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Developing strong ag tech

BY ANDREW MARSHALL stronger collaborations
across the sector.
A CONSORTIUM of lead- "These great thought-lead-
ing agritech companies ing companies in our sector
has joined the Australian are committed to delivering
Agritech Association (Aus- exceptional technology for
Agritech) to become founda- Aussie farmers and export-
tion members. ing it to the world," he said.
The group features start- "They are already actively
up technology companies, enhancing our productivity
scaleups and sector leading and supply chains and are
firms from around the coun- key to driving adoption to
try, who are keen to devel- deliver changes that will im-
op a strong and vibrant ag pact our agricultural produc-
technology ecosystem in the tivity and farm outputs well
national interest. into the future.
The new recruits to the "In doing this they are
industry advocacy body all material contributors
include AgriDigital, Agri- to achieving the National
Webb, Ceres Tag, Cibo Labs, Farmers' Federation exciting
DataFarming, Farmbot target of $100b farm output
Monitoring Solutions, LX by 2030.
Group, MaiaGrazing, MAIT "It's a pleasure to welcome
Industries, Optiweigh, Pair- them all as foundation mem-
tree Intelligence, Platfarm, bers who will help us shape
Proagrica, Regrow, Sapien- best practice policy, data
Technology, Swarm Farm usage, farmer adoption and
Robotics and The Yield. COMBINING: Australian Agritech Association chairman Andrew Coppin is excited start-up technology companies, engagement, investment
These firms will work scale-ups and sector leading firms have joined AusAgritech. and international awareness
with AusAgritech to bring of our sector."
influence in federal and state Agtech is a $500 billion a ductivity and efficiencies to tional research and farming for enhancing its relevance Mr Coppin said while
politics for better policy and year sector globally. Australian farming. practices to drive more reve- nationally and internation- there were many strong
engagement with portfo- AusAgritech chairman Agtech businesses would nue for the economy. ally. state-based agtech initiatives
lios across the whole farm Andrew Coppin said the also bring more skilled jobs Australia had potential to Mr Coppin said the alli- already emerging, those
technology industry, as well organisation's target was to and career opportunities in be an ag technology world ance members would seek to efforts had to be part of a na-
as energy, technology and tap into at least $20b of that regional Australia, as well leader and with stronger sec- leverage and access capital, tional agenda in a sector that
trade sectors. turnover to bring higher pro- as leveraging already excep- tor leadership and a vision skilled workers and create was industry led.

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