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AgriSea: The power of local knowledge

AgriSea is an award-winning, family-owned seaweed company delivering high value nutrition products for the primary sectors including soil, plant, animal and bee nutrition.

Greentech Robotics: Taking on the world

Greentech Robotics mission is a bold one: to future-proof farming by developing cutting-edge robotic capability across the agricultural and horticultural sector.

AgriTechNZ News: Powerful stories

For the first time in a long time agritech businesses are out there strutting the stage globally. Since isolation requirements were lifted, there has been a tentative, but definite return…

Turbocharge global connections

As borders reopen, it’s time to begin reconnecting in person. AgriTechNZ, Callaghan Innovation and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) are eager to help turbocharge global connections, starting with two events…

Powered by Place: sharing our stories

How does our connection to the land inspire our thinking? Discover the Kiwis taking on the world in the first of our brand new Powered by Place story series.  Meet…

Foundations of digital agriculture

Today, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced support for digital farm environment plans (dFEP) from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund (SFF Futures). SFF Futures is…

Bracing Ourselves for Massive Disruption

Svein Holsether, the CEO of Yara International, the USD12Bn nutrient company with 17,000 staff in 60 countries, said since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, “For me, it’s not whether we…

Te Ara Paerangi – Future Pathways Green Paper

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is seeking feedback on proposals for the research, science and innovation (RSI) sector. In its formative stage, the Te Ara Paerangi Future Pathways…

NZ Agritech companies participating in Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods Week

Agritech companies from New Zealand are participating in the Expo 2020 Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods Week, 17 – 26 February. AgriTechNZ members AbacusBio, AgResearch, Cawthron Institute, Gallagher Animal Management, LIC …

Explore Food and Fibre Insights 

AgriTechNZ members KPMG New Zealand and the University of Waikato have partnered to deliver a new Food and Fibre Insights Course. The six week course is part time and targeted…

NZ: Israel agritech collaboration

On February 15 and 16, AgriTechNZ is hosting an event in collaboration with the Israeli Trade Commission and the New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industry. The purpose of this event…

From Blenheim to Bordeaux and beyond! 

Local agritec​h startup Cropsy Technologies has successfully completed its first capital raise, with the award-winning company raising $1.5 million in an over-subscribed round.  This will enable Cropsy to commercialise its…