Asia Pacific’s agrifood tech event, AgriFutures evokeᴬᴳ⋅, is fast approaching. We take a sneak peek at the startups that will be vying for investor attention with some of the most innovative ideas in farming and sustainability today. From February 21 to 22, the 2023 evokeᴬᴳ⋅ Down to Earth event will bring together local and global investors,… Read more »
Stock theft – more organised crime than Jolly Swagman – costs Australian farmers more than $100 million a year. But a Melbourne software startup is hoping to address rustling, and other problems with livestock identification with a unique facial recognition system for animals. Z Ware has developed cattle recognition technology, called Stoktake, to not only… Read more »
After a two-year hiatus, Asia Pacific’s premier agrifood tech event is back and it’s bigger than ever. This February, AgriFutures evokeᴬᴳ⋅ Down to Earth will bring together leading global thinkers and local innovators to connect, collaborate, and rewrite the future of agrifood tech. Over two dynamic days (February 21 and 22), farmers, founders, researchers, investors and more… Read more »
The global dairy industry is changing. Among the disruptions is competition from food alternatives not produced using animals – including potential challenges posed by synthetic milk. Synthetic milk does not require cows or other animals. It can have the same biochemical make up as animal milk, but is grown using an emerging biotechnology technique know… Read more »
DataFarming cofounder Tim Neale has been at the forefront of precision agriculture for more than two decades. In that time, he’s seen the shift from being out in the field physically taking measurements and making observations to a digital revolution. But until now, the update in big data use for greater productivity has been slower… Read more »
Silicon Valley agrifood innovation investor SVG is setting up shop in Melbourne with a $50 million fund to back local agtech startups. SVG will launch its $50 million THRIVE Australia Venture Fund to invest in Australia and New Zealand agtech startups. Victorian economic development minister Tim Pallas visited California on the weekend to meet with SVG… Read more »
South Australian agtech startup GoMicro is hoping to tackle the $1 trillion problem with an app-based device that costs just $1 to produce and attaches to a smartphone. GoMicro CEO and founder Dr Sivam Krish has developed GoMicro’s Spotcheck App and a phone attachable magnifier designed for accurately assessing the level of ripeness or spoilage… Read more »
Move over plant-based burgers, insect-based pet food is the new focus in reducing the use of animal proteins to feed the world, whether you have two legs or four. Sydney entrepreneur Shaun Eislers was previously a banker before launching his startup BuggyBix, a combination of climate and ag tech, using insects – black soldier fly lavae… Read more »
Precision farming is about to get a whole lot more precise with a wave of 5G technology showing economic and productivity benefits to the viticulture industry. Growers are increasingly interested in the advantages that 5G has to offer the industry by saving money, time and maximising yield. Platfarm is a spatially based tasking and GPS… Read more »
An alternate take on the term “AgTech”, along with a deep commitment to food and agriculture sustainability, is driving Melbourne-based early-stage incubator, Rocket Seeder, to look at the sector from a new perspective and extend its support to startups from unconventional segments of the supply chain. For Emma Coath, one of the most important decisions… Read more »
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