International Opportunities
Expanding Horizons: Unlock Global Agri-Tech Opportunities with the Agri-EPI Centre
If you are a UK-based agri-tech company looking to access international markets, our team at Agri-EPI is here to help. We have extensive experience collaborating with organizations both in the UK and internationally and have conducted numerous international delegations and knowledge exchange projects. Our strong network and partnerships enable us to provide valuable support and guidance for your business as you embark on this stage of your journey.
We currently have active opportunities in various countries, each offering unique prospects for agri-tech businesses. Our team is well-equipped to enable access points and introductions to help navigate the complexities of international markets and maximize opportunities to explore how your technology could provide solutions to the global challenges being experienced within the agri-food sector.
Overview of recent opportunities:
Argentina – Knowledge Exchange visit
Agri-EPI and the Agri-Tech Centres recently facilitated a successful market exchange visit in collaboration with Movimento CREA and AgriTIERRA for three market-ready start-ups interested in entering the Argentine market.
Three companies, iLivestock, Pastoral, and N2 Applied, joined to meet with a range of innovators, farmers, distributors and industry representatives, to give a better picture of market challenges and opportunities.
Funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, this visit forms part of a larger effort to enable regional UK-LATAM agri-tech collaboration and to further develop international agri-tech ecosystems.
Watch this space for future opportunities.
* Travel and accommodation for this trip is funded – other expenses may not be eligible.
Overview of specific opportunities:
Brazil – Knowledge Exchange visit
Agri-EPI and the Agri-Tech Centres facilitated a market exchange visit to Brazil. In collaboration with one of LATAM’s leading agricultural research and innovation organisations, Embrapa, and jointly with AgriTIERRA, three market-ready start-ups interested in entering new markets took part in the visit.
Delegates from UK start-ups AbacusBio, Actisense and Wyld Networks joined the 2-week long visit, where they got to meet with a range of innovators, farmers, distributors and industry representatives to give a better picture of the agri-tech ecosystem, and market challenges and opportunities in Brazil.
Brazilian SMEs, Perfect Flight, NOOA, and GeoApis, alternately took part in a visit to the UK to learn about key market challenge areas, business and research ecosystems, farm systems, export market potentials, and facilities in the UK that can be used to benchmark and validate new market-ready products and services.
Watch this space for future opportunities.
* Travel and accommodation for this trip is funded – other expenses may not be eligible.
Overview of specific opportunities:
France, Morocco, Brazil, Argentina, Spain – Opportunities to access new markets through our Smart Farm Project.
As part of our Smart Farm project, we are currently collaborating with organisations in France, Spain, Morocco, Brazil and Argentina to enable collaboration and export opportunities for UK Agri-tech companies. If you are a UK agri-tech company and you are interested in accessing networks and markets in these countries, please use the above form to express your interest.
