Virtual support for our innovative grain growers

Author: | Date: 13 May 2020

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As part of its innovation investment agenda, the GRDC has partnered with F2F to deliver Growers as Innovators Workshops and to support growers who have creative solutions to improve or combat problems in the grains industry. Photo: Evan Collis

Grain growers looking to commercialise an invention or develop a new value-added product are not being left on their own during this period of social distancing.

To support growers wanting to enter the world of product commercialisation, free-of-charge Growers As Innovators virtual workshops will be held later this month.

The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has partnered with Farmers2Founders (F2F) to deliver the workshops on May 26 and 28.

GRDC Manager Commercialisation – North, Chris Murphy, says the three-hour workshops will explore how growers can take their home-grown innovations to the next level.

“The workshops, to be delivered by F2F, aim to provide advice and guidance about how to progress ‘new’ ideas and link would-be entrepreneurs with established experts,” Mr Murphy says.

“Growers will have the opportunity to meet other like-minded producers working on new business and product ideas, receive feedback and support on commercialising their products or inventions, and get the chance to work with F2F’s entrepreneurs and innovation experts.

“These workshops will also assist those growers who have a problem on-farm and are looking to work on solutions with others.”

The workshops will be on Tuesday, May 26, from 2.30-5.30pm AEST, and Thursday, May 28, from 10am-1pm AEST. Growers can access the workshops via laptop or tablet.

As part of its innovation investment agenda, the GRDC has partnered with F2F to deliver Growers as Innovators Workshops across the nation and to support growers who have creative solutions to improve or combat problems in the grains industry.

F2F was established by innovation specialists Sarah Nolet, of AgThentic, and Christine Pitt, of FoodFutureCo, to support producer-led innovation. Its farmer entrepreneurship programs help Australian primary producers lead the conversation on emerging technologies and new business models in agriculture.

To register for the workshops, go to https://www.farmers2founders.com/events. For more information, contact Alexander Leat at F2F via Alex@farmers2Founders.com.

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