30 April 2021
Technology is shaping the future of agriculture which will help inject a massive impetus into the New Zealand economy
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15 April 2021
During the last few months, I’ve been travelling the country hosting the Agritech Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) update roadshow with David Downs from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). In total, we’ve hosted over 600 attendees and received valuable feedback on what is most important to our agritech community. The touring has also … Continue reading "Join us for the ‘live’ release of the TIN Agritech Insights Report"
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10 March 2021
After another hiatus, I’m grateful that we can return to the events and engagements that help shape our agritech ecosystem. These days, we may be building businesses, developing knowledge, raising money, collaborating or selling online, but there really is something about meeting with key people in our industry, face to face. This is especially true … Continue reading "Join us for the ‘live’ release of the TIN Agritech Insights Report"
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25 February 2021
AgriTech New Zealand (AgriTechNZ) and The Australian Agritech Association (AusAgritech) are member organisations promoting technology development and adoption that seeks to revolutionise the value of the agricultural and food sectors. Both organisations share the same goals to promote and advocate for the opportunities and challenges across the Agritech sector. Today AusAgritech and AgriTechNZ signed a … Continue reading "Join us for the ‘live’ release of the TIN Agritech Insights Report"
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11 February 2021
The forced social experiment of the current pandemic leaves me feeling incredibly grateful for our place in the world. Thankfully, we can connect in person as a local community of interests in global agritech, here in Aotearoa.
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Technology Investment Network (TIN) is the leading independent source of information on New Zealand’s technology sector. Founded by tech entrepreneur Greg Shanahan in 1999, TIN has been taking the pulse of NZ’s technology exporters for nearly 20 years, with a simple mission: to help facilita
July 13, 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.The New Zealand Agritech Story Workshops If you haven’t registered to attend yet, free seats are still available on 15 July in Auckland,
July 8, 2020
While National Fieldays was cancelled due to COVID-19, the good team at Mystery Creek have developed a major digital alternative; Fieldays Online, Last year, we hosted Agritech Unleashed at Fieldays. This year, we have once again partnered with the team, hosting four major Fieldays TV programm
July 7, 2020
Building stronger trans-Tasman ties in the area of innovation and agri-technology provide a unique opportunity for some really big thinking. Connecting our respective research and entrepreneurial communities has the potential to address key major global issues. Few are bigger than the scarcity and
June 30, 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. The platform that has been developed over the past two years provides a very significant opportunity for our mem
June 24, 2020
With closed borders, many New Zealand agritech businesses are finding either selling into export markets or implementing offshore market development plans, a real challenge at this time. Agritech New Zealand and the Agritech Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) taskforce are very aware of this rea
June 23, 2020
On Thursday, Agritech New Zealand hosted its 2020 Annual General Meeting. In keeping with Level 2 restrictions, the AGM was hosted over ZOOM. Because of that and because the organisation’s membership is so widely dispersed across New Zealand, it guaranteed a large turnout. I was able to tal
June 2, 2020
Kia ora, 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 Budg
May 20, 2020
Today is a major milestone in Agritech New Zealand’s intense 12 month engagement with the NZ Government’s Agritech ITP taskforce. This afternoon’s announcement by Minister Twyford that $11.4M had been committed in Budget 2020 to support the Agritech ITP is massive. You can review the final
May 14, 2020