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23.11.2020

In health, manufacturing, sustainable development, green energy, and much more, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) are transforming UK businesses

Discover more about the many and varied positive impacts of business/ academic collaboration celebrated in the KTP Best of the Best Awards 2020.

20.11.2020

The impact of Official Development Assistance on the AgriFood sector

We hear a lot about Official Development Assistance (ODA), but what is it? And what role does, and can, AgriFood play in development and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? This article looks at ODA and its interactions with AgriFood innovation, drawing on content from one of our Virtual mission sessions.

20.11.2020

Smallholder farmers in Africa still face challenges when it comes to finance and insurance

A webinar took place on finance and insurance on 14 July 2020 as part of Week 4 of the Africa-UK AgriFood Innovation Mission 2020. We dived into some of the challenges facing AgriFood and smallholder financing.

20.11.2020

Tackling gender equality improves success rate for AgriFood projects

Gender equality has become an important criteria in most funding and grant competitions, so we asked some expert speakers to share their insight on the topic as part of our GCRF AgriFood Africa Virtual Missions.

18.11.2020

In October 2020, KTN Global Alliance Africa hosted a three week event series designed to respond to the impact of Covid-19 and support resilience and recovery in African innovation ecosystems.

The KTN Global Alliance Africa team would like to thank all Speakers, Partners, Panelists, Organisers and Participants in supporting our first event series called ‘Global Ideas Exchange: Enhancing Innovative Resilience in Africa’. The aim of each session was to encourage sharing and learning to showcase the latest ideas and best practice in innovation. Here is a round up of this exciting new event series which took place in October 2020.

18.11.2020

Major boost for UK robotics sector from KTN Innovation Exchange Competition

GE Renewable Energy and ORE Catapult announce Tethys and Aerones as winners of KTN Innovation Exchange competition.

18.11.2020

Register your interest in receiving our 4Manufacturing® support in 2021

KTN are offering up to 175 fully-funded places for SMEs to get 4Manufacturing® support in 2021 (start dates Feb – Apr) but you’ll need to be quick! Sign up now and complete our survey by the 11th December 2020.

16.11.2020

Management Knowledge Transfer Partnerships in the agrifood sector

Pedro Carvalho from the KTN’s AgriFood team looks at new funding available to help improve management practices in AgriFood businesses.

16.11.2020

Net zero emissions in agriculture

With the UK on a mission to reach net zero emissions by 2050, the AgriFood sector is rising to the challenge.

11.11.2020

Accelerating towards Net Zero with the Decarbonising Ports & Harbours Innovation Network

KTN was delighted to launch the Decarbonising Ports & Harbours Innovation Network at UK Maritime Week 2020.