the future of new zealand agtech

The Future of New Zealand AgTechWith Peter Wren-Hilton, Founder, Wharf42

University of Waikato Management School 5 April 2016

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Addressing the Global Food Challenge

By 2050, we will need to feed more than 10 billion people, requiring a 70% increase in global food productionIncreasing wealth in developing countries will create more demand for protein (meat & dairy)Climate change will impact on existing agricultural outputExisting farming practice will not alone meet the challenge

Defining AgTechTransforming farming practice through technology, to deliver greater value, sustainably

FRESH THINKING SESSION ON NEW ZEALAND AGTECHFebruary 2016

The New Zealand Story

The New Zealand StoryExamples of Established New Zealand AgTech Companies

Robotics Plus

A kiwifruit harvester independently assessed as world-leading harvest technology

GPS-it GPS-it provides customised land mapping solutions across both New Zealand and internationally specialising in the horticultural and agricultural industries

Compac Compac is the world leader in complete, turnkey sorting and packing solutions for the fresh produce industry


Examples of Internationalising New Zealand AgTech Companies

Selected to present at the 2016 New Zealand Agribusiness Investment Showcase in Palmerston North, March 2016

Autogrow Autogrow has developed a range of quality process control system solutions for climate control and irrigation for the horticulture and indoor-agriculture sector

AgriTrack AgriTrack creates innovative farm logistics management systems for broad acre (cropping) farms

UBCO UBCO researches, designs and distributes electric motorbikes internationally

Outpost Central Outpost Central has designed and developed a device that provides farmers with insights into their water usage behaviour

The New Zealand StoryExamples of Early Stage New Zealand AgTech Companies


LiquidstripLiquidstrip is a continuous filtration system designed to effectively purify waste water by separating liquids from solids

Photonic Innovations PI is a gas detection business that aims to protect employees who work in dangerous gas filled industrial confined spaces, such as those in the food processing, cool store industries

AgTractUsing a web-portal, AgTract provides a simple job management system for agricultural contractors

Sunfed Sunfed meats are made from plant protein, they smell, taste and feel like meat but are healthier, both for you and the planet


Examples of Emerging New Zealand AgTech Companies


Sensee Sensee provides an interface that enables farmers to monitor water, power, crop health and animal wellbeing

Beez Thingz Beez Thingz develop products for the Apiary Management industry aimed at reducing losses associated with environmental changes and disease

Logic Labs Logic Labs first product is a web based kiwifruit crop estimation tool


This Showcase of New Zealand AgTech companies demonstrates the diverse nature of the sector

What is it about New Zealand that gives these businesses an advantage?

The New Zealand AdvantageToday, digital technology, rather than large machines, is the key enabler of transformation

Robotics, drones, sensors, big data are a space that New Zealand can play in successfully

The New Zealand AdvantageBeing small, distant and exposed means we are forced to be alert, agile and innovative

New Zealand has the full range of farming systems within a very small geographical area

The New Zealand AdvantageNew Zealand farmers have a history of working cooperatively through producer boards

They are used to collaborating and they understand the whole of the value supply chain

The New Zealand AdvantageNew Zealands farming system is completely unfettered by subsidies

This fuels innovation and real focussed value

The New Zealand AdvantageNew Zealand is a cohesive and well connected society

2 degrees of separation mean we can connect and collaborate to develop and test technology on the farm

The New Zealand AdvantageNew Zealand has specialist R&D organisations with world class technologists to go with its world class agriculture sector

Universities of Waikato, Massey & Lincoln are great examples. CRIs include AgResearch, Plant & Food, Landcare Research & Environmental Science Research

The New Zealand AdvantageAgTech in New Zealand goes beyond the farm gate

This is reflected in world first originating technologies from New Zealand such as refrigerated transport

The New Zealand AdvantageNew Zealand is a great place for multinational R&D

Our strong and diverse agriculture sector is a great place to develop new ideas and try things out without affecting other main markets

The New Zealand AdvantageGovernment is committed to supporting innovation

The regulatory environment is principle based, efficient and effective and regulators accessible and responsive

The New Zealand AdvantageSo all is good then? Nah!

The Reality CheckNew Zealands Relative Position in the AgTech Global Market

from the perspective of the US, European and Asian AgTech community

The AgFunder AgTech Investing Report 2015

The AgFunder AgTech Investing Report 2015

AgFunder Annual Financing Chart

The AgFunder AgTech Investing Report 2015Top Ten AgTech Investment DestinationsUS (303) India (64) Canada (25)UK (19)Israel (15)France (11)Germany (10)China, Netherlands (8)Switzerland (7)Australia (6)

2016 SVForum AgTech Conference

Sponsored and co-organised by Callaghan Innovation & Wharf42

2016 SVForum AgTech ConferenceNew Zealand AgTech Sector Hits the Road30 Kiwi AgTech businesses spending a week in the San Francisco Bay area: 18-22 April 20163-day AgTech Immersion Program visiting San Francisco, Napa Valley, Salinas and Silicon ValleyMeeting leading US AgTech innovators, startup accelerators, investors and major US food producers1-day SVForum AgTech Conference with New Zealand taking the lead in front of expected audience of 300 350 delegates & US media

What About the Future?

New Zealand has a major opportunity to build a global and scalable AgTech sector. The key elements are in place.What needs to change is mind-set.When AgTech was primarily about large machines, New Zealand was not a major player since it did not play to our strengths.Now that focus is on sustainability and customisation and using data to improve practices throughout the farming sector, our time has come.We just now need to reach out to the global market to share that storyNext months week in Silicon Valley is the start of that journey

Contacting Peter Wren-Hilton

www.wharf42.co.nz

www.wntventures.co.nz

[email protected](+64) 021 791 120

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