Innovation for Agriculture works with Agricultural Societies to help farmers make best use of existing and emerging knowledge so that they can:

* meet the challenge of feeding the world

* improve the environment and animal welfare

*  create fulfilling opportunities for current and future generations

IFA relies on charitable donations from the agrifood sector to deliver the knowledge transfer onto farms with its team of six - and working alongside 16 agricultural societies. The Elizabeth Creak Charitable Trust and Weston Garfield Foundation were central to the set up of the IFA; support from charities across the sector now totals more than £1m.