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Research project

Government farm financial risk management measures

In 2020, the AFI participated in a multi-organisation project coordinated by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) investigating different aspects of risk management in Australian agriculture. AFI’s research identified and described Australian Government farm financial risk management measures and those maintained by governments in other major developed countries to make recommendations on how policy measures could be improved.
  • Funded by

    National Farmers' Federation (NFF)

  • Project date

    1 Apr 2020 -
    1 Aug 2021

  • Research organisation

    Australian Farm Institute (AFI)

Story

Main Sequence Ventures ‘Feed 10b people’ challenge seeks innovators

Feeding the world in 2050 is a colossal challenge which we face today. Main Sequence Ventures, co-founded by CSIRO, is actively seeking solutions from researchers, innovators, and inventors developing ground-breaking ideas that could become globally significant companies

  • Author

    Megan Woodward

  • Published

    Monday, 15 August 2022

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Multiple industries
Fruits Nuts Wine
IoT & smart-farming
Opportunity

Athena IR-Tech: Irrigation optimisation solution - seed investment opportunity

Opportunity for:

  • Investors and commercial partners to bring customer relationships, co-development, investment to assist commercialisation to scale up globally in major wine and horticulture regions of Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Europe, South America and South Africa.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Athena IR-Tech

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Dairy Fruits Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Vegetables Wine Wool
Organisation

South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub

The South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub) is one of eight Hubs established around the country through the Australian Government’s $5 billion Future Drought Fund. It is led by the Grower Group Alliance (GGA), a Western Australian producer-led network that awarded an $8 million Australian Government investment to lead the Hub until at least 2024.
  • Location

    Western Australia

  • Organisation type

    Accelerator or Incubator, Investor, Industry body

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Dairy Pork Sheep & lamb
evokeAG. Alumni
Organisation

Xsights Digital Pty Ltd

The Xsights Mission is ‘To empower decision making through affordable data collection and insight reporting”.
  • Location

    Western Australia

  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Dairy Fruits Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Sugar Vegetables Wine Wool
Organisation

Soil CRC

The Soil CRC (the Cooperative Research Centre for High Performance Soils) was established in 2017 to give farmers the knowledge and …
  • Location

    Australia

  • Organisation type

    Public research organisation

Cotton
Organisation

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) delivers outcomes in cotton research, development and extension (RD&E) for the Australian …
  • Location

    Australia

  • Organisation type

    Research funding body

Story

Global connections help drive Australian agrifood tech innovation

In a captivating discussion at AgriFutures evokeAG. 2024, international panellists, Peter Wren-Hilton and Rebecca Robinson together with Harriet Mellish, explored how AgriFutures growAG. is helping ignite global connections and the value of partnering with Australia.

  • Author

    Samantha Noon

  • Published

    Tuesday, 12 March 2024

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Aquaculture
Aquaculture technology
Research project

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, Macrocystis, …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    11 Aug 2023 -
    31 Aug 2024

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Wild catch fisheries
Fisheries technology
Research project

Evaluating of the role of direct fish-to-fish contact on horizontal transmission of Koi herpesvirus

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a widely cultured fish produced for food globally. It was introduced into Australia for aquaculture …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    14 Apr 2021 -
    14 Jan 2022

  • Research organisation

    New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

Story

Suppliers wanted to drive agtech adoption on NSW farms

The NSW Department of Primary Industries is seeking suppliers for its Farms of the Future Agtech Catalogue, which will connect providers of IoT devices and connectivity solutions with farmers looking to adopt new digital solutions. Expressions of Interest close Friday, 12 August 2022.

  • Led by

    NSW Department of Primary Industries

  • Author

    Michelle Meehan

  • Published

    Thursday, 04 August 2022

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Story

Asia-Pacific’s vibrant agrifood tech startups geared to decarbonise the region

Tegan Nock of Australian microbial tech startup, LoamBio, and Louisa Burwood-Taylor of the go-to global investment news platform, explore on the lastest AgriFutures growAG. podcast, the key investment trends and noteworthy funding rounds, from the recent AgFunder 2022 Asia-Pacific AgriFoodTech Investment Report.

  • Published

    Monday, 19 December 2022

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How UK and Australia are driving agritech innovation to tackle global food security

In an effort to maximise agritech innovation, the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia joined forces at AgriFutures Australia’s evokeAG. 2024 as part of Innovate UK’s two-week delegation exploring Australia’s vibrant agrifood tech ecosystem, garnering valuable partnership opportunities, and vital knowledge exchange. 

  • Author

    Samantha Noon

  • Published

    Thursday, 09 May 2024

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Wild catch fisheries
Fisheries technology
Research project

Wider investigation of the use of video survey techniques to determine commercial scallop abundance in inshore and offshore waters, closed areas and juvenile beds

Commercial scallop is fished by dredging in three jurisdictions, with Tasmania (TSF) and Victoria currently classified as depleted. The third …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    31 Dec 2021 -
    30 Dec 2023

  • Research organisation

    University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Cross industry
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Aquaculture technology Automation Consumer health Crop protection Fisheries technology Harvest technology Imagery Indoor agriculture Input management Machinery & hardware
Research project

Services to Develop the Producer Technology Uptake Program Community of Practice Resources

This project is aimed at identifying and where required (and within the available budget and timeframe) developing content, tools and …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    9 Dec 2021 -
    28 Apr 2022

  • Research organisation

    Price Rural Management Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Aquaculture Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Dairy Eggs Essential oils Forestry Fruits Game Honey bees Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Poultry Pulse grains Sugar Vegetables Wild catch fisheries
Organisation

Bridge Hub

Bridge Hub is a regionally based, globally connected, whole of life cycle innovation hub for the global agrifood tech industry. …
  • Location

    Wagga Wagga, Sydney, Israel

  • Organisation type

    Accelerator or Incubator, Industry consultant

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