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24/02/2019

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…

19/02/2019

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.

17/02/2019

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.

11/02/2019

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…

01/02/2019

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…

28/01/2019

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.

28/01/2019

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.

16/01/2019

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…

10/01/2019

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.

10/12/2018

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…

05/12/2018

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….

12/11/2018

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…