Events and programmes
AgriFuture Awards 2026
Celebrating Excellence. Inspiring the Future.
The AgriFuture Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of Black and People of Colour (Global Majority) individuals, organisations and networks across the UK food and farming sectors.
These inaugural awards recognise the Global Majority people and organisations who are driving innovation, leading with purpose, building stronger communities and shaping a more inclusive future for our UK sectors.
Every day, talented Global Majority professionals are making a difference—from farmers and veterinarians to researchers, entrepreneurs, educators and community leaders in the UK. These awards shine a spotlight on their achievements, celebrate their contributions and inspire the next generation of leaders.
Why These Awards Matter
Representation matters. Recognition matters.
While the food, farming and veterinary sectors are changing, the contributions of Global Majority professionals are too often overlooked. The AgriFuture Awards aim to change that by celebrating excellence, increasing visibility and recognising those creating lasting impact.
By highlighting success stories, we hope to:
Celebrate outstanding achievements across the UK Agri-Food sector.
Inspire future generations to pursue careers in UK food, farming and veterinary professions.
Recognise organisations and individuals championing inclusion and opportunity.
Build stronger, more connected networks across the industry.
Showcase the diversity of talent helping shape the future of UK agriculture and food.
Award Categories
🌱 Rising Star Award
🏆 Excellence in Leadership Award
💡 Innovation Award
🤝 Community Impact Award
🚜 Entrepreneur of the Year Award
🌍 Global Majority Impact Award
🌾 Lifetime Achievement Award
Who Can Be Nominated?
We welcome nominations for individuals, organisations, networks and campaigns making a positive contribution across:
Agriculture and Farming
Food Production and Manufacturing
Veterinary Medicine
Research and Innovation
Agribusiness
Education
Sustainability
Policy
Community Engagement
Whether you're recognising a colleague, mentor, friend, organisation—or yourself—we want to hear your story.
Submit a Nomination Today
Winners will be announced at the AgriFuture Forum 2026 on 22nd October in London
Groundswell 2026
Join the Culture Roots Collective team at regenerative farming festival, Groundswell.
Agrifutures Scholarship Open For Applications
Now Open for applications for children in Year 9 from racially under-represented groups in England and Wales
Justice as Catalyst for Food Systems Transformation Workshop
Location: The Warehouse - Birmingham Friends of the Earth Environmental Community Hub, The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison St, Birmingham B5 5TH
Food systems transformation is technically feasible – so why isn't it happening? The EAT-Lancet 2025 report positions justice not just as a desirable outcome, but as the essential mechanism that makes transformation possible. Without addressing power imbalances and structural inequalities, transformation won't happen. Building on the AFN Network+ Roadmap for Resilience: A UK food plan for 2050, this workshop will focus on the pathways developed to achieve the three essential transformations (stronger more resilient farming, smarter and more integrated land use, and healthier diets made easier), centering the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Framework. Workshop objectives include:
Developing a JEDI-focused framework for considering farming, land use change and healthy eating, which will be used in successive activities, where we will aim to work with marginalised communities to embed their experience and perspectives in pathways for just transformations.
Identifying better ways of embedding marginalised voices in decision-making and design future activities accordingly.
Inviting participants to join a steering board to guide this process. More information will be provided and discussed during the workshop.
Please register your interest in attending the workshop, and we will confirm attendance.
We have limited funds available to support workshop participants to cover the cost of travel to attend the workshop (if you do not have an alternative source of funding). Please indicate your reason and give an estimated cost for your travel below.
Agrifuture Forum
Agrifuture Forum
Join us in Westminster for a full day of CPD, open discussion, action planning and learning from lived experience and expert insights.
We’ll be continuing the conversations on:
How do we make practical, meaningful and sustainable changes to engage with racially marginalised young people & their communities?
How do we create an ethnically diverse, vibrant, and thriving agriculture sector that represents the national population?
Tickets include a delicious lunch, sponsored by the Culture Roots Collective, to celebrate the launch of their ground breaking hub.
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