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Hort Innovation Venture Fund backs second investment
Media ReleaseAgovor, a New Zealand founded horticultural robotics company, has closed a pre-seed funding round, raising AU$3 million. The round has been led by Tenacious Ventures with co-investment coming from Hort Innovation Australia via the Hort
10 February 2026
New drone technology takes flight to protect Australian crops
The way Australian horticulture manages bird damage, is about to transform, with drones leading the charge.
8 December 2025
Australian-Grown Innovation 2025 Build phase: Mid-program update
Australian-Grown Innovation 2025 Build phase: Mid-program updateThe 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
4 November 2025
Flies as effective pollinators for horticulture (PH24002) (PH24002)
This project addresses the urgent need for alternative managed crop pollinators in Australian horticulture, responding to the decline of wild pollinators, increasing risks to honeybee health, and the expansion of crops less suited to honeybees.
24 October 2025
Reducing on-farm food waste and unlocking its value for grower profitability and sustainability (HN24001)
The initiative will deliver evidence-based strategies tailored to Australian growing conditions, including revising produce specifications, exploring value-added uses for non-standard produce, and creating a Grower Knowledge Database.
16 October 2025
Plus one serve: Primary schools vegetable provisioning model (HN24008)
This two-year project aims to evaluate initiatives and explore business models for vegetable provisioning for snack breaks in primary schools that take into account socio-economic inequalities.
7 October 2025
Hort Innovation Venture Fund announces first investment
Hort Innovation Venture Fund announces first investmentThe Hort Innovation Venture Fund, Australia’s first horticulture-focused venture capital fund, has today made its inaugural investment, marking a landmark moment for the sector. Funding
24 September 2025
Rocking Australian grower’s carbon capture
Rocking Australian grower’s carbon capture A new research project is set to explore if crushed rock dust could hold the solution to capturing carbon for Australian growers countrywide. Announced today by Hort Innovation Frontiers, the project is
15 September 2025
Horticultural Industry Internship Program (LP24200)
The Horticultural Industry Internship Program is a new initiative addressing workforce shortages in Australian horticulture by offering paid, industry-based internships to undergraduate and graduate students from Western Sydney University (WSU).
12 September 2025
Ten Australian innovators selected to solve industry challenges
Ten Australian innovators selected to solve industry challengesThe development of industry-led solutions for Australian horticulture is one step closer with the launch of the first Build phase of the Australian-Grown Innovation initiative - a
24 August 2025