Seven innovative agricultural technologies supporting primary production and agribusiness across the state will benefit from over $600,000 in grants from the second round of the State Government’s AgTech Growth Fund.
The fund is designed to accelerate the development and commercialisation of innovative agricultural technologies in South Australia’s agricultural sector. It provides grants of up to $100,000 to projects that address a specific industry challenge in these areas of focus:
- improve drought resilience and climate adaptation for primary producers
- improve carbon management, sustainability credentials or natural capital on farm to measure and monitor performance to consumers and the supply chain
- improve market access and maximise value for primary producers through traceability and credentialling.
Projects set to benefit from this latest round of the AgTech Growth Fund include:
- Biooptics Australia Pty Ltd – trials and data collection to certify a new version of their optical, hand-held testing device for wool producers to know fleece quality in real-time
- Athena Irrigation Technologies Pty Ltd – further development of an irrigation scheduling system
- Eldridge Fresh Organics – development of AI system to integrate greenhouse monitoring of temperature, water control and carbon emission reporting to inform future tech upgrades
- AirborneLogic Pty Ltd – implementing technology and reporting systems for winegrape growers to share carbon stock data through the industry’s sustainability program
- Mobishear Pty Ltd – development of a cordless shearing handpiece
- COtL Pty Ltd – software development for real time data and decision-support on the Mesonet (SA automated weather station network) for climate related crop disease and pest models
- Datahash Pty Ltd – adding a consumer engagement capability to verify dairy industry retail compliance data.
Find further information on the AgTech Growth Fund.
