• Tips & tricks for the journey ahead – an honest account of what we learned over the last few years
• What challenges did we solve for our customers?
• How did we change their thinking and how did this impact their bottom line?

• Funding
• Getting the eco system right
• Collaboration & Growth Partnership
• How does Australia compare globally in terms of opportunities?

The Start Up Showcases provides the platform for emerging tech companies to showcase their product and pitch in front of our audience and a panel of advisers. It is an opportunity for them to hear feedback from both the audience and advisers and for you to learn more about emerging technology changing the face of agriculture in Australia.

• Funding lessons and US investment landscape
• What are the differences in eco-system establishment

• How do we improve efficiency in the end-to-end supply chain
• Where are the value opportunities?
• What are the pain points in the supply chain and how can technology overcome them?

Production nurseries supplying seedlings struggle with low resource use efficiency in terms of water, and chemical application. Seedling availability is at the mercy of seasonality, and lead-times are determined by ideal crop schedules. Order volatility which is related to long lead-times and wide production schedules, results in wastage and often market access is limited by quarantine restrictions. Additionally, growers often struggle to access technical production services and facilities in proximity to their growing site.

To help address these issues we have developed a high health CEH facility that provides a number of key benefits.

Reducing food wastage can’t only be the responsibility of the end consumer but rather the whole supply chain. If we can provide growers with the healthiest plugs, they will have the best chance for a successful harvest.

• New breeding techniques
  Genome editing technologies can accelerate trait development for more crops and offer more opportunities for farmers to manage their farm operations
• Crop Protection
  critically needed to safeguard food production and farm income
  The global shift towards more plant-based diets reinforce the need for innovation in crop protection that can meet
  requirements for sustainability (soil health, animal and human health).
  Innovation for weed control (herbicides) is an example of such need for the industry due to more stringent regulations and new expectations by consumers