Progress on a £30m investment in horticultural science facilities and the Growing Kent & Medway initiative was praised during a recent visit to NIAB EMR in East Malling. The team at NIAB EMR welcomed local MP Tom Tugendhat and Cllr Matt Boughton, Leader of...
Applications are open for research and development grants worth up to £250,000 to support innovation for horticultural food and drink-based businesses operating in the Kent and Medway area. The collaborative R&D grants, made available by Growing Kent & Medway,...
Growing Kent & Medway has announced £3million in R&D grants for projects that support inclusive economic growth and environmentally sustainable practices and innovations. Funding grants of up to £250,000 will be made available to assist projects that aim to...
Growing Kent & Medway has grown its Senior Management Team with the appointment of Dr Nikki Harrison as Programme Director. She is joining the project (led by NIAB EMR in East Malling) from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), where she was...
Growing Kent & Medway will be at this year’s Fruit Focus LIVE – the UK’s leading technical event for the fruit industry. The event will be held in an online format, taking place on the 9 & 10 September 2020. Fruit Focus brings together growers and...
NIAB EMR has secured £1.68 million from the South East LEP for the East Malling Advanced Technology Horticultural Zone (ATHZ) project, which will be the first step towards delivering the vision of a cutting-edge Innovation Campus for horticulture in Kent. The ATHZ is...
