As Asia Pacific’s premier agrifood tech and innovation event, evoke^AG. 2024 brought together the entire ecosystem – farmers, researchers, founders, corporates, government and investors – to talk innovation, tech and the opportunities to advance the sector.

With applications for the 2025 evoke^AG. Startup Program opening in September, we’re checking back in with past participants to find out where they are now – and what better place to start than our inaugural 2019 cohort?
In this final article of our series, evoke^AG. contributor Casey Dunn sat down with Hargol FoodTech founder and CEO, Dror Tamir, to hear why the Israeli innovator thinks locust protein is the B2B ingredient food manufacturers have been waiting for.
And how inadvertently reviving a 2,000-year-old tradition has unlocked a loyal B2C market, too.

The search is on for the next generation of agrifood innovators with applications now open for the evoke^AG. Groundbreakers 2025 cohort.
Formally known as the Future Young Leaders program, the 2025 evoke^AG. Groundbreakers Program will give five young agrifood innovators the opportunity to present their ideas, innovations, or research to an international audience at evoke^AG. in Brisbane on 18 and 19 February 2025.

Applications for the evoke^AG. Groundbreakers program open on Friday, 2 August 2024. We catch up with Emily Jones, outgoing program manager, to share how it’s evolved since 2019, the reason behind the name change in 2025, and what’s ahead for the successful five applicants.

Agile, energetic, clever, and unflappable – the Australian Kelpie is beloved by graziers for its exceptional herding abilities. Now, a fourth-generation Queensland cattle producer has taken the wonder dog’s legendary mustering traits to new heights with SkyKelpie, a drone mustering company that’s levelling up traditional approaches to moving stock.

Applications for the evoke^AG. Groundbreakers Program open on Friday August 2, offering five emerging leaders in agrifood and related industries the opportunity to present their innovations at the evoke^AG. 2025 event in Brisbane – and plenty more. For young leaders throwing their hats into the ring, outgoing program manager Emily Jones has five tips for success.

AgriFutures evoke^AG. is the premier event on the Australian agrifood tech and innovation calendar – a natural match for Australia’s biggest bank, CommBank, which came on board as a silver partner for its 2023 and 2024 events.
The bank has been delighted with the results of their involvement, which has been the catalyst for at least two major partnerships with Australian agritech startups. As agriculture moves towards emissions targets, these collaborations will help customers meet the challenge of accessing and interpreting their on-farm data to measure progress and demonstrate sustainability credentials.

Eighty-eight per cent of agrifood tech and innovation startups inhouse their grant writing. That may work when you’re first starting out, but you’ll likely quickly outgrow the late nights pulling an application together only to find you weren’t competitive. Done poorly, they’re a huge time drain. Camilla Roberts, CEO, SCALE IMPACT, shares how to tackle grant applications efficiently with greater chances of securing money fast.

Once science fiction, the idea of using computers to see and think for us is now a reality. But while the sheer scale of Queensland’s northern beef industry makes its producers a perfect use case for a few extra sets of digital eyes to optimise their herd productivity – connectivity and a lack of infrastructure have limited the development of solutions.   
An exciting collaboration between evoke^AG. 2025 partner, the Queensland Government's Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, and agricultural AI specialist, InFarm, is set to change that. Together, they’ve delivered a prototype autonomous camera system that leverages machine vision and artificial intelligence to identify and monitor cows.

This week we bring you our evoke^AG. 2024 series with Natalie Bell, Hylo Ag, joining our contributor Jayne Cuddihy in conversation to explore the circular economy.

So, you’ve identified that you have a smart new idea in the agritech space, and you want legal protection to stop others ‘trespassing on your territory’. Chris Bird, Principal, FPA Patent Attorneys breaks down the patent application process and how to protect your agritech innovation through a patent.

This week we bring you our evoke^AG. 2024 series with Dr Pam Marrone and Dennis Donohue joining our contributor Jayne Cuddihy in conversation to explore all things biologicals.

AgriFutures evoke^AG. is back in 2025 – and it’s bringing a diverse network of organisations, individuals and businesses to Brisbane on 18-19 February 2025 to explore the common ground of agrifood tech innovation. Innovators, corporations, researchers, investors, producers, and government agencies from across Australia and overseas – they’ll all be there. Over two days, you will discover cutting-edge technologies and disruptive business models while building partnerships with top-tier innovators.
Still need convincing? Here are the top five reasons your boss (or if you’re boss – you) needs to sign off on that dotted leave line now.

With applications for the 2025 evoke^AG. Startup Program opening later this year, we thought we’d check back in with past participants to find out where they are now – and how the Startup Program helped them get there.
And what better place to start than our inaugural 2019 cohort?
In the third article of our series, evoke^AG. contributor Casey Dunn sat down with Regrow co-founder and CEO, Dr Anastasia Volkova, to hear how she got from a $20,000 pitch contest to having the pulse on over 1.3B acres around the world.

This week we bring you our evoke^AG. 2024 series with Fern Ho joining our contributor Jayne Cuddihy in conversation to explore alternative protein markets.

With applications for the 2025 evoke^AG. Startup Program opening in September, we’re catching up with past participants to find out where they are now – and what better place to start than our inaugural 2019 cohort?
In this second article of our series, evoke^AG. contributor Casey Dunn chatted with Farmwall Co-Founders Geert Hendrix and Indiana Rhind to hear how their social enterprise is using indoor farming to enhance corporate wellbeing.
And why – as we head towards 2030 – Farmwall is a compelling solution for corporations needing to make real impact on scope 3 emissions.