27 March 2020
It has been almost two years since Agritech New Zealand launched in May 2018. We are thrilled with what Agritech New Zealand has achieved since then.
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11 March 2020
We are on the home straight! Yesterday, David Downs and I delivered the final Agritech Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) workshop.
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17 February 2020
The United States Study Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney has today released details of a joint project between researchers at USSC and LinkedIn that has found that Australia's agricultural technology (agritech) networks are less dense and less connected to the United States than New Zealand's.
Read More It has been almost two years since Agritech New Zealand launched in May 2018. We are thrilled with what Agritech New Zealand has achieved since then. Our progress would not be possible without the commitment and involvement from our members, so thank you to everyone for being part of this
March 27, 2020
Over the past few days, I’ve been working to re-schedule a number of Agritech New Zealand engagements in the light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Ten days ago, I received an email advising that this year’s World Agri-tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco had been cancelled. So today, rather tha
March 17, 2020
Kia ora, We are on the home straight! Yesterday, David Downs and I delivered the final Agritech Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) workshop. Over 200 people have attended the three workshops focused on ITP delivery in Auckland, Hamilton and Lincoln. After almost nine months of consultation w
March 11, 2020
I’m publishing this blog post from the SOLD OUT Agritech Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) workshop taking place today at Auckland’s ANZ Centre. It’s fantastic to see so many familiar faces as David Downs and I set out some of the framework around the proposed Agritech ITP initiative. A k
March 3, 2020
The key theme at last week’s evokeAG conference in Melbourne was the power of collaboration. In New Zealand, this has been a key driver for the past two years. Agritech New Zealand has succeeded in bringing together different key stakeholders from across the agritech ecosystem to create a sect
February 24, 2020
Over 60 Kiwi agriculture innovators and leaders are now in Melbourne to showcase their technologies at the high-profile evokeAG event, create export and partnership opportunities, and build on New Zealand’s reputation as a leading agricultural innovator. evokeAG is a two-day international even
February 18, 2020
The United States Study Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney has today released details of a joint project between researchers at USSC and LinkedIn that has found that Australia's agricultural technology (agritech) networks are less dense and less connected to the United States than New Zealan
February 17, 2020
Welcome to the first AgriTech New Zealand newsletter of 2020 and what a start to the year! Yesterday, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) published the final draft of the ITP document to their website. You can view and download it here. The recommendations contai
February 12, 2020
Sunday 1 March 2020: With over 100 attendees now registered, Tuesday's Auckland ITP workshop at the ANZ Centre has officially SOLD OUT. There remain some seats at both the Hamilton (Monday 9 March) and Lincoln (Tuesday 10 March) workshops. You can register for your free place at one of these worksh
February 11, 2020