08 July 2020
Welcome to perhaps the busiest month for New Zealand’s agritech sector this year! Get your diary ready to lock in July’s significant dates.
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24 June 2020
I hope this newsletter finds you safe and well. Last month, we held our annual meeting and I would like to congratulate the newly elected members of our Executive Council
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20 May 2020
As New Zealand’s agritech sector settles into life in Alert Level 2, I wanted to share news of our substantial progress. The contribution so many of you made during the Government’s Agritech Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) consultancy process was rewarded last week. The 2020 Budget announced $11.4M funding support for the Agritech Industry Transformation Plan.
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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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We are delighted to publish the eight Agritech New Zealand Insights webinar sessions which were recorded over the past three weeks. 2,200+ registered attendees signed up to view the series and the feedback we have received since has been hugely positive. As with any first time Hollywood blockbus
May 3, 2020
UPDATED: 11 May 2020: On Thursday this week, the Hon. Grant Robertson will announce the government's 2020 Budget. It will be against the almost surreal economic background created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, Agritech New Zealand released the results of its Insights Sector survey. It refle
April 28, 2020
As New Zealand prepares to leave COVID-19 Levels 4 & 3, kiwi agritech businesses have to look ahead and begin to prepare for a ‘New Normal’. Last week, Ian Proudfoot, global head of agribusiness, KPMG, provided some insight into what this might look like. Vic Crone, CEO of Callaghan Inno
April 20, 2020
At 12.00pm last Thursday, the Agritech New Zealand Insights survey of the current New Zealand agritech sector landscape was closed. Almost 40% of the sector’s stakeholders – corporates, SMEs, startups, researchers, government and support services took part in the survey. It was an amazing re
April 14, 2020
The NZ Ag Data "Insights & applications" four-part webinar series is on. Bring your sandwiches and Nespresso to your study to mix and mingle - virtually of course - with colleagues from the NZ ag sector, for informative, quality insights on how to advance your ag tech business through the
April 8, 2020
The upcoming Agritech New Zealand Insights webinar programme just got better. New presenters include Ian Proudfoot, Global Head of Agribusiness, KPMG and Richard Dellabarca, CEO of NZ Growth Capital Partners (formerly known as the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund) Ian will talk about how p
April 5, 2020
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Have you completed the Agritech New Zealand Sector survey yet? It is designed to assist the government’s Agritech ITP taskforce and ourselves identify measures that can be taken to assist New Zealand agritech companies emerge from and then scale post the COVID-19 lockdown. Y
April 2, 2020
As we contemplate a further three weeks of total lockdown due to COVID-19, Agritech New Zealand has been focused on developing initiatives that will secure a resilient and strong agritech sector through very challenging times. We know right now that many agritech businesses are doing it tough. We s
March 31, 2020
Kia ora, We are on the home straight! That was the opening sentence in last month’s newsletter. Little did I know that we would soon be embarking on several weeks of COVID-19 lockdown. I hope your family, friends and neighbours are safe, and remain well. Over the past two weeks, the team h
March 31, 2020