Tech

The digital transformation of our food system has seen us switch from searching the supermarket shelves, and dining at our favourite restaurants, to procuring food through a screen. This digital revolution has made it easier to access food, but the added convenience is just the beginning in a digitised food system. Food innovation expert, Mike Lee explores how technologies like nutrigenomics, multispectral imaging, AI and plant breeding will see an end to ‘one-size fits all’ food and diets.

Ben Martin is a former Australian Young Farmer of the Year – but he’s not resting on his laurels. The North Queensland mango grower has imported French robots to improve the consistency of his product, and that’s just the start.

Applications for the AgriFutures evoke^AG. 2023 Startup Program are now open to startups and scaleups who are interested in showcasing their products, solutions and technologies at Asia Pacific's premier agrifood tech event – evoke^AG. Down to Earth to be held in Adelaide on 21-22 February 2023.

Food fraud is a multibillion-dollar problem threatening the bottom line and international reputation of Australian agriculture and its exports. Australian-based start-up Zondii is taking on this global challenge with an innovative solution that puts the answers in the palm of your hand.

Pollinated agriculture is estimated to be a $14 billion industry in Australia alone. Now an innovative technology, Bee Innovative can track how well bees are pollinating a crop and provide growers with real-time information to help boost yield and profits. Here commercial beekeeper and CEO and Co-Founder of Bee Innovative, David Lyall talks about its growing potential.

Australian technology startup, Gasbot has ignited the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry, with an ultra-low-cost smart meter that’s giving near real-time visibility of tank storage levels to blue-chip utilities across the globe. Now, Gasbot is seeking partners to inform its development roadmap for the agriculture sector – and put its weather-proof and hack-resistant Agbot to work for every farmer.