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FASTA

FASTA (Food and Agriculture Systems Technology Accelerator) is a programme designed to help innovators scale Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) technologies that enable sustainable farming and carbon reduction.

Iain Meager
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Innovators have a critical role in solving agriculture's most complex challenges, but we have seen they need access to real-world insight and networks to make it happen. FASTA provides that bridge, bringing together stakeholders across the food and agriculture value chain to help move innovations from concept to deployment.

Iain Meager

Director, Innovation, the Carbon Trust

The UK Agri-Tech Centre and the Carbon Trust are proud to announce the launch of the Food Agriculture System Technology Accelerator (FASTA). Launching 6 January 2026.

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Why agriculture needs scalable MRV innovation

Accelerating the pathway to Net Zero in UK agriculture requires robust, scalable solutions to baseline, monitor, and verify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals across diverse farming systems.

Despite progress, critical barriers remain:  

  • Limited access to accurate, interoperable MRV tools
  • Difficulty verifying sustainability claims and ensuring transparency
  • Barriers to unlocking sustainable finance

FASTA is designed to break down these barriers and empower innovators to scale solutions that transform UK agriculture.
 

What FASTA offers: Expert support to accelerate your innovation

Innovators will be able to access a programme that provides bespoke support to bring tested solutions closer to market:  

  • Tailored mentorship and technical support
  • Access to UK Agri-Tech Centre research capabilities for further validation
  • Direct engagement with key industry stakeholders and customers
  • Expert-led masterclasses and investor readiness sessions
  • Bespoke pitch support
  • A demo day to showcase your innovation to corporates and investors
  • Feedback and recommendations from experts across industry, regulators and advisory bodies

FASTA seeks disruptive, scalable MRV technologies that transform how emissions and sustainability performance are measured and verified across the UK food and agriculture sector.

Ready to scale your innovation? Sign up here to be notified when registrations open.