A brand new agricultural innovation program for is organising in Toowoomba, 125km west of Queensland, to help startups centered on enhancing plant well being.
The Agtech and Logistics Hub in Toowoomba is delivering the open innovation initiative along side trade physique Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).
The OpenGround program will carry collectively scaleups and innovation startups with main minds from academia, trade, agribusiness, analysis and authorities to collaborate on options.
Expressions of Curiosity (EOIs) are actually open for OpenGround, and startups from across the world are invited to use
Contributors will achieve entry to key networks to advance their market-ready options and can have the chance to participate in a Demo Day on November 23.
The OpenGround program focuses on discovering improvements that help the way forward for sustainable agriculture by way of plant well being to rework crop and pasture administration.
The concepts can span all the things from plant institution, to pests, diet, utilisation by livestock and grazing administration and their impacts on soil, water, and the pure capital assets.
Agtech and Logistics Hub supervisor Owen Williams mentioned the OpenGround program to develop options in plant well being was important given the growing variety of mouths to feed globally and local weather challenges.
“With a rising world inhabitants, a altering local weather and the rise of Environmental, Social and Governance, plant well being has by no means been extra vital,” he mentioned.
“It’s crucial to handle challenges round plant well being given our meals provide depends on crops that may develop and produce robust yields and wholesome pastures for livestock within the face of pests and environmental challenges.”
The OpenGround program will embrace a particular Demo Day on the Hub on November 23, for individuals to showcase their concepts to the trade.
EOIs shut on October 13. Extra data vat agtechlogisticshub.com.au/openground/