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Scottish Rural Development Programme 2014-2020: Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund evaluation
This report presents findings from an evaluation of the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF). The evaluation covers the period of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2014 to 2020
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Annex E: List of funded projects
| Project | Organisation | Project type[16] | Date completed | Award (£) | Expenditure (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Farming Scotland | Soil Association | KT | August 2019 | 345,545 | 343,541 |
| Scottish Dairy Business Impact Group | AHDB | KT | February 2020 | 222,330 | 83,695 |
| Live Lambs | SRUC | INN | March 2020 | 81,314 | 81,312 |
| Monitor Farms | QMS | INN | February 2021 | 1,249,340 | 1,199,110 |
| Skinny Milk Project | SAOS | INN | March 2019 | 143,120 | 137,519 |
| Strategic Potato Farm for Scotland | AHDB | KT | April 2020 | 111,911 | 91,481 |
| Innovative use of Emerging Technologies to Improve Pig Production Efficiency | Wholesome Pigs | INN | February 2020 | 390,969 | 383,113 |
| Livestock Development Programme | ANM | INN | March 2021 | 678,105 | 661,471 |
| Crofting Skills Boost | SCF | KT | October 2019 | 267,618 | 267,618 |
| Farming with Nature | Soil Association | KT | October 2020 | 157,639 | 157,631 |
| Farming for the Future | Soil Association | KT | December 2020 | 217,552 | 208,721 |
| Skills for Farmer Co-operation and co-ops | SAOS | KT | October 2020 | 295,785 | 290,225 |
| Anti-Mircobials | SRUC | INN | April 2020 | 171,880 | 171,880 |
| Grass to Milk Organically | SOMPA | KT | September 2020 | 43,604 | 43,604 |
| Benchmarking Carcase Quality in Scottish Pigs | QPL | INN | December 2021 | 94,930 | 93,620 |
| Building Resilience into Scotland's Lamb Supply Chains | Farm Stock | INN | December 2020 | 187,620 | 187,611 |
| Healthy 'BEES' | Moray Beekeepers Association | KT | December 2020 | 52,750 | 50,277 |
| Foresight Farms | Scottish Agronomy | INN | April 2020 | 95,880 | 95,355 |
| Fastbreeders | SRUC | INN | March 2021 | 99,789 | 99,789 |
| East West Grazing | SAOS | INN | April 2021 | 43,620 | 43,620 |
| Feasibility of Using Woodchip bedding for livestock in the West of Scotland | SAOS | INN | April 2021 | 35,482 | 32,137 |
| Tuberzone | SRUC | INN | December 2020 | 74,712 | 74,709 |
| DLT/Blockchain | SRUC | INN | April 2020 | 97,466 | 97,466 |
| Feeding for Fertility in the Suckler Herd | SRUC | INN | April 2021 | 74,429 | 74,429 |
| Livestock Performance | SAOS | INN | November 2020 | 60,873 | 60,873 |
| Beef Marbling | SAOS | INN | April 2021 | 49,033 | 49,033 |
| PRSS Elimination in Pigs | Wholesome Pigs | INN | April 2021 | 81,314 | 73,329 |
| Pleurisy Reduction in Scottish Pigs | Wholesome Pigs | INN | April 2021 | 47,300 | 47,300 |
| Grass Roots | SRUC | INN | September 2021 | 11,788 | 11,781 |
| Scottish Organic CANola | SRUC | INN | April 2021 | 29,983 | 27,270 |
| Digital Farms | SAOS | INN | September 2021 | 54,675 | 54,675 |
| Scotch Beef PGI Traceability and Performance | QMS | INN | September 2021 | 94,800 | 83,368 |
| Keeping Cow with Calf | SRUC | INN | May 2021 | 60,413 | 58,214 |
| Biodiversity Management in Shetland | SLMG/RSPB | INN | March 2021 | 43,992 | 40,381 |
| Farming for Biodiversity | Soil Association | INN | April 2021 | 57,744 | 52,535 |
| Basic silicate rock by-product: a new agricultural input that captures CO2 | SOPA | INN | March 2021 | 68,246 | 66,868 |
| Demystifying Sensor Farming | SAOS | KT | March 2021 | 25,350 | 25,349 |
| Agroforestry in Action | Soil Association | KT | March 2021 | 29,925 | 25,173 |
| Bringing Biodiversity Back | RSPB | KT | March 2021 | 7,590 | 7,562 |
Contact
Email: SRDPevaluations@gov.scot