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.
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As we look into our crystal ball, one thing is certain. 2020 will be a very different to 2019. We have, of course, 2019 to thank for this. It was the year when a number of major foundations were put in place for the scaling and growth of the country’s agritech sector. Some of the key milestone
January 6, 2020
Welcome to the final AgriTech New Zealand newsletter of the year. Whilst some might be starting to think about the upcoming festive season, the beach and Christmas fruit mince pies, we seem to have managed to save the best until last! On 29 November, the Precision Agriculture Association of
December 11, 2019
At Friday’s Precision Agriculture Association of NZ (PAANZ) AGM, members voted unanimously to join the Agritech New Zealand initiative within the NZ Tech Alliance. This is a truly momentous moment for New Zealand’s rapidly expanding agritech sector. By bringing New Zealand’s two key agrite
December 1, 2019
It’s great news that Callaghan Innovation is once again coordinating a mission around evokeAG 2020. As well as attending evokeAG (on 18-19 February) in Melbourne, those participating in the mission will benefit from: Connecting with New Zealand’s leading agritech researche
November 18, 2019
Kia ora readers, I’m writing this newsletter during perhaps one of the most significant weeks in Agritech New Zealand’s history. Next week, the New Zealand cabinet will be reviewing the recommendations of the All of Government Agritech Taskforce as part of its Industry Transformation Plan
November 13, 2019
Yesterday, I posted a piece that talked about New Zealand agritech’s role in assisting New Zealand farmers create their own emissions pricing and testing regime. This comes off the back of the government’s announcement last week that New Zealand will be the first nation in the world to fully fo
October 29, 2019
Last week, the Government announced plans to make New Zealand the first nation in the world to fully fold agriculture into an emissions pricing scheme, with a comprehensive price on greenhouse gases introduced by 2025. It will do this by accepting a proposal from leading farming organisatio
October 28, 2019
Kia ora readers, It’s great to be back in New Zealand. Having just returned from the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland, where I joined 20+ New Zealand agritech entities on the Callaghan Innovation-led agritech mission, leveraging our expertise globally is especially topical. At a time when Brex
October 9, 2019
Ngā hangarau ahuwhenua or agricultural technology is a key enabler to increasing the productivity of our primary industries and improving environmental sustainability. Māori represent a key stakeholder as tangata whenua with a significant stake in fishing, forestry, and farming and accelerated gr
October 2, 2019