The recent New Zealand Government Wellbeing Budget included a $29.9m commitment to integrating technology into the horticulture sector. According to AgriTechNZ Chief Executive Brendan O’Connell, the Horticulture Technology Catalyst initiative will create higher paying jobs and new export revenues.
He stated: "This $29.9million initiative will accelerate the development and adoption of technologies in horticultural and both position the sector for new levels of sustainable productivity and create a proving ground for the export of new technologies."
The Horticulture Technology Catalyst initiative was created through the Government’s Agritech Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) with a goal to grow the size and impact of agritech businesses in New Zealand and globally.
Source: voxy.co.nz