This project will undertake preliminary research and pilots to inform a broader 3-5 year strategy for Australian Native Agriculture and Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The specific areas of focus for the project are on building knowledge and designing interventions that address: a)limited adoption of AgTech and Foodtech solutions, b)fragmentation and low connectivity within value chains, c)the need to develop new talent and entrepreneurial capability, d)low levels of commercialisation of value-added product and business model innovations, e)inability to effectively engage investors.