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Research project

Carbon pricing in global agricultural markets: Assessing impacts of carbon taxes on Australian agriculture

To achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions aligned with Nationally Determined Contributions, a range of carbon pricing schemes are being considered, …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    25 Feb 2024 -
    30 Jul 2024

  • Research organisation

    Australian Farm Institute (AFI)

Multiple industries
Cereal grains Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains
Organisation

Smarter Control

SmarterCTRL is the culmination of years of development in the Smart City and Smart Agri areas by the Industrial Automation Group based in Perth, Australia.
  • Location

    Western Australia, Australia. Operating globally.

  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Aquaculture Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Cotton Dairy Eggs Essential oils Forestry Fruits Game Honey bees Natural capital assets Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Packaged food Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Poultry Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Wine Wool
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Animal technology Aquaculture technology Automation Consumer health Crop protection Fisheries technology Food processing technology Harvest technology Indoor agriculture IoT & smart-farming Novel ingredients Plant science Processing & packaging Traceability
Opportunity

CSIRO: Innovate to Grow - Agrifood WA

Opportunity for

 

SMEs working on innovative technology or solutions in the agriculture and food industry in Western Australia and seeking to explore the way in which R&D collaboration can advance an innovative project or idea.

  • Led by

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

  • Opportunity type

    Ideation, Seeking solutions

  • Readiness
    Early (TRL 1-4)
    Describes the challenge or opportunity being pursued and undertakes preliminary R&D to determine if the concept is feasible.
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Multiple industries
Beef cattle Dairy Pork Poultry Sheep & lamb
Organisation

Avicena Systems

Avicena Systems is an Australian company pioneering automated animal and human biosecurity.
  • Location

    Western Australia, Australia. Operating globally.

  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Beverage Fruits
Multiple technology areas
Novel ingredients Renewable energy
Opportunity

LyteGro: Partnering opportunity - turning waste bananas into liquid gold

Opportunity for

  • Australian investors, waste management and manufacturing companies with access to waste banana feed stock and an interest and capability to partner in establishing a production plant and sales team in Australia.
  • Australian banana growers and government agencies interest also welcome.

  ^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.  

  • Led by

    Lytegro Limited

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Licensing, Joint venture, Seeking partners

  • 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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Research project

Nature Repair Market Bill, Summary Paper

Develop a research paper providing a comprehensive understanding of the new legislation framework creating a voluntary biodiversity market that will …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    19 Feb 2024 -
    1 Apr 2024

  • Research organisation

    Ernst & Young

Fruits
Input management
Research project

Australian pineapple industry field days

This investment delivers a national industry field day for the Australian pineapple sector to inform growers about how their levies have been used and the results of these investments
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    19 Feb 2024 -
    30 Sep 2027

  • Research organisation

    Growcom Australia

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Cotton Cross industry Dairy Eggs Essential oils Forestry Fruits Game Natural capital assets Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Packaged food Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Poultry Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Wine Wool
Multiple technology areas
Automation Data and AI Imagery Input management Traceability
Opportunity

Agtuary: land, supply chain and environment analysis platform - $1m seed investment opportunity.

Opportunity for

  • Venture capital, angel, corporate venture, strategic investors, strategic partners. 

  ^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.  

  • Led by

    Agtuary

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Express interest by

    Sunday, 30 June 2024 12:00 Australia/Sydney

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Fruits Wine
Data and AI
Opportunity

Bitwise Agronomy: Seeking investors and strategic partners for AI crop analysis platform

Opportunity for

  • Strategic, agricultural, deep tech seed investors
  • Strategic partners to explore new and relevant relationships to find new ways of imagery capture e.g., robotics companies or corporate agriculture etc.

 ^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.  

  • Led by

    Bitwise Agronomy

  • 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
Alternative protein Beverage Cereal grains Sugar
Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Consumer health Crop protection Food processing technology Harvest technology Novel ingredients Plant science Processing & packaging
Opportunity

BarMatin: Establishing of the added value chain for the thaumatin expression system BarMatinTM - seeking partners

Opportunity for

  • Investors, strategic partners, including from the sucrose industry, protein extraction factories and barley plant breeders interested in natural sweetner commercialisation
  • Food ingredient companies interested in sourcing natural sweetner produced via a barley plant
  • R&D and industry bodies interested in supporting R&D and regulatory approval processes for value-added agriculture industry development.
  • Led by

    BarMatin UG

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking investment, Licensing, Joint venture, Research partner, Field trial, Innovation challenge

