Energy efficiency projects selected for next round of Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund
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Ben Macpherson MSP
Projects in Scotland with a specific focus on efficiency, cutting emissions and improving environmental performance have been selected by the Scottish Government as part of the next round of the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF).
The new funding worth almost £63,000, will support projects that will explore ways to help reduce emissions and tackle climate change in farming and food production and could result in the creation of jobs in the rural economy.
The Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund is delivered through the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2014-20.
The scheme will fund these knowledge transfer based projects to promote improved environmental performance skills development and understanding in the sector.
The newly approved projects are:
- Demystifying Sensor Farming - Facilitated by Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society (SAOS) - £25,350
- Agroforestry in Action – Facilitated by Soil Association (Scotland) - £29,925
- Bringing Biodiversity Back – Facilitated by Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) - £7,590
Ben Macpherson, minister for rural affairs and the natural environment, said: “Projects like these help farmers and crofters in rural and island communities to explore new ways of protecting and restoring biodiversity, habitats and ecosystems.
“It is important that our recovery from the pandemic delivers a greener economy. That’s why the Scottish Government has invested almost £6 million in a range of different projects that will help us to grow a sustainable, vibrant and innovative rural economy.”
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