BioScout YEAR INVESTED 2025 INVESTMENT THEME Adaptation and resilience Disruptive technologies Challenge Airborne fungal diseases are a major threat to global agriculture, causing an estimated US$80 billion in crop losses each year. For growers, the challenge is that the most effective time to apply fungicides is during the early, symptomless stage of infection—yet traditional detection…
The Australian-Grown Innovation 2025 Build phase is making significant strides in its mission to accelerate innovation across Australia’s horticulture and food sectors. Led by Hort Innovation Frontiers and powered by Startupbootcamp and Cluster Connect, the program brings together a dynamic cohort of companies, each tackling some of the industry’s most pressing challenges – from sustainability and supply chain transparency to biosecurity…