SHAPING THE FUTURE The future of food and the alternative ways to feed a growing global population will be the focus of a plant-based innovation hackathon in Christchurch early next month. HOW BIG OF A RISK ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE? Foreign Metal Contamination? Product Recalls? Customer Complaints? RE80TM MAGNETIC SEPARATION SYSTEMS www.magnattackglobal.com www.foodtechnology.co.nz 19 FT403 The Feed the World 2030: Power of Plants Hackathon will take place on December 2 and 3 in Christchurch, providing a platform for agritech food innovators, scientists, industry experts and entrepreneurs to engage and start to shape New Zealand’s agricultural platforms for the future and beyond. Agriculture has long been considered the backbone of New Zealand, and now the combination of technology, science and innovation in sourcing and processing plant-based foods presents a unique innovation challenge for New Zealand’s agriculture industry, as well as the opportunity to create sustainable economic growth and establish New Zealand on the world stage. Lincoln Hub – which is teaming up with the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR), AGMARDT, Callaghan Innovation, Lincoln University and Creative HQ to host the event – says new collaborations and innovation in the agrifood tech fields will assist New Zealand on the world stage. Chief executive Toni Laming says innovations and advancements are “happening at a rapid pace to create the foods we eat and is fundamentally reshaping how we farm and cultivate crops to reduce the impact we have on our ecosystem.” Tomorrow’s global food supply challenges demand a radical approach to innovation in the food and agriculture sectors today, she says. “For decades we have focused on commodity crops and neglected the rich source of proteins across the diversity of plants we have when we consider food innovation. With diversification of our sources of food, we create an opportunity to cultivate innovative farming practices that lower the impact on our planet and create more attractive options for farmers seeking opportunities.” The hackathon format will allow teams to organically form around new ideas and develop customer-centric solutions. At the end of the weekend, teams will pitch their new solutions in front of a live panel of judges for a chance to win bragging rights and prizes, as well as exposure and valuable feedback from key investors, mentors and industry partners. “The primary sector is increasingly aware that it needs to work beyond its own boundaries or ‘silo’ to access additional skills and insights,” Greenvale Group’s Richard Green says. “The hackathon proposed here provides a significant opportunity as a catalyst in the sector across a number of dimensions… it creates connections and networks beyond the sector’s boundaries and builds skills around innovation that have a life well beyond the event.” For more information on the event, visit: http://creativehq.co.nz/power-of-plants Scalable analytics for your IIoT strategy • Avoid costly downtime • Improve productivity • Identify device health For more information, visit nhp-nz.com/more/FactoryTalk NHP 88174 NHP ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTS 0800 NHP NHP | nhp-nz.com |
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