Scottish Sensor Systems Centre

TSB Competition: Measurement technologies for agri-food systems

Sensors for Agriculture: TSB Funding Call

The Technology Strategy Board together with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), and the Scottish Government, are to invest up to £8.75M in helping businesses develop innovative measurement technologies for efficient agri-food systems.

This will primarily involve collaborative R&D projects , with up to £500K of the total funding available for relevant feasibility studies . The focus of the competition will be on developing new tools for use in the field, to enhance:

  • understanding and application of genomic information
  • management decision-making
  • data capture and integration throughout the value chain

Please download the flyer for more information about the competition scope.

Published on March 4, 2013