  • Express interest by

    Wednesday, 31 July 2024 12:00 Australia/Sydney

  • 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).
Image for BarMatin: Establishing of the added value chain for the thaumatin expression system BarMatinTM - seeking partners
Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Dairy Eggs Fruits Pork Poultry Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Automation Crop protection
Opportunity

RBT: Eco-Friendly Bio-Security Solution - Seeking Partners

Opportunity for

  • Australian funding, manufacturing, and research/trail partners to support and establish a pathway into the Australian market.
  • Led by

    Residual Barrier Technology

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking investment, Licensing, Joint venture, Research partner, Field trial, Seeking partners

  • 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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Story

Navigating and finding your tribe in the agrifood tech and innovation ecosystem

To build an extensive network that can support your development, you need to know who’s who in the zoo. This takes time and research – but what if there was a more direct route? AgriFutures growAG. platform is brimming with expertise listing over 3000 research projects, 100 current opportunities and 400 organisations that specialise in agrifood tech and innovation and has facilitated more than 1,500 connections through the platform. 

  • Author

    Nicolette Roberts

  • Published

    Thursday, 15 February 2024

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Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Dairy Fruits Honey bees Nuts Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Vegetables Wine
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Indoor agriculture Input management Novel ingredients Plant science
Opportunity

Converte: $4m Capital raise

Opportunity for

  • Venture capital, corporates, private equity, and angel investors to support the transition from a “direct to end user” business model to leveraging established B2B channels.
  • Strategic partners with access to international markets in India, Middle East, the USA and the United Kingdom.

  ^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.  

  • Led by

    Converte Pty Ltd.

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking investment, Seeking partners

  • Express interest by

    Wednesday, 31 July 2024 12:00 Australia/Sydney

  • Readiness
    Late (TRL 8-9)
    Commercial optimisation of the product/service, testing and commercial distribution.
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Multiple industries
Cereal grains Cotton Cross industry Fruits Oilseeds Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Pulse grains Vegetables
Multiple technology areas
Input management Plant science
Opportunity

Food2Soil: Food waste fertiliser company-$1m cap raise

Opportunity for

  • Venture Capital, Corporate investment and/or partnership, Angel investment, Private equity and strategic partners with an interest in soil health, regenerative farming, natural food production, biodiversity and environmental sustainability.

  ^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.  

  • Led by

    Food2Soil

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking interest, Seeking investment, Seeking partners

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

Get ready; Meet 25 delegates heading to evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2024 - and the partnerships they’re seeking

Are you gearing up for AgriFutures evokeAG. 2024 and looking to forge high-value partnerships? Let us introduce you to some of the delegate organisations who will be heading to Perth on 20-21 February 2024 – and explore the world leading research, technologies, and commercialisation opportunities they’re currently offering. And where will you find these opportunities? Right here on AgriFutures growAG. 

  • Author

    Nicolette Roberts

  • Published

    Wednesday, 14 February 2024

Image for Get ready; Meet 25 delegates heading to evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2024 - and the partnerships they’re seeking
Multiple industries
Beef cattle Fruits Pork Poultry Sheep & lamb Vegetables
Organisation

OSY Group

Around one-third of food produced globally is wasted, contributing up to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, leading to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal of reducing food waste by 50% by 2030.
  • Location

    United Kingdom

  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

Alternative protein
Organisation

Innovate UK

Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency. We drive productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas, including those from the UK’s world-class research base.
  • Location

    United Kingdom

  • Organisation type

    Government agency

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Aquaculture Beverage Cross industry Dairy Forestry Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Vegetables Wine Wool
Organisation

Callaghan Innovation

Callaghan Innovation is New Zealand's innovation agency. We provide Research and Development services, funding & training to help businesses grow faster.
  • Location

    New Zealand

  • Organisation type

    Accelerator or Incubator, Investor, Government agency, Industry consultant, Research funding body, Public research organisation

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Aquaculture
Organisation

Pontus Research

Founded in the UK in 2014 and expanding to incorporate a second research facility in Singapore in 2021, Pontus Research provides its research and development expertise to clients in 20 countries around the globe to date, assisting in the development of new and innovative products, processes, and services targeted at the global aquaculture sector.
  • Location

    United Kingdom

  • Organisation type

    Private research organisation

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Beverage Fruits Wine
Organisation

Lytegro Limited

LyteGro turns waste bananas into liquid gold. We make BacLyte, a water-based extract from the pulp of black bananas, which turbocharges bacteria and yeast to improve the performance and yield of important microbially-driven industrial processes such as fermentation, yeast and chemical production and anaerobic digestion. Our products improve microbial growth and metabolism to increase production efficiency and profitability whilst also reducing their feedstock, water and energy footprints.
  • Location

    UK

  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

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