- Funding for 10 WA agritech startup businesses to attend evokeAG2024
- Opportunity to connect with a global community of innovators
- New ideas and innovations will help keep agriculture and food sector thriving
The Cook Government is giving emerging innovators the opportunity to attend the Asia Pacific region's premier agrifood technology event - evokeAG.2024.
evokeAG.is partnering with the Western Australian Government to host the two-day conference at the Perth Convention Centre on 20-21February.
The Cook Government is committed to nurturing the potential of WA-based agritech innovators and will reimburse the ticket cost for up to 10 WA agrifood-tech startups to attend the event.
evokeAG.will provide local business with a unique opportunity to connect with and learn from leaders and change makers in agriculture, food manufacturing, research, innovation, investment, and policy.
Start-ups from regional WA and first-time applicants for evokeAG.support packages in particularare encouraged to apply.
Expressions of interest close 5pm, 25 January 2024. For more information, go to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development website https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/wa-agtech-opportunities.
Comments attributed to Agriculture and Food Minister Jackie Jarvis:
"In previous years, the WA Government has offered support to successful local innovators such as Xsights, AxisTech, Wide Open Agriculture and Agora Livestock to participate in evokeAG.conferences.
"We have a dynamic agrifood industry here in Western Australia, and new ideas and innovations will help keep this sector growing and thriving into the future."
Comments attributed to Innovation and the Digital Economy Minister Stephen Dawson:
"I encourage WA innovators to take advantage of this funding and attend evokeAG.2024.
"The international event will provide a great opportunity for business owners to network, gain new insights and make new connections to help develop their ideas."
