Co-investors

Hort Innovation Frontiers is built on the strength of our valued research partners, whose R&D has been pivotal in making horticulture the fastest-growing agricultural sector in Australia.

Frontiers empowers partners to elevate their brand, drive innovation, and make a real impact on Australia’s food security and the sustainability of the horticulture sector.

Our partners include Australian and international co-investors including government, agencies and leading science, technology and data experts, working with industry to address current challenges and anticipate future opportunities.

Our opportunities are aligned with Frontiers themes and advertised via tenders.net. All proposals undergo rigorous review to maintain the highest standards. We also welcome direct idea submissions here for collaborative exploration.

Partner benefits include:

Trusted collaboration: Become part of the grower-owned network of a leading Rural Research and Development Corporation (RDC).
Internationally competitive co-investment model: Our process is effective and easy to use, designed with momentum at its core.
Gold standard ethics and integrity: Measures that ensure a seamless investment process for our partners, fostering trust and transparency every step of the way.
Grower access: Tap into an engaged grower and farm community, located in diverse geographic and climatic regions across Australia.
Advantaged partner network: Our partners have access to a village of experts from early adopters and tech innovators to established local and global disruptors.
Rapid amplification of research outcomes: Partners can trust that the research outcomes delivered will be adopted by those who count.
Flexible funding options: Unlock funding up to 35 cents per dollar invested.
Proven impact: Hort Innovation Frontiers has a history of delivering for industry and the broader community, from revolutionising biosecurity through novel pest management systems and enhancing town planning to include more green space to advancing production practices to reduce the carbon footprint of farms.

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PROFESSOR JOEL MACKAY
University of Sydney

‘For us, partnering with Hort Innovation is a really exciting opportunity. Not only because they have provided us with funding to pursue a relatively early-stage project, we’re connected to the industries who are going to make the most use of the research we carry out.’