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UK seeks Australian partners for bilateral Earth observation research

A bilateral UK-Australia space programme geared to maximise agriculture’s climate resilience through the application of Earth observation data and technology, is seeking Expressions of Interest for research funding.

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Investment and partner opportunity

Breakthrough vertical farming solution seeking $1m investment

Gaia Project Australia’s Rejig-Grow System is helping leafy green farmers maximise space and efficiency with an innovative, modular system that expands with natural growth cycles – halving operational costs and doubling yield. With a successful prototype for NASA and global expansion plans GPA is now raising its A$2 million seed round.

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Investment opportunity

Artificial intelligence opportunity ripe for the picking

Ripe Robotics is on the hunt for investors to join them on the journey towards automating the food-growing process. Its technology aims to help farmers overcome labour shortages by autonomously picking fruit, with a $2.8 million seed investment round to help expand its fleet.

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Investment opportunity

Traceability platform seeks $5million investment to boost Aussie export profitability

Revolutionary traceability platform, powered by Orijin Plus is helping build trust and transparency within Australia’s export food chain while driving loyalty and repeat purchases among Asian consumers. Now the Aussie startup is raising a $5 million seed round to support its Singapore launch. 

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For startups

How AgriFutures growAG. helps global agrifood tech startups grow

Are you an agrifood tech founder looking to attract investment, scale operations, find strategic partners or expand your network? AgriFutures growAG. is Australia's premier agrifood innovation marketplace, and a global gateway to amplify your solution, make meaningful connections and accelerate your path to market. 

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Multiple industries

Predicting harvest timing & yield in intensive cropping

This project is using AI, historical and current season grower data, combined with real-time micro-climate data to create models that predict yield and harvest dates for Treasury Wine Estate winegrapes and Costa group Group berries.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    18 Feb 2019 - 26 Feb 2021

  • Research organisation

    University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

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Cotton

Integrated weed management options for weed control in cotton farming systems

The widespread use of herbicides (particularly glyphosate) has led to the emergence of glyphosate-resistant populations in many weeds of cotton …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 - 30 Sep 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

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Multiple industries

Blockchain for the Meat Industry: Where and How?

This project aims to explore the use of blockchain technology for the red meat industry. Blockchain technology, which underpins digital …
  • Funded by

    Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

  • Project date

    15 Mar 2018 - 3 Jun 2019

  • Research organisation

    Griffith University

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Logo for Orijin Plus: Revolutionary traceability platform that boosts export sales and profitability - $5m investment round
Multiple industries

Orijin Plus: Revolutionary traceability platform that boosts export sales and profitability - $5m investment round

Opportunity for

  • Investors (HNW, family offices, venture capital) seeking a high growth B2B2C platform that is exposed to Asian emerging markets and delivers downstream value to agriculture supply chains
  • Food and beverage brands looking for export growth, seeking to enter new markets or wanting to provide product confidence for their end consumers.
  • Led by

    Orijin Plus

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Express interest by

    Friday, 30 June 2023 12:00 AEST

  • Readiness
    Early to Mid (TRL 1-7)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the early to mid stages of readiness.
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Other rural industries

QUT: Call for medicinal cannabis producers to collaborate on development of an automated pruning system

Opportunity for

  • Medicinal cannabis producers interested in participating in research and development in automated cultivation. 
  • Site needs to be located within reasonable travel distance to Brisbane, Queensland.
  • Led by

    Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

  • Opportunity type

    Field trial

  • Express interest by

    Monday, 5 June 2023 12:00 AEST

  • Readiness
    Mid (TRL 5-7)
    Proof of concept in the laboratory then in the field resulting in the development of a minimum viable product (MVP).
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Dairy

Farmers2Founders: Agtech + Dairy Industry Challenge Hackathon

Opportunity for

  •  entrepreneurs, technologists, producers and farmers, students and researchers to participate in a Victorian dairy industry hackathon event in Melbourne, Australia, 22 June 2023.
  • Led by

    Farmers2Founders

  • Opportunity type

    Ideation, Innovation challenge

  • Express interest by

    Thursday, 22 June 2023 12:00 AEST

  • Readiness
    Early to Mid (TRL 1-7)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the early to mid stages of readiness.

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Highlights from evokeAG. 2023

Highlights from evokeAG. 2023

In this evokeAG. 2023 podcast series you can hear from global change makers and thought leaders who examine how innovation and tech intersect to improve our agrifood sector. These conversations tackle some of the big challenges for our food, farmers and natural resources, exploring tech-savy solutions and opportunities to drive change.

Future
6 Jun 2023
The fringe benefits of agtech

The fringe benefits of agtech

The application of agtech is often positioned to improve operational efficiency, profitability and sustainability. But could this narrow definition be limiting the adoption of agtech on farm and in the supply chain?

Farm
3 May 2023
4 min read