African Agriculture Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) 2022 to 2023
Applications are invited from Agriculture related businesses in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa for the 2022/2023 African Agriculture Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. See program details below and submit your application form now.
About the Program
In this round of 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’)
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Eligibility
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 to 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 the 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 11 am UK time on the deadline stated.
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How to Apply
To start your application, visit the official announcement page here for further information and guidelines.
Application Deadline
The deadline to apply is 14 September 2022 11:00 am
