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Government & industry are working together to build New Zealand’s agritech sector

This guest post has been written by David Downs, the New Zealand ‘All of Government’ agritech taskforce lead. Its clear why Agritech is part of New Zealand’s future, as well…

Agritech March Newsletter – Sharing The Agritech Story

Check out the latest news from Agritech New Zealand! Read here.

Post evokeAG. What next for NZ-Australia agritech collaboration?

The applause is over, the bunting and the red carpets have been put in store, and the over 1,200 delegates who attended last week’s evokeAG conference in Melbourne have returned…

NZ agritech the big hit at Melbourne’s EvokeAg event (NZ firm wins pitch competition)

Melbourne – Almost 100 Kiwi agritech specialists, entrepreneurs, agribusiness leaders and support agencies have joined 1000 delegates at the international EvokeAg food & farm futures conference in Melbourne this week.

Be part of Scale-Up New Zealand

In April, Callaghan Innovation launches Scale-Up New Zealand, a free online platform with verified information on Aotearoa New Zealand’s vibrant innovation ecosystem.

Agritech February Newsletter – What’s In Store For 2019!

Kia ora, Welcome to the first Agritech New Zealand newsletter of 2019 and what an unbelievable start to the year it has been.  I’ll try to summarise where we are…

New Zealand prepares to take large delegation of agritech companies to evokeAG

Updated 17 February: With less than 24 hours to go, almost 90 kiwis have now registered to attend the evokeAG conference. This is the largest single delegation of kiwi agritech…

New Zealand to take ownership of the global ‘Disruptive Nutrient Technology’ initiative

I have just returned from the US where I spent valuable time with a number of Agritech New Zealand’s key partners in Farm2050.

NZ to take ownership of a new global agritech initiative

New Zealand is going to take ownership of a new global agritech initiative, AgritechNZ chief executive Peter Wren-Hilton says.

Building a collaborative New Zealand agritech framework with the UK

24 hours ago, the UK Parliament rejected Theresa May’s Brexit ‘deal’ with the European Union. A few hours later, I sat down with Laura Clarke, the British High CommissionertoNew Zealand…

Sign up and join Agritech New Zealand today. Here’s why….

Over the past 6 months, Agritech New Zealand has been building a series of building blocks and initiatives aimed at growing the country’s agritech sector. With its rapidly growing membership, we are now in a position to launch these opportunities through 2019.

Agritech – December Newsletter

I am writing from Ireland where I have just attended the 2019 Agtech Nexus Europe conference. I was joined by Vic Crone, CEO of Callaghan Innovation and Sprout Accelerator’s Dean…

A letter from Dublin

I am inspired, energised and if I am honest, a little bit knackered. I am spending three days meeting up with some great Irish agritech innovators, investors & ecosystem players….

Agritech – November Newsletter

Last month, I had the opportunity to visit eight cities and meet over 500 people during our 2018 roadshow. Many thanks to all our hosts, members and readers who attended…

World-first NZ tech changing the global agricultural landscape

New Zealand agritech companies are creating world-first technology to help feed the world and lead the way in their industry, AgritechNZ chief executive Peter Wren-Hilton says. Technology is making life…

Global Investors look to NZ agritech to develop Disruptive Technologies in Nutrients

Farm2050, the global collective of leading agritech venture funds and corporate agribusinesses, selected New Zealand as its first country partner…

Agritech – October Newsletter

Following the signing of two major strategic partnerships with Farm2050 and Western Growers, Agritech New Zealand is working on a number of exciting new initiatives.  The partnerships provide an opportunity to rapidly scale…

Agritech New Zealand 2018 Roadshow

Registration (free) is now open for the 2018 Agritech New Zealand Roadshow. Agritech New Zealand is delighted to announce the venues and dates for the 2018 Agritech New Zealand Roadshow….

New Zealand becomes first Farm2050 ‘Country Partner’

Farm2050 sign first ‘Country Partner’ agreement with Agritech New Zealand to address the need for increased sustainable food production worldwide   AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (3 September 2018) – New Zealand…

The importance of sharing New Zealand’s compelling agritech story offshore

Since I returned from San Jose last week, there has been quite a bit of talk about the impact that New Zealand’s delegation made during this year’s Silicon Valley AgTech…