holder’ (one of the presenters) and a KTN facilitator
• After 30 min, the issue holders and KTN facilitators will switch rooms
• After a further 20 min, the issue holders and KTN facilitators will again switch rooms
• After another 10 min, attendees will be brought back together for closing remarks
Consortia Building – Presentations and Break-out Sessions

25. Closing Remarks
Thanks to all issue holders and participants!
Meeting MoJo
https://farminginnovationpathways-competiton.meeting-mojo.com/
• Networking through online messaging and/or 1:1 virtual meetings
• Meeting slots are available from:
• 1pm - 5pm today (11th March)
• 9am – 5pm tomorrow (12th March).
LinkedIn – Transforming Food Production Consortia
Building Group
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13773250/

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