@NickyWill100@johnhenderson@airtreevc Couldn’t agree more. If it wasn’t for Mining and their forward thinking “technology” would be 10years behind. What is interesting is that ExxonMobil was the biggest company 10yrs ago and is now Amazon so smart investment needs to pivot into AgTech
Great question to John Henderson @airtreevc “why invest in startups when the risk/failure rate is so high”. John - “it’s weird in Oz that our top 5 companies are still mining and banks, where everywhere else in the world it’s now tech companies that were startups only 10yrs ago”
Completely agree, some of the most interesting and genuinely impactful roles will be in securing our future food supply. Converting big data in Ag to usable tools needs the best people
“STEAM vs STEM” let’s add ‘A’griculture into the STEM conversation. Every aspect of Agriculture presents career opportunities from STEM, no longer can we let our brightest rural minds run away to the cities. #braindrain#evokeag
Rachael Neumann @awscloud “Angel investment per capita in Oz is less then $3pp, yet it’s over $25pp in Israel/USA, at record low interest rates, now is time for the $3trillion in Superfunds to shift their portfolios into higher risk ventures”. #evokeAG
John Henderson @airtreevc “Our investment in 45 new startups has created 4000+ net new jobs, equivalent to 8 x Adani mines. Why does government not talk about that?”
“To all the startups here today, your product must be accountable and measurable against 3 metrics, Farm productivity, profitability and sustainability. Ask yourself, are you contributing to, or consuming from, the agriculture sector” Mark Allison @EldersLimited #evokeAG
Looking forward to the next 2 days @evokeAG with our our advisor and friend, Matt Fealy @hortrobotics. Find us at StartupAlley to chat on the future of horticulture.
I booked mr @hortrobotics on a separate flight to me traveling to @evokeAG cause he talks too much! Good luck to whoever ends up sitting beside him - I’ll pick him up again in Melbourne if he’s lucky 😂😂 #evokeAG#farmfoodfuture
Getting started with agtech can be simple if you start slow and small. It’s all about risk management. Check out our top tips to maximise the value of agtech adoption from 5 innovative @agtechsowhat guests here: https://t.co/Aync9X9jWw @DecipherAgTech
Time is running out to book your tickets to this weekend's @FACAustralia Future Agro Challenge! This event is part of a global competition and has an important goal in keeping the ‘Ag’ in #agtech and ensuring we can actively support new ideas that will solve on-farm problems.