African Agriculture Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)

The African agriculture strand of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Innovate UK is investing up to £2 million towards the funding of projects.

The African agriculture strand of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) scheme supports a partnership between:

  • a UK registered higher education or further education institution, research and technology organization (RTO) or Catapult (which we will refer to as the ‘UK knowledge base’)
  • an African business or not for profit organization (which we will refer to collectively as the ‘business partner’)
  • a knowledge base in Africa (which we will refer to as the ‘African knowledge base’)

The business and African knowledge base must both be based in one of the following countries:

  • Republic of Ghana
  • Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Republic of Kenya
  • Republic of South Africa

The partnership will bring new skills and the latest academic thinking into the business partner to deliver a specific, strategic innovation project. Your project must be in one of the following areas:

  • primary crop and livestock production, including aquaculture
  • non-food uses of crops, excluding ornamentals
  • challenges in food processing, distribution or storage, and value addition (such as through a change in the physical state or form of the product)
  • improving the availability and accessibility of safe, healthy and nutritious foods

The knowledge base partners will recruit 1 or 2 graduates (known as ‘associates’) to work on the project.

Each application must be led by a UK registered knowledge base, working with an African business partner and African knowledge base. If you are from a knowledge base that has not yet developed a project, get started by reading the KTP guidance.

If you are from an African business, read the guidance then contact the Knowledge Transfer Network or a knowledge base.

By submitting an application, you are entering into a competitive process. The competition closes at 11am UK time on the deadline stated.

Funding type

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)

Project size

Typically projects cost no more than £170,000 in total, split equally between knowledge base partners. Projects are fully funded by Innovate UK

Read more about the competition at https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1269/overview/8899a288-f48e-4c1e-ae90-02b544ac09b3#scope

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