Opportunities
ZAG: Zespri Innovation Fund
Opportunity for
- Forward-thinking visionaries, the disruptors, the dreamers, and the darers to unlock the power of collaboration and pool their ingenious concepts with ours.
- This opportunity is open to startups, social enterprises, companies, universities and research institutions.
Opportunity description
Industry challenge
We have identified four important focus areas that sit very close to our purpose.
- Good for people- Advancing the applied science around the benefits of kiwifruit that have a positive impact on people’s health and nutrition. Promote the habit of healthy eating by getting people to consume the recommended grams of fruit a day (equivalent to 2 kiwifruits).
- Good for community- Solutions that help enhance the wellbeing of people working with us (on-orchard, post-harvest, and through the global supply chain) that creates long term sustainable value for our growers and industry, and that allow us to continue to make positive contributions to our communities.
- Good for the environment- Solutions and technologies that help reduce our footprint from orchard to table (post-harvest, shipping and more) and aid the seamless adoption of these technologies by growers. Solutions that support the development of closed loop systems and zero impact packaging. Waste management solutions in our value chain that help us in reducing, re-cycling and up-cycling expendable resources and material. Ideas that help with sustainably managing water resources (quality and efficiency).
- Good for our fruit- Automation, data and tools for on-orchard decision making and measuring fruit quality, improving yield and/or increasing efficiency. Solutions that enhance soil and land, water management and pest / disease control, thereby improving quality and the nutritional value of kiwifruit. Solutions that help safeguard and protect kiwifruit from the challenges posed by climate change, including prediction and AI technology for efficient use of resources such as water.
Current opportunity
As we embark on this journey, we are thrilled to announce the launch of ZAG, the Zespri Innovation Fund, under which we will commit US$2M annually. We are calling upon forward-thinking visionaries, the disruptors, the dreamers, and the darers to unlock the power of collaboration and pool their ingenious concepts with ours.
Together, let us shape a sustainable future, building a thriving world for generations to come.
Why join us?
- No equity partnership
- Working with an established growing top brand
- Global pilot potential and Amplifiable opportunities to other industries
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