First Nations peoples should be offered financial loans similar to the HECS scheme that operates in Australian universities, to purchase freehold title land and apply First Nations agricultural systems that have Cared for Country for over 60,000 years.
What are the implications of supply chain transparency for agrifood producers, retailers and marketers? How will traceability evolve to meet the requirements of consumers, who want their food and fibre to be ethically and sustainably produced?
No speeches, no rehearsed responses, just honest answers to tough questions that focused on the future of food production, and the part that agtech innovation will play in it.
Mike Casey is a cherry farmer and the CEO of Rewiring Aotearoa, a New Zealand charity that believes electrification is the low-hanging fruit of agricultural emissions reduction.
At evokeAG. 2025, industry leaders explored the future of agriculture in an age of automation. This session examined the revolutionary role of AI, robotics, and human collaboration in transforming food production.
At the intersection of innovation, sustainability and economic growth – agtech can help underpin the future of Australia’s food and fibre industries. But delivering this exceptional edge means on-farm adoption. A new report by evokeAG. 2024 partner, RSM Australia, recommends greater cooperation to increase awareness and education about innovative solutions. The RSM report unpicks the challenges and opportunities for the Australian agtech sector with insight from leading technology businesses.
Take cutting-edge agrifood technology, build lasting collaboration to drive further innovation, test at scale and value-add – creating benefits not just for one business but an entire community. It’s an approach to innovation that gives the work of the Future Food Systems CRC an ‘exceptional edge’ and one the CRC is keen to showcase at evokeAG. 2024.
They may be sideline events but there’s no putting them in the corner. Delight in culinary smorgasbords, explore the world’s first commercial abalone ranch, and settle in for breakfast with a twist – the AgriFutures evokeAG. 2024 sideline events will leave no date left unturned in your calendar as you explore the exceptional edge of agrifood tech innovation.
From sustainable wine packaging to a technology turning rice straw waste into bio-asphalt, the innovations and opportunities these 40 startups businesses hold for the future of Australia’s food system are enormous.
2023 marks 50 years of diplomatic ties between Australia and Vietnam, bolstered by growing two-way agricultural trade and Vietnam's rapid economic growth.