Supporting the commercialisation of New Zealand AgTech is at the heart of much of what Wharf42 does. That task is being much easier by the increasing collaboration we are witnessing between New Zealand government agencies and the wider agribusiness sector. One clear example of this is the intensification of the sector's focus on the massive opportunities being offered in the [...]
I have been asked by the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) to reach out to the New Zealand AgTech sector to talk a little bit about an opportunity to fly business class to London, courtesy of Qatar Airways; participate in a tailored business programme and receive a complimentary ticket to attend the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit on 17-18 October. [...]
Calling all NZ AgTech entrepreneurs! I have just received a call from James at the NZ Innovation Council, asking me to reach out to the New Zealand AgTech community to help promote the 2017 NZ Innovation Awards and the Innovation in Agribusiness and Environment category. I needed no encouragement. The NZ Innovation Awards were created to give smart, innovative NZ [...]
This week, New Zealand hosts the southern hemisphere’s largest agricultural show. Jacqui and I will be joining the more than 130,000 others, expected to attend 2017 National Fieldays . It's four days of high-profile AgTech goodness. Fieldays is the Southern Hemisphere’s largest agricultural show Fieldays really is a show for everyone. With its tractor pulling competitions, wood chopping, [...]
A quick post as we pack our bags and head off for three days of AgTech goodness during Fieldays in Hamilton. It’s been an interesting few days. On Friday and Saturday, I caught up with a number of great Maori AgTech entrepreneurs and businesses at the Matariki X event in Rotorua. Innovation was its major theme and it is very [...]
One of my six key takeaways from the recent Kiwi AgTech sector tour of Silicon Valley was that whilst our innovation and technology competes with the world’s best, we are not great at promoting ourselves offshore. I guess that distance, together with our natural modesty, both play their part. This has been reinforced with discussions I have had with a [...]
I’ve spent this morning going through my recent posts and two themes seem to stand out. An obsession with AgTech and an obsession with the Valley. The truth is, I have no problem with that. They have become core to my DNA. The reality however is that for the first time in five years, it looks as though I will [...]
Following the recent successful Kiwi AgTech Immersion Program and Conference in Silicon Valley, Wharf42 has been approached by the India New Zealand Business Council (INZBC) to assist build out the program and agenda for the INZBC AgTech Summit. This is taking place on 13 June at the Langham Hotel in Auckland. India New Zealand Business Council AgTech Summit next [...]
