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AgriProve seeks $30M+ Series B investment to unlock soil's untapped potential

Australian soil carbon project developer, AgriProve is seeking more than A$30 million Series B investment to scale its soil tech platform to index the full spectrum of soil properties, and accelerate the commercial pathway for carbon dioxide removal.

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The Global Digital Farm: a cutting-edge testbed for the future of farming

Australia’s first fully automated hands-free commercial farm, the Global Digital Farm (GDF), a high-tech collaboration between Charles Sturt University and Food Agility CRC, celebrates its first birthday. Now GDF’s six cutting edge research projects, can be explored on AgriFutures growᴬᴳ⋅ to help drive agritech innovation and the future of farming.     

 

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Agri Energy partnership opportunity: Germany-Australia collaborative programs gain traction

A collaborative network led by T+I in Germany and UQ in Queensland can support Australian industry and researchers in finding German partners and secure funding under ZIM, Germany’s largest innovation program for small to medium size enterprises (SMEs). ZIM funds German collaborations with public and private non-profit research and technology organisations (RTOs) to develop new or significantly improve existing products, processes or technical services. 

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Dairy Australia’s new approach seeks global solutions to shared challenges

Innovation champion Dairy Australia is levelling up – looking beyond traditional R&D partners and using AgriFutures growAG. platform to find innovators to solve some of the industry’s biggest challenges. Across the globe, if you’re an entrepreneur, startup or scaleup with solutions to methane, data, and labour challenges, Dairy Australia wants to hear from you. 

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Award-winning animal health microchip technology ready for commercial trial

VetChip is setting a new standard in animal healthcare through revolutionary biosensor technology. The easily implantable chip monitors the vital signs of animals big and small, providing real-time information to pet owners, farmers, vets and researchers that can be used to prevent illness and improve quality of life. Expressions of interest for their Series A funding round are now open. 

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Aquaculture

Biosecurity for the Australian Seaweed Industry

  The Australian seaweed industry is growing, with particular interest in farming Asparagopsis for ruminant methane reduction, and kelps (Ecklonia, …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    10 Aug 2023 - 30 Aug 2024

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

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Honey bees

Value of Pollination in the Australian Economy

There have been a number of previous studies that have examined the value of honey bee pollination to the Australian …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    27 Jul 2023 - 16 May 2024

  • Research organisation

    Gillespie Economics

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Sugar

Assess weed impact/distribution for prioritisation

The project objectives are to identify the scale and benchmark the prevalent weed issues as perceived by the industry. The …
  • Funded by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Project date

    10 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2024

  • Research organisation

    Sugar Research Australia Limited (SRA)

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Multiple industries

CSIRO: Innovate to Grow – Agrifood program

Opportunity for

  • SME’s working on innovative technologies or solutions in the agricultural and food sector.
  • Led by

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

  • Opportunity type

    Innovation challenge

  • Express interest by

    Sunday, 15 October 2023 11:00 AEST

  • Readiness
    Mid to Late (TRL 5-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the mid to late stages of readiness.
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Multiple industries

Yarta: AI-powered consultant in the pocket. Making smart decisions, fast - partnership opportunity

Opportunity for

  • Agribusinesses and technology firms, Australian agriculture sectors, innovators and experts in the Australian agricultural industry, digital solution providers and partners, businesses and entities invested in the Australian or global agriculture market
  • Led by

    Yarta

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking partners

  • 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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Alternative protein Dairy Other rural industries

Dairy Australia

  • Location

    Australia

  • Organisation type

    Research funding body

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Alternative protein Cross industry Fruits Nuts Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Vegetables

Hort Innovation

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    Australia

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    Research funding body

The next generation of startups to AgXelerate agrifood innovation

The next generation of startups to AgXelerate agrifood innovation

Mimicking thunderstorms, livestock disease detection, Artificial Intelligence (AI) for beekeepers and the world’s first real-time food and fibre verification tool are just some of the exciting innovations from companies selected to participate in the AgriFutures AgXelerate Program.

Tech
25 Aug 2023
3 min read
Four Queensland agrifood tech startups to watch

Four Queensland agrifood tech startups to watch

As Queensland ramps up its ambition to become a “world-leading agtech destination”, a growing number of innovative local players are bursting onto the national scene. Here’s four that stole the spotlight in Startup Alley at evokeAG. 2023.

Future
31 Jul 2023
5 min read