Agri-food technology innovation has begun to emerge as a hot topic in Australia, but if it wants to truly break through, the conversation needs to shift.
The Australian agricultural industry is enthusiastic about the potential of technologies to improve operations, but its agtech innovation ecosystem is immature.
The conference, organized by the Australian Farm Institute, explored whether digital technologies will enable the third agricultural revolution and bring about the next big productivity gain, and how to catalyze this revolution in Australia.
Local pension funds are starting to show interest in the country’s agriculture sector again, according to QIC.
The Yield raised the funding from Bosch’s Netherland subsidiary as the tech group looks to the broad agriculture sector for growth.
We caught up with Anthony Hawes, CEO of AgBiTech, an Australian biopesticide company that’s been operating in the ag biological space for 16 years.
The Canadian ag big data company raised the funding from existing investors to extend the reach of its hardware and software business.
The National Farmers’ Federation is spearheading the initiatives alongside commercial partners such as Accenture and Vodafone, after Prime Minister Turnbull announced them late last year.
goFARM Australia, the agriculture investment firm backed by the Costa Group, drew parallels between SWIIM’s technology and process, and Australia’s well-managed water entitlements system.
AgFunderNews caught up with Johnny Kahlbetzer, the Twynam Agriculture Group director, to discuss the crop and livestock producer’s recent foray into agriculture technology investment.
Blue Sky Funds has raised a $10m fund from a range of investors to invest into a citrus fruit farmland asset in New South Wales.
Australia’s pension industry has been highly criticized for not supporting the country’s agriculture sector making last week’s A$150 million almond farmland acquisition by First State Super a coup for the industry.
There has been much debate around the suitability of private equity funds for farmland investing pushing some investment managers to present new options to investors. Australian Pastoral Funds Management is one such manager, recently launching a new product range for land and livestock investment.
This week saw two food e-commerce related fundings, two new agriculture funds, and a big play on chocolate.
Deals from the week include a private equity-backed Australian producer’s A$550m IPO, an agriculture fund commitment by Merced County and the Accel Partners-led Series A round of grocery delivery company Opinio in Bangalore.
The new farmland value index provider is using publicly available transaction data to compile monthly indices in a move away from other quarterly and survey-dominated indices.
The boutique investment arm of Australian investment management firm Challenger Limited has acquired UK alternative investment house Dexion Capital, including its agriculture investment arm.
There is a frightening global phenomenon sweeping across ag-heavy states and countries, and it is getting worse. Farmers are committing suicide more than any other
