To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent on supporting vertical farming in each year since 2018.
Answered on
4 April 2023
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) investments related to vertical farming are £29,540,441 since 2018.
In each year investments were:
2018 - £873,534
2019 - £1,437,232
2020 - £8,826,509
2021 - £16,744,316
2022 - £1,589,016
2023 - £49,834 (to date)
The Science and Technology Facilities Council has also invested £20,000 since 2018.