Full ADOPT grant: round 10
Full ADOPT grant: round 10 supports farmers, growers and foresters in collaborative on-farm trials to test new ideas, improve productivity, resilience and sustainability, and encourage wider adoption.
Funder: UK Research and Innovation
Due Dates: December 2, 2026, 11:00am UK time (Application deadline) | April 1, 2027 (Latest project start) | March 31, 2029 (Latest project end)
Funding Amounts: Up to £5 million total; eligible project costs £50,000–£200,000 over 6–24 months, with contribution rates by organisation type
Summary: Supports collaborative, farmer-led on-farm trials demonstrating new ideas and solutions for adoption across agriculture.
Key Information: An established commercial farming, growing or forestry business in England must lead with another UK farming business and a registered ADOPT Project Facilitator.
Description
Full ADOPT funds collaborative, farmer-led on-farm trials and experiments that test ideas or solutions which are new or not yet widely used. Funded by Defra and delivered with Innovate UK through the Farming Innovation Programme, it addresses major on-farm or immediate post-farmgate challenges and opportunities in agriculture, horticulture and agro-forestry.
Projects must have the potential to significantly improve productivity, resilience, or sustainability and progression towards net zero farming. They must demonstrate benefits to other English farmers, growers or foresters and share trial outputs during and after the project. The programme aims to build confidence in adopting practical innovations through peer-to-peer learning, knowledge exchange and stronger innovation skills.
