Driving Innovation in the Agrifood Sector

Previous Programs

Down South Adventures Weekend

A premium regional event that showcased investment opportunities across innovation, culture, and sustainable industries in WA’s South West through roundtables, cultural experiences, and networking

evokeAG Startup Network

The evokeAG Startup Network supported 10 startups by building networks and helping drive on-farm adoption. Each received mentorship from industry experts, attended workshops and presented at a pitch showcase, were featured in the evokeAG. Startup Directory, network articles, and a professionally produced on-farm pitch video.

Regional Ventures Showcase

Presented an exciting opportunity for regional based WA startups, agtech startups, or businesses solving problems in regional WA, to have their business featured at West Tech Fest in Perth, Asia Pacific’s Innovation Festival.

Tackling Regional Workforce Gaps in Agriculture

Rural Enterprises Australia and AgriStart delivered the Future Works program to tackle labour shortages in South West WA’s primary industries. The program increased local employment opportunities by equipping participants with skills, knowledge, and confidence for sustained work in agriculture.

Showcasing WA Agtech: Investor Tour

As part of the evokeAg 2024 conference held in Perth, a tour to the southwest of WA provided a unique opportunity to showcase talent to interstate and international investors. This tour connected Agtech start-ups to investors, in an immersive tour of the beautiful Margaret River wine region.

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Sustainable Innovative Food Technology

Food and beverage manufactures wanting to scale up production or trial innovative products check out the new food manufacturing facility in the Peel region

CSBP Podcast: Our Programs

Innovation Cluster MD Natasha Teakle gives insight into how our programs are connecting researchers and tech start-ups with growers to trial innovations, putting technology and data in the hands of farmers and, ultimately, reduce costs, improve yield and make life easier on farm.

HARVEST Alumni Shine at SIAW

AgriStart’s HARVEST Accelerator supported four DPIRD startup packages for alumni to join the Singapore International Agrifood Week 2024. Highlights included the WA Showcase at AFTEA, a Team WA dinner, exclusive networking events, and optional tours.

Case Studies

“The free support and individual attention we received from supply partners, government and industry bodies would not have been possible without HARVEST.”

“We were given strategic formulas to look at the business objectively to find the best path forward, and we were able to decide to proceed with food for human consumption, not pet feed or pharmaceuticals. We learnt about and applied cost analysis, cash flow, and benchmark pricing.”

“We developed our complex excel model of myFARMSMART into a simplified digital platform. The contacts and knowledge that we gained from HARVEST expedited this process.”

“HARVEST delivered program excellence in terms of its structure and delivery, and was led by knowledgeable and professional people. [HARVEST] has accelerated the development of my product from what I thought the farmers wanted, to a product they needed."

"HARVEST is a fantastic course; I have learnt more during the course than I have in 13 years working within a Corporate SME."

"We're expanding our state based reach and the contacts and people we've worked with are countless, and majority are a direct result of HARVEST. We're all excited and energised for the opportunities we're now facing, and will be encouraging every business that's looking for similar, to jump on board the next [HARVEST] program."

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