Frequently asked questions

grow^AG. is the gateway to Australia’s agrifood innovation system. It formalises a shared vision to showcase world leading agricultural research, unique technologies and commercialisation opportunities in one, easy to use location. 

grow^AG. is a collaboration between the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) and Australia’s 15 Research & Development Corporations, often referred to as the RDCs. 

All the information on this platform is free to access and allows investors, corporates, startups, researchers, industry, government and universities from Australia and around the world to locate information and opportunities to deliver innovation back to the farm and the food supply-chain. 

The 15 Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) are agricultural, forestry and fisheries industry specific government agencies that fund, invest in, and manage research, development, and extension projects that deliver benefits back to industry. The RDCs are funded by Australian government funds and industry levies. 

AgriFutures Australia manages on behalf of the 15 Australian Research and Development Corporations (RDCs). 

grow^AG. lets you search by keyword and by filters. Here are some tips to refine your keyword search.

1. Use “double-quotes” to search for exact phrases. 

• "sheep woolgrowers" will only return results that contain that exact phrase, spelled as provided.

2. Use AND, OR and NOT to refine your searches.

When written in capitals AND, OR and NOT have special meaning. 

• 'sheep AND woolgrowers' will only return results that contain both terms.
• 'sheep OR woolgrowers' will return results that contain either word.
• 'woolgrowers NOT sheep' will return results that contain 'woolgrowers' but not 'sheep'.

3. You can use parentheses to create increasingly fine-tuned searches.

• 'woolgrowers AND (development OR marketing)' will only return results that contain 'woolgrowers' and at least one of 'development' and 'marketing'.

Get in contact via this enquiry form. One of our team will be in touch to assist with your technical issues. 

Provide all feedback and suggestions about the platform via the contact page enquiry form.

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All the information on this platform is free to access. Likewise organisations involved in the Australian agrifood innovation can upload a research project, commerical opportunity and organisation for free. 

grow^AG. showcases Australian agrifood research, development, and extension projects that are current or have been completed since 1 July 2018.

Initially the platform features projects led by the 15 Australian Research & Development Corporations (RDCs). Over time we look forward to featuring  projects led by other organisations in the Australian agrifood innovation system. 

Australian-based researchers and research organisations working on a project relevant to the agrifood sector are invited to reach out to the grow^AG. team about sharing relevant research projects (current or completed since 1 July 2018) through the platform. Entities must agree to specified Terms and Conditions.

Enquire about submitting your research project with grow^AG. via this page.  

Each research project has an individual "enquire now" link to enable you to register your interest. Submit your contact details and purpose and the completed form will be shared with the organisation responsible for the research project and the grow^AG. Community Manager.

A commercial opportunity is a clearly defined problem or opportunity around which an Australian agrifood organisation is seeking engagement from another organisation. Proponents might seek to engage potential participants to create, progress or commercialise a potential product or service. This may include an expression of interest for a commercial partnership, research partnership or collaboration, investor or licensing arrangement. It is not intended to include identification of customers or trial sites for individual entities already in the market. 

Submit your details and the commercial opportunity information using the form provided and agree to the Contributor Terms and Conditions. The team will review the opportunity and contact you with any questions about the information provided.

The contributor remains the owner of all content which it submits to grow^AG.. Information listed on the platform is publicly available information and must not be commercial in confidence. Contributors must agree to the Contributor Terms and Conditions when submitting a commercial opportunity to be listed on grow^AG.

Commercialisation is the responsibility of the commercial opportunities author and their partners.

Please submit the commercial opportunity and the Community Manager will contact you directly.  Get in touch with us via our contact page enquiry form if you have any questions when completing your form.

Each commercial opportunity has an individual "enquire now" link to enable you to register your interest. Once submitted, this is sent onto the organisation responsible for the commercial opportunity and the grow^AG. Community Manager.

TRL describes the stage of readiness and maturity of the challenge or opportunity being pursued. 

TRLs are based on a scale from 1 to 9 with 9 being the most mature.

Early (TRL 1-4): Describes the challenge or opportunity being pursued and undertakes premliminary R&D to determine if the concept is feasible. 

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

Late (TRL 8 - 9):  Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.

Organisations that contribute to the Australian agrifood innovation system and are actively looking for collaboration activities around agrifood investment and/or research. Organisations must have an ABN and be one of the following: accelerator or incubator, corporate, government agency, industry body, industry consultant, investor, research funding body (including RDC’s, CRC’s, ARC), private research organisation, public research organisation, research service providers (labs, research sites, demonstration farms) or a startup, scaleup or SME.

Submit an organisation profile via the form to be featured on the platform. 

If you would like to submit your organisation visit here. 

Challenge led innovation is a process of connecting a clearly defined problem with potential solutions.

grow^AG. shares 'innovation challenges' relevant to Australia's agrifood sector and which are open to Australian participants within the commercial opportunities area of the platform. Hint: filter for 'innovation challenge' to find these.

If you would like to submit a commercial opportunity you are running to be listed on grow^AG. please submit an expression of interest.