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Funding for agriculture - focus on digitalization & innovation
Help & support for your innovation projects in Bavaria
Are you working on an agronomic project or would you like to use new technologies on your farm? We will be happy to show you what funding opportunities are available and how you can obtain them.
Innovation deserves support.
Whether sensor technology in arable farming, AI-supported animal husbandry or smart irrigation systems - there are suitable funding programs for many innovative projects. Bayern Innovativ supports you in finding the right programs and successfully applying for them.
Discover funding programs for digitalization and innovation - it's worth taking a look!
| Bavarian funding | |||||
| Title | Brief description | Category | Target group | Application | More information |
| Bavarian Special Programme Agriculture Digital (BaySL Digital) | Grants for digital investments to improve management, the environment, animal welfare and competitiveness | Digitalization | Farms/companies (incl. horticulture and viticulture) | currently possible | |
| Heimat projects with a focus on digitalization, in particular to strengthen regional identity in Bavaria (Heimat-Digital-Förderrichtlinie - HDRFöR) | Funding for innovative Heimat projects with a focus on digitalization to strengthen regional identity and digital participation. | Digitalization | Municipalities, associations, foundations, other legal entities with municipal participation | currently possible | |
| Bavarian Animal Welfare Program (BayProTier) | Compensation of ongoing costs for greater animal welfare in pig and cattle farming | Animal welfare | Animal husbandry farms/companies | Funding program active, application currently not possible | |
| Federal funding | |||||
| Title | Brief description | Category | Target group | Application | More information |
| Innovation funding from the BMEL (framework program) | Grants for R&D projects to strengthen innovation capacity in the agricultural and food industry | Innovation funding | Companies, universities, research institutions | currently possible | |
| Promotion of innovative, agri-related start-ups from the special-purpose assets of the Federal Government at Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank (LR) | Subordinated loan + grant for consulting services for start-ups with significance for agriculture, forestry, horticulture, fisheries. | Innovation promotion | Agri-related start-ups | currently possible | |
| BMWE innovation vouchers (go-inno) | promotion of external consulting services for product and process innovations | promotion of innovation | companies | currently possible | |
| Promotion of energy efficiency and CO2 savings in agriculture and horticulture: Part A - Agricultural production, knowledge transfer | Grants for energy consulting and investments to reduce CO₂ and increase efficiency. | Energy efficiency | Agricultural businesses/companies, horticulture | Funding program active, application currently not possible | |
| Funding for the purchase of drones with thermal imaging cameras for fawn rescue | Grants for drones with thermal imaging cameras for wildlife rescue | Digitalization, use of drones | County hunting associations, fawn rescue associations | Funding programme active, application no longer possible, new funding probably planned for 2026 |
BayFIA: Four partners under one roof
The Bavarian Research and Innovation Agency offers small and medium-sized companies and research institutions from Bavaria comprehensive support in the implementation of their projects as a central point of contact. The BayFIA brings science and industry together, organizes networks, advises all those involved and helps to obtain funding from the Free State, the federal government and the EU.
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Bavarian Research Alliance GmbH(BayFOR): EU funding center, Bavarian research alliances, international knowledge cooperation
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Bavarian Research FoundationFunding of scientific and technological research projects for science/industry cooperation projects
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Bavarian Patent Alliance GmbH(BayPAT): Central patent and marketing agency for Bavarian universities and colleges, SMEs and independent inventors
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Bayern Innovativ GmbHInnovation and knowledge transfer, initiation and support of cooperations via networks and clusters, funding advice and project management
Take advantage of our consulting services and contact us to successfully implement your innovation projects in agriculture.
