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Fern Ho’s love of food was inconveniently disrupted when she developed food intolerances as an adult. This led her on a quest to better understand the provenance of food, while co-founding an alternative protein startup, The Leaf Protein Co.

Now, the business is at the forefront of what Australia can do to help meet global market demands to address changing dietary trends and needs.

She spoke to our contributor Jayne Cuddihy on her remarkable journey.


Tickets are now on sale for evokeAG 2025 to be held on 18-19 February 2025 in Brisbane, Queensland. Following a sell-out event in 2024 we are encouraging delegates to secure their tickets, flights and accommodation early.

We can't wait to see you all on 18-19 February 2024 in Brisbane, Queensland. In the meantime, catch up on the other conversations about sustainability, climate resilience and the role of agtech in meeting those challenges from here.

Despite being a fascinating subject, Cultural IP is quite often an uncomfortable place to do business. 

Darryl Lyons, chief rainmaker at Rainstick and Dr Terri Janke, owner and solicitor director of Terri Janke and Company are not only passionate about the protection of Australian Indigenous Cultural IP but have dedicated their careers to helping to educate others around what it means.

In this episode they are in conversation with our contributor Jayne Cuddihy.

This series was recorded live at evokeAG. 2024 in Perth and explores the exceptional edge of agrifood tech innovation and a relentless pursuit of innovation at a critical juncture in time.

Tickets are now on sale for evokeAG 2025 to be held on 18-19 February 2025 in Brisbane, Queensland. Following a sell-out event in 2024 we are encouraging delegates to secure their tickets, flights and accommodation early.

We can't wait to see you all on 18-19 February 2024 in Brisbane, Queensland. In the meantime, catch up on the other conversations about sustainability, climate resilience and the role of agtech in meeting those challenges from here.

There’s a certain exhilaration that creeps in when a startup becomes a scaleup. 

In this episode we’re hearing from two Queensland-based agtech companies who’ve done exactly that and attended evokeAG 2024 as exhibitors in the inaugural Scaleup Station. 

Phil Livingston from AgBot and John Pattinson, Chief Development Officer from Goanna Ag told our contributor Jayne Cuddihy that collaboration has been a huge part of their success.

Tickets are now on sale for evokeAG 2025 to be held on 18-19 February 2025 in Brisbane, Queensland. Following a sell-out event in 2024 we are encouraging delegates to secure their tickets, flights and accommodation early.

We can't wait to see you all on 18-19 February 2024 in Brisbane, Queensland. In the meantime, catch up on the other conversations about sustainability, climate resilience and the role of agtech in meeting those challenges from here.

Around the world, agrifood entrepreneurs are addressing social impact, but often in isolation. How can we bring these ideas together and make impact collaboratively? 

Abi Ramanan is a food systems entrepreneur and Julie Hersch, is Co-Founder of both Eloments Natural Vitamin Tea and Mullin.

In this episode, our contributor Jayne Cuddihy explores their tireless pursuit of highlighting social impact in the agrifood supply chain.
 
This series was recorded live at evokeAG 2024 in Perth and explores the exceptional edge of agrifood tech innovation and a relentless pursuit of innovation at a critical juncture in time.

Tickets are now on sale for evokeAG 2025 to be held on 18-19 February 2025 in Brisbane, Queensland. Following a sell-out event in 2024 we are encouraging delegates to secure their tickets, flights and accommodation early.

We can't wait to see you all on 18-19 February 2024 in Brisbane, Queensland. In the meantime, catch up on the other conversations about sustainability, climate resilience and the role of agtech in meeting those challenges from here.

Global sustainability requirements can be a tricky area to navigate, especially when you are a scaleup operating across global boundaries. So, let’s put in practical terms!

In this episode, Justin Webb, Co-Founder of Agriwebb and Charlotte Weston, Global Sustainability Director, EY, and a member of the Expert Advisory Board of The Earthshot Prize explore the challenges and opportunities for agribusinesses with our contributor Jayne Cuddihy.

This series was recorded live at evokeAG 2024 in Perth and explores the exceptional edge of agrifood tech innovation and a relentless pursuit of innovation at a critical juncture in time.

Tickets are now on sale for evokeAG 2025 to be held on 18-19 February 2025 in Brisbane, Queensland. Following a sell-out event in 2024 we are encouraging delegates to start planning their trip to the Sunshine State.

