The Crop Innovation Centre (CIC)

The centre, located at The James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie, will futureproof crop production and enhance food security for the UK and beyond.

The CIC is home to the Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) and the International Barley Hub (IBH), which were created in partnership with the University of Dundee Plants Sciences Division.

Both innovation centres were funded as part of a £62m investment through the Tay Cities Region Deal (TCRD) by the UK and Scottish Governments, which also facilitated the construction of the Mylnefield Farm building and the IBH Field Centre on the James Hutton Institute’s Invergowrie campus.

The investment offers a unique combination of world leading science and state of the art facilities for field, farm and lab that deliver technological and digital innovation focussed on future proofing crop production, enhancing food and drink security, managing our natural resources sustainably and supporting thriving rural communities in Scotland and across the globe.