December 2020
Webinar: opportunities for AgTech cooperation between Argentina and Australia
A report on the webinar “Innovation in the agricultural and food sector”, coordinated by the Argentine Foreign Ministry, AAICI and Austrade, which presented both countries' AgTech ecosystems and concrete cases of joint work.
On 18 November 2020 the webinar “Innovation in the agricultural and food sector. Opportunity to boost business between Argentine and Australian companies” took place. It was jointly coordinated by the Argentine Foreign Ministry, the Argentine Investment and International Trade Agency (AAICI) and the Argentine office of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), and moderated by Bernardo Piazzardi (MBA lecturer at the Center for Agribusiness and Food, Universidad Austral).
Aims of the event
- To present the AgTech ecosystems of Argentina and Australia and highlight the complementarities between the two countries in agricultural technologies.
- To position Argentina and Australia as strategic partners in supplying technology to the agricultural sector worldwide.
- To support cooperation projects between institutions in both countries specialising in agricultural development and innovation.
- To identify investment opportunities and potential joint ventures between Argentine and Australian AgTech companies.
The first presentation outlined features of Argentina's AgTech entrepreneurial ecosystem, including its comparative advantages and challenges. It was given by Ana Galiano (Dean of the School of Business Sciences at Universidad Austral and founding member of the National AgTech Roundtable) and Bernardo Milesy (Founder and Managing Partner of GLOCAL).
The second presentation covered the Australian ecosystem, both business and research, and the role of universities and CSIRO. It was given by Matthew Pryor (founding member of the Australian AgriTech Association), Owen Atkin (Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-Technology, Australian National University) and Duncan Ferguson (Director of Company Creation, CSIRO).
Examples of joint work
- Cooperation between INTA and Central Queensland University, presented by Aníbal Pordomingo (National Coordinator of INTA's Livestock Program) and Michael Thomson (Research Communications and Engagement Manager, Central Queensland University).
- The Zoomagri–Intergrain case, presented by Nicolás Martelli (Business Development Manager, Zoomagri).