LARIF received over £11 million from the Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL), a legacy organisation of the UK Agri-Tech Centre. LARIF is a member of the UK Agri-Tech Centre.The UK Agri-Tech Centre bridges the gap between academia and industry. In the context of farmed livestock, it identifies the key challenges and provides world-leading, applied solutions through a research base of leading UK academic institutions, including the University of Edinburgh. ResilienceTheir mission is to discover, develop and deliver scientifically robust, and commercially viable, agri-innovation in collaboration with science communities, industry and government.The UK Agri-Tech Centre supports the emergence of innovative agri-systems which can:adapt to changing global challengespositively impact the planetdrive economic growth for the UK.Industry supportIn addition to funding new research facilities, UK Agri-Tech supports the agriculture sector by enabling ideas to become new products which benefit the industry and generate economic growth.Their projects drive the adoption of sustainable, progressive agri-systems which strengthen and transform UK agriculture, and beyond.UK Agri-Tech Centre This article was published on 2026-05-04