Agri-Food Investment Initiative
Supports Northern Ireland agri-food enterprises through agri-food investment partnerships for applied innovation.
The Agri-Food Investment Initiative (AFII) is an open capital grant programme administered by Invest Northern Ireland that provides financial assistance to Northern Ireland's food and drink processing sector for transformative investments in machinery, equipment, software, patents, and intellectual property. The programme was confirmed open as of May 2026 and operates on a rolling basis without a …
Capital investment grants for Northern Ireland food and drink processors to fund transformative expenditure on machinery, equipment, software, patents, and intellectual property in Annex I agricultural product sectors.
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