L.PIF.0002 - Farmers2Founders Phase 2
Farmers2Founders helps build agrifood tech and innovation solutions that deliver commercial benefit and industry impact across agrifood and fibre.
| Project start date: | 28 August 2020 |
| Project end date: | 01 July 2022 |
| Publication date: | 01 May 2024 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Grain-fed Cattle, Grass-fed Cattle, Sheep, Goat, Lamb |
| Relevant regions: | National, International |
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Summary
The overarching purpose of Farmers2Farmers (F2F) is to deliver a unique support system designed to attract and develop proactive, innovative Australian primary producers looking to grow and transform their businesses through cutting edge innovation and adoption of new technologies.
Objectives
F2F will develop producer entrepreneurship and technology capabilities so they can solve critical industry challenges and successfully bring new ag-tech, foodtech, and food ventures to market. A key goal of F2F is to continue to improve and evolve the design of programs based on observations surrounding the start-up journey and participant feedback.
Key findings
Evaluation has demonstrated that at the early pre-accelerator stage, entrepreneurs were able to take their concepts from Technology Readiness Level (TRL)1 to at least three in the majority of cases, with several outstanding successes progressing to TRL 7/8 through participating in a structure pre accelerator/accelerator support program.
Benefits to industry
The project developed producer entrepreneurship and technology capabilities so they can solve critical industry challenges and successfully bring new ag-tech, foodtech, and food ventures to market.
Future research
MLA will continue investing in accelerating producer innovation capability by recognising the importance of producer-led innovation.
More information
| Project manager: | Joshua Whelan |
| Contact email: | reports@mla.com.au |
| Primary researcher: | Farmers2Founders Pty Ltd |
