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The Australian Government is providing $800 million in co-funding to encourage collaboration on major manufacturing projects.

The Australian Government is introducing new tax, research and development, and innovation incentives to attract talented individuals and exceptional businesses to Australia.

Global grain trader and agrifood company Bunge has invested A$45.7 million (US$34.8 million) in Australian Plant Proteins (APP).

The growAG. platform is an online gateway that will connect Australian inventors, world leading research, unique technologies, commercialisation opportunities and collaborators to the world. It will showcase Australia’s agrifood innovation opportunit ...

The absence of bumblebees in Australia was a major reason why Arugga AI Farming chose the country to trial its robotic pollinators.

An appetite for agricultural innovation combined with a robust regulatory system and strong trading links with Asia motivated American food and ag company Elo Life Systems to set up its first international lab in Australia.

Tasmanian cherry grower Reid Fruits has foiled multiple counterfeiting attempts during the 2019/20 cherry season, thanks to Laava’s innovative Smart Fingerprints.

Australia’s food supply chain is a world leader in food quality. This gives Australian food producers a vital competitive advantage in a world where consumers seek assurances that the produce they purchase meets stringent biosecurity standards. With ...

Australian agrifood tech venture capital fund Tenacious Ventures has received a A$16 million injection that will strengthen its ability to invest in startups developing innovative agtech.

Systems and solutions that manage agricultural activities have been instrumental in helping Australian farmers to improve productivity, increase operating efficiency and reduce costs.

Australian agtech innovation was in the spotlight recently when SwarmFarm Robotics founder Andrew Bate was awarded third place in the Agripreneur of the Year contest at the 2019 Future Agro Challenge Global Championships, beating competitors from mor ...

Renowned for clean, green and safe food production, Australia provides a strong foundation for developing ground-breaking products and technologies. Strong expertise has been developed through the country’s world-leading research institutions, advant ...

Australia is becoming a world leader in harnessing technologies that reduce food waste. Aided by a population that is environmentally conscious, the Australian foodtech industry has evolved products and initiatives over the last few years that are pr ...

Sunbirds, a Toulouse-based startup has set up an office, assembly workshop and maintenance centre in Brisbane, Queensland. The office provides drone packages and drone-as-a-service solutions to surveyors, cattle stations and environmental monitoring ...

There are few countries better placed than Australia to meet the growing global demand for foods that enhance health and wellness.

Ten of the freshest food and agtech startups will make their first public pitch at SproutX Launch Night 2019.

Austrade is taking its second delegation of agtech startups, companies, accelerators, universities and research organisations to this year’s World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in San Francisco.

The Liberal-National Government has today launched a new initiative to help attract more investment in Australia’s emerging agrifood tech sector.