We can't wait to see you all on 18-19 February 2024 in Brisbane, Queensland. In the meantime, catch up on the other conversations about sustainability, climate resilience and the role of agtech in meeting those challenges from here.

To say the two guests in this episode are passionate about soil is an understatement.

Antony Yousefian, Partner, The First Thirty Ventures and Tegan Nock, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Loam Bio live and breathe soil health and believe in empowering farmers to boost soil carbon using microbial technology.

In conversation with our contributor Jayne Cuddihy, they discuss not only how a systems-based strategy could change the marketplace for carbon, but how a global approach could work.

This series was recorded live at evokeAG 2024 in Perth and explores the exceptional edge of agrifood tech innovation and a relentless pursuit of innovation at a critical juncture in time.

Tickets are now on sale for evokeAG 2025 to be held on 18-19 February 2025 in Brisbane, Queensland. Following a sell-out event in 2024 we are encouraging delegates to secure their tickets, flights and accommodation early.

We can't wait to see you all on 18-19 February 2024 in Brisbane, Queensland. In the meantime, catch up on the other conversations about sustainability, climate resilience and the role of agtech in meeting those challenges from here.

Part of the magic of evokeAG is the conversations around global food production and how we can do it better - with more collaboration and innovation.

In this episode, our contributor Jayne Cuddihy spoke to two powerhouses in the global scene; Ryan Rakestraw, director of Temasek, a diversified investment company headquartered in Singapore, and Matt Macfarlane, a director of AgriFutures Australia and venture capital investor.

They not only gazed into the crystal ball for the short term but looked for investment trends well into the future.

This series was recorded live at evokeAG 2024 in Perth and explores the exceptional edge of agrifood tech innovation and a relentless pursuit of innovation at a critical juncture in time.

Tickets are now on sale for evokeAG 2025 to be held on 18-19 February 2025 in Brisbane, Queensland. Following a sell-out event in 2024 we are encouraging delegates to start planning their trip to the Sunshine State. 

We can't wait to see you all on 18-19 February 2024 in Brisbane, Queensland. In the meantime, catch up on the other conversations about sustainability, climate resilience and the role of agtech in meeting those challenges from here.

Since the inception of the evokeAG, Elders has played a pivotal role in bringing the event together.

With a deep linkage to agriculture in all its forms right across the country, Elders priorities innovation and sustainability.

In this episode our contributor Jayne Cuddihy sat down with Dave McKeon, Head of Thomas Elder Sustainable Agriculture, Elders to talk everything from the uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) for farmers to how the company continues to innovate.

This series was recorded live at evokeAG 2024 in Perth and explores the relentless pursuit of innovation in the Asia-Pacific region at a critical juncture in time.

Tickets are now on sale for evokeAG 2025 to be held on 18-19 February 2025 in Brisbane, Queensland. Following a sell-out event in 2024 we are encouraging delegates to secure their tickets, flights and accommodation early.

We can't wait to see you all on 18-19 February 2024 in Brisbane, Queensland. In the meantime, catch up on the other conversations about sustainability, climate resilience and the role of agtech in meeting those challenges from here.

The startup ecosystem can be a brutal realm. The ability to think outside the box, pivot, dream big, spend small and negotiate change is really only the tip of the iceberg. 

Olympia Yarger, founder and CEO of Goterra and Sally-Ann Williams, CEO of Cicada Innovation not only have taken this challenges head on, but thrived. However, is it what it seems?

In this episode our contributor Jayne Cuddihy asked Olympia and Sally-Ann everything from developing the deep tech sector in Australia, to the realities of being a female founder.

This series was recorded live at evokeAG 2024 in Perth and explores the exceptional edge of agrifood tech innovation and a relentless pursuit of innovation at a critical juncture in time.

We can't wait to see you all on 18-19 February 2024 in Brisbane, Queensland.

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The evokeAG event may have only just wrapped up in Perth for another year, but planning is already underway for next year’s premier agrifood innovation event. 

And where else, but Queensland? The Sunshine State.

AgriFutures Australia is excited to be taking evokeAG to Brisbane in February 2025 with the support of Platinum Partner Elders, Host City Partner Brisbane Economic Development Agency and the Host State Partner Queensland Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The event will continue to connect the agrifood innovation community from Australia, across the Asia Pacific region and around the world.

In this episode our contributor Jayne Cuddihy sat down with Queensland’s Chief Entrepreneur Julia Spicer and Salvo Vitelli from the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.

We can't wait to see you all on 18-19 February 2024 in Brisbane, Queensland.

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