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.
Investment in Australian agrifood tech remained relatively robust last year – even in the face of a global downturn. Now, local data for 2023 suggests it’s continuing to hold strong. Leading the way are upstream, climate-conscious innovations.
Plant breeders are in a race against time to deliver crop varieties that can survive more frequent, prolonged, and severe heat events. A new research project by The Agrifood Innovation Institute is helping plant breeders accelerate the development of heat tolerant wheat – and insure the global food system against climate-induced harvest failures.
Dubbed “food’s Erin Brockovich” by Bloomberg and the New York Times, Robyn O’Brien is a globally renowned speaker and author on food innovation and entrepreneurship. Here Robyn observes the challenges our big, bold innovators must overcome to design solutions that will shape the future of our food systems.
Tell someone they’re flying on a plane powered by sugar cane waste or used cooking oil, and you are sure to raise a few eyebrows! Here Airbus’ ANZ Chief Representative Stephen Forshaw shares, how science and agriculture can play a major part in solving one of the world’s toughest decarbonisation challenges – reducing carbon emissions from aviation.
Grand ideas to improve access to technology, international experience, and innovative approaches to improve the sustainability of farming, aquaculture and livestock, these are just some of the cutting-edge concepts that will be explored by Future Young Leaders at evokeAG. 2024.
