Innovation Program Agrifood (IP Agrifood)

The Agrifood sector in Brabant exist of two sectors (the agricultural sector and the food sector) who not always work together well. The big financial risks are taken in the agricultural sector, the biggest margins are earned in the food sector. Both sectors themselves belong to the best performing in Europe / worldwide. But not working together is getting one of the biggest weaknesses. Next to that, mainly the agricultural part, the sector develops and innovates singingly, is not open for new technologies, new methods of new approaches. Since the High Tech sector and the agrifood sector are the most important sectors in Brabant we aim to let them collaborate more. The potential of the solutions the high tech sector could deliver for issues in the agrifood sector are huge. By stimulating this, the high tech sector could develop a new market area and the agrifood sector can further develop with new solutions. Stimulate collaboration within the agrifood sector and with other sectors. And really help develop a idea to a market concept using regional business developers and help financing projects.
We have about 10 miljon Euro’s available (four year program money) for business development, co funding of EU funds (mainly ERDF) and invest in specified project.