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
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Film Incentive
The South African Government provides a package of incentives to promote film production and post‑production, including foreign film, SA film & TV production, South African film and TV production, and emerging black filmmakers incentives.
Export Marketing and Investment Assistance (EMIA)
A dtic export support programme helping South African businesses access foreign markets through trade missions, exhibitions and qualifying export marketing activities.
Clothing, Textiles, Footwear and Leather Growth Programme (CTFLGP)
This is a Programme of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) to grow employment, improve overall competitiveness and to grow the clothing, textiles, footwear, leather and leather goods manufacturing industries. The CTFLGP is administered by the CTFLGP Desk (“Desk”) at the IDC on behalf of the dtic.
Critical Infrastructure Programme (CIP)
The Critical Infrastructure Programme (CIP) provides cost‑sharing grants of 10‑30% (up to R50 million) for critical infrastructure projects, with higher percentages for certain sectors, to lower business costs and stimulate investment.
Capital Projects Feasibility Programme (CPFP)
A dtic programme that shares the cost of feasibility studies for projects expected to increase South African exports and stimulate local capital goods and services.
Black Industrialists Scheme (BIS)
The Black Industrialists Scheme provides cost‑sharing grants of 30% to 50% (up to R50 million) and additional support for capital investment, feasibility studies, post‑investment and business development for qualifying black‑owned industrialists.
Automotive Investment Scheme (AIS)
The Automotive Investment Scheme (AIS) offers a non‑taxable cash grant of 20 % of qualifying investment for original equipment manufacturers and 25 % for component manufacturers to support new or replacement models, increase plant production volumes, and sustain employment in the automotive sector.
Aquaculture Development and Enhancement Programme (ADEP)
The Aquaculture Development and Enhancement Programme (ADEP) is an incentive programme available to South African registered entities engaged in primary, secondary and ancillary aquaculture activities in both marine and freshwater classified under SIC 132 (fish hatcheries and fish farms) and SIC 301 and 3012 (production, processing and preserving of aquaculture fish). The grant is provided directly to approved applications for new, upgrading or expansion projects.
Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI)
A dtic-supported initiative that helps South African aerospace firms improve competitiveness, supplier capability and technology readiness for aerospace industry opportunities.
Agro Processing Support Scheme (APSS)
The Agro-Processing Support Scheme (APSS) aims to stimulate investment by the South African agro-processing / beneficiation (agri-business) enterprises. The investment should demonstrate that it will achieve some of the following: Increased capacity, employment creation, modernised machinery and equipment, competitiveness and productivity improvement and broadening participation.
SpazaShop Support Fund
A DSBD-supported fund providing financial and non-financial assistance to qualifying spaza shops and general dealers in township and rural communities.
Partnership Programmes
Partnership programmes for businesses
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about South African agriculture & food grants