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Progress on £30m project praised by local MP
MP Tom Tugendhat and Cllr Matt Boughton take a behind the scenes look at major investment into new horticultural science facilities at NIAB EMR
Innovative funding grants set to boost Kent and Medway economy now open
Applications are open for R&D grants worth up to £250,000 to support innovation for horticultural food and drink-based businesses in Kent and Medway.
New grants announced to innovate horticultural food and drink industry
Growing Kent & Medway has announced £3million in R&D grants that support inclusive economic growth and environmentally sustainable practices and innovations.
Growing Kent & Medway welcomes its new programme director
Growing Kent & Medway has grown its Senior Management Team with the appointment of Dr Nikki Harrison as Programme Director.
Growing Kent & Medway at Fruit Focus LIVE 2020
Growing Kent & Medway will be at this year’s Fruit Focus LIVE – the UK’s leading technical event for the fruit industry, taking place on the 9 & 10 September 2020.
Funding backs world-class innovation in horticulture
NIAB EMR has secured £1.68 million from the South East LEP for the East Malling Advanced Technology Horticultural Zone (ATHZ) project, a cutting-edge Innovation Campus for horticulture in Kent.
Growing Kent & Medway secures £18m boost
Growing Kent & Medway has been awarded £18m of government funding to strengthen the competitiveness of Britain’s horticulture, food and drink industries.
Growing Kent & Medway partners join consortium awarded a multi-million pound UK investment in biosciences
The University of Kent and NIAB EMR part of the South Coast Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership collaboration.
Vision for science will benefit growers, consumers and the environment
Farm Expo 2020: Presenting a vision of data-driven science to provide practical solutions to the complex challenges facing agriculture in the UK.
International collaboration to drive food and drink innovation
Growing Kent & Medway partners explore opportunities for collaboration in food and drink innovation with Oost NL, the East Netherlands Development Agency.