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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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
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