Tag: Agtech

Data rights and the Aussie farmer

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Data portability and the application of farmer’s data rights in the agricultural sector will play a large part in reaping the expected $20+ billion reward of improved productivity through...

Aussie AgTech dramatically behind

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia is “losing a race we should be winning” on AgTech, with local investment in the sector “dramatically behind” the rest of the world, a new report has found....

Aussie VC soars, but it’s lumpy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The amount of venture capital invested in Australia has soared to a record high, but with a lower number of deals there are concerns about a remaining funding gap...

AgTech is ready for policy love

Posted on   |  by James Riley
If Australia’s AgTech sector gets a single mention in next week’s budget, it can only signal good news, according SproutX co-founder Andrew Lai. “AgTech doesn’t feature very much at...

Joko dreams of tech platforms

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Indonesian president Joko Widodo is only half-joking when he says the current weirdness in global politics was the result of the arrival of global entertainment phenomenon Netflix. He says...

AgTech alliance: Food for thought

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A group of Australian investors and founders have formed a new industry initiative to promote agricultural technology and entrepreneurship through the Asia Pacific. The Asia Pacific AgTech Alliance (APAA)...

Ag and tech the new China targets

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
New Chinese restrictions on overseas investment could be a boon for our film, agriculture and tech industries, even as the new rules take some wind out of the local...

AgriTech the new startup frontier

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Agricultural technology – AgriTech – has the potential to give Australia a $100 billion agricultural industry by 2030, says a new report. That’s a doubling in size in a...