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Agritech April Newsletter – looking ahead for growth
Check out the latest news from Agritech New Zealand! Read here.
16 April 2019
AgritechNZ keen to help scale up NZ food production
15 April 2019
With the need to feed the world’s population of 9.8 billion people by 2050, AgritechNZ is looking at ways New Zealand can scale up its food production to meet the growing global demand.
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NZ agritech the big hit at Melbourne’s EvokeAg event (NZ firm wins pitch competition)
21 February 2019
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.
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NZ to take ownership of a new global agritech initiative
30 January 2019
New Zealand is going to take ownership of a new global agritech initiative, AgritechNZ chief executive Peter Wren-Hilton says.
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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 at and where we are heading, because it’s going to be a blockbuster 12 months! The New Zealand Agritech Story At the end of last … Continue reading "Agritech February Newsletter – What’s In Store For 2019!"
13 February 2019
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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 Tilyard. We have been exploring opportunities for increased collaboration between our respective agritech sectors. Read more about my time here in A Letter from Dublin. … Continue reading "Agritech – December Newsletter"
12 December 2018
Agritech New Zealand
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 the events, it was an awesome three weeks! During the roadshow, I was able to provide insight on key initiatives that Agritech New Zealand is … Continue reading "Agritech – November Newsletter"
13 November 2018
Agritech New Zealand
Sharing our Agritech story
It’s great to be on the road again taking the Agritech New Zealand story throughout the country. Yesterday, we held our first roadshow event in Palmerston North. Many thanks to our hosts, BCC and the Sprout Accelerator for helping us kick off this exciting series of regional events. The roadshow provides a valuable opportunity to … Continue reading "Sharing our Agritech story"
10 October 2018
Agritech New Zealand
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 all aspects of New Zealand’s AgriTech ecosystem including research, industry, government and investment. To provide a better understanding of these opportunities, Agritech New Zealand is hosting … Continue reading "Agritech – October Newsletter"
26 September 2018
Newsletter
Creating Global connections
Earlier this week, I returned from the 2018 Silicon Valley AgTech Immersion Program where I was joined by more than 30 other kiwi agritech innovators, researchers and investors.
05 September 2018
Newsletter
The Agritech New Zealand July Newsletter – Thinking Global
Last week, I attended the Mixing Bowl IT Food conference and the Forbes AgTech Summit in the San Francisco Bay area. These annual events showcase some of the best startup and early stage agritech companies emerging from the USA. They also provide a platform to benchmark the performance of New Zealand’s agritech sector against our … Continue reading "The Agritech New Zealand July Newsletter – Thinking Global"
02 July 2018
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The Agritech New Zealand June Newsletter – Strengthening Our Primary Sector
Last month, Agritech New Zealand jointly hosted the largest ever delegation of international venture capitalists and agritech thought leaders to visit New Zealand. They joined 120 other guests for the formal launch of Agritech New Zealand at Mills Reef Winery. This followed Techweek18’s headline ’10 Billion Mouths’ conference which was held in Tauranga. Photos from … Continue reading "The Agritech New Zealand June Newsletter – Strengthening Our Primary Sector"
07 June 2018