Agriculture & Food Business Grants
UK agriculture and food businesses access funding through DEFRA schemes, devolved nation programmes, and rural development grants. Support covers farming productivity, food innovation, and rural enterprise development.
Agricultural Support
Environmental Land Management schemes, productivity grants, and farming equipment funding support the agricultural sector's transition to sustainable and efficient practices.
Food Production & Innovation
Food manufacturing and processing businesses can access innovation grants, capital funding, and export support. Agritech development is also supported through specific programmes.
Rural Enterprise
Rural businesses beyond farming can access enterprise development grants, broadband schemes, and diversification funding through LEADER-style local programmes.
South African Agriculture & Food Grants
36 grants found
AGRI-INDUSTRIAL FUND
To develop competitive, economically viable activities in agro-processing (food and non-food) sectors by developing local and regional resources to supply domestic demand and increase international trade.
Aquaculture Development and Enhancement Programme (ADEP)
The Aquaculture Development and Enhancement Programme provides funding for aquaculture development and enhancement projects.
Agro Processing Support Scheme (APSS)
The Agro-Processing Support Scheme provides funding for agro-processing projects.
Transformation Fund
The Transformation Fund provides funding for transformation projects
DTIC Women Empowerment Fund
The DTIC Women Empowerment Fund provides funding to women-owned businesses
Bakubung Fund
The NEF/BPM Enterprise and Supplier Development Fund is a funding partnership between Bakubung Platinum Mine and the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) valued at a total R3 000 000 for the benefit of businesses located in Ledig, Mahobieskraal and Phatsima villages in the North West province.
Rural, Township and Community Development Fund
Rural, Township, and Community Development Fund was designed to promote sustainable change in social and economic relations and support the goals of growth and development in the rural economy, through financing of sustainable enterprises.
uMnotho Fund
This Fund is designed to improve access to BEE capital and has five products: Acquisition Finance, Project Finance, Expansion Finance, Capital Markets Fund, and Liquidity and Warehousing.
iMbewu Fund
This Fund is designed to support black entrepreneurs wishing to start new businesses as well support existing black-owned enterprises with expansion capital.
Women Empowerment Fund
The NEF Women Empowerment Fund is aimed at accelerating the provision of funding to businesses owned by black women.
Alternative Energy Solutions Funding
The dtic and the NEF have established the Alternative Energy Fund to help black business install green energy solutions.
UIF II
To contribute towards sustainable job creation and retention by supporting job creating transactions while providing concessionary funding.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about South African agriculture & food grants