Innovate and they will come but donât delay, agtech experts warn
Unless more is done to attract investors to the local industry, the sector risks losing out to global competitors.
A drone fitted with a multi-spectral camera records the crop health and plant growth of blue agave plants at a plantation in the Whitsundays, Queensland.Â
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Changing market needs and wider megatrends are challenging Australiaâs strong, successful history in agriculture. Australiaâs agtech research is world renowned but the lack of capital investment is making it challenging for local players to commercialise and deploy the solutions to help farmers at home and export to the globe at scale.