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The Asia-Pacific bucks global venture capital decline, with India surpassing China as the powerhouse in the first half of 2022, and farm tech deals doubling in the region. Here Louisa Burwood-Taylor breaks down AgFunder’s 2022 Asia-Pacific AgriFoodTech Investment Report, and Tegan Nock of LoamBio, an Australian microbial tech startup, digs deep into the rich opportunities for farmers to decarbonise our planet.

The grip of climate change is being felt in the world’s vineyards - disrupting practices that have been built up over thousands of years. Small changes in temperatures are resulting in large fluctuations in yield and quality across seasons. Deep Planet says viticulture is the canary in the coal mine for the broader agriculture industry and is seeking investment to further develop the next generation of monitoring solutions to help winemakers adapt.

From antimicrobial resistance to improved climate and water risk management, one thing is clear: industry-led collaboration is key to solving some of our biggest challenges.

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.

Australian startups are working hard to change the way we monitor, manage and report soil carbon sequestration to provide the world with more effective tools in the fight against climate change.

Buoyed by the success of their first fund, champions of Australian agrifood innovation, Tenacious Ventures, are taking their proven high conviction, high support investment model to the world – with a $70 million fund that opens the door to co-investors and founders beyond Australia who share the company’s passion for delivering climate impact through agricultural innovation.  

First of its kind – AgriFutures grow^AG. gateway delivers Australia’s agrifood innovation to the world.

Leading Australian venture capitalist Matthew Pryor of Tenacious Ventures shares his insights and experience with growers and advisors at the Australian Cotton Conference this week. He believes the industry’s climate-adaptive technologies can attract global collaboration and multi-million-dollar investment. And now is the time for cotton growers to engage with consumers in the digital realm like never before – to drive opportunity and ensure rightful representation.

Are you attending AgriFutures evoke^AG. 2024 and seeking ways to make meaningful connections and create high-value partnerships? Here's how AgriFutures grow^AG. can give you the head start you need to ensure a fruitful evoke^AG. experience, budding with new-found partners.  

Over the years, cotton has been a major presence in the Australian farming and export industries. Accounting for up to 60% of the agricultural output in regions in which it is grown, the Australian cotton industry exports around $2 billion worth of cotton each year to China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Turkey and Thailand. 

Simply put, cotton is big business. 

With the launch of its $20 million second investment round, Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator, FaBA is seeking new partners and projects with ‘strong innovation potential’ to drive Australia’s food and beverage manufacturing sector forward.

Did you know there’s a 56% gap between the amount of food we make today and what we're going to need globally by 2050? Main Sequence Ventures Partner, Phil Morle is on the hunt for innovators with ground-breaking ideas to help solve the 'Feed 10 billion People' challenge.

Global interest in Australian agrifood innovation is expected to continue its exceptional growth trajectory based on the latest user statistics released by AgriFutures Australia analysing the uptake and usage of its online investment platform, grow^AG..

It’s an exciting time for Australian agritech and for AgriFutures growᴬᴳ⋅, as the platform evolves to meet the needs of this expanding industry, providing the vital connections which help big ideas flourish into reality. With tickets going on sale for AgriFutures evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2024, grow^AG.'s Senior Manager, Arianna Sippel reflects on the buzz of evokeᴬᴳ⋅ 2023 and the importance of face-to-face connections.

How to reach $30 billion by 2030? Opportunities for the grains sector will be centred on feeding a hungry world with an increased demand for protein, as well as the strategic positioning of Australian grains into differentiated market sectors. GRDC is investing in RD&E that delivers impact on farm and supports the sector to better understand, grow and access these targets.

Are you gearing up for AgriFutures evoke^AG. 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 grow^AG. 

The grain industry is a vital part of Australia’s economy, supplying 25% of the country’s agricultural gross value of production.

Nigel Hart, managing director of Australia’s Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), says that given its important role in the food system — both at home and abroad — it’s critical that Australia’s grain industry fosters innovation through all available partners, including agtech startups. Tools that strengthen soils and yields, optimize input use, boost farm productivity and deliver, high-value, cleaner ingredients will ultimately help growers and food companies stay profitable in the face of climate change and shifting consumer preferences.

The recent New England Field Day was converted from an in-person, on-site experience to an online event featuring the 2018 drop and 2017 drop MLP ewes. A launch webinar and website showcasing sire progeny inspection videos and results, along with a site seasonal overview and associated Merino Lifetime Productivity (MLP) and New England research updates, will now be available online for the life of the MLP project

AgriFutures and AgriFutures grow^AG. have unveiled the seven women chosen their inaugural Catalyst program in 2024.

Bayer Crop Science has extended its partnership with Australian agri-food tech innovation platform, AgriFutures growᴬᴳ⋅, into 2024 to reach innovators, startups and researchers with its innovation challenges.