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The Palaszczuk Government has called for submissions on its draft “Queensland AgTech Roadmap 2023-2028”, aimed at “accelerating the digital and technological transformation of Queensland agriculture”.
The Roadmap should be viewed within the context of global trends in agriculture and the new digital technologies that are seeking to integrate and control the entire food chain – from seed to table.
It is all ‘part and parcel’ of an aggressive global push for farming managed by Al and predictive algorithms, precision farming, fake foods – lab-grown meat, synthetically produced oils and breastmilk – robot pollinators, biofortification, gene drives for more advanced forms of GMOs and digital sequencing of genetic information.
The draft Queensland AgTech Roadmap aims to accelerate the digital and technological transformation of Queensland agribusinesses.
You are invited to provide feedback on the roadmap to helpdrive Queensland’s AgTech future. Feedback can be providedvia our survey below, or by uploading a written submission using the form on this page. A copy of the roadmap can be downloaded from the document library.
Submissions close at midnight, Monday 17 April 2023.
About the draft roadmap
AgTech will transform global agriculture and drive productivity, sustainability, traceability, provenance, biosecurity preparedness and response, climate resilience and emissions reduction.
The AgTech Roadmap sets out Queensland’s framework for accelerated development and adoption of agricultural technology by agribusinesses, producers, developers, education providers, governments and investors.
It will strengthen our digital agriculture capabilities worldwide and grow economic opportunities statewide.
It will underpin food security for food supply chains and agricultural jobs, and ensure our world-class products meet the expectations of tomorrow.
The roadmap has been informed by feedback from community forums held throughout Queensland, and a survey, in May and June 2022.
The draft roadmap includes actions five focus areas:
- strengthen the innovation ecosystem
- activate innovation infrastructure
- attract and build local capability
- be globally connected
- coordinate for action.
Make a submission
Draft Queensland AgTech Roadmap 2023–2028 submissionYou can provide feedback on the draft roadmap by completing the survey below or uploading a written submission using the form on this page or emailing it to dafagtech@daf.qld.gov.au.We recommend you download and read the draft roadmap to complete the survey.It’s also a good idea to register on this site before opening the survey so you can save your submission as you complete it. To access your saved draft or completed submission, click on your user profile in the top right-hand corner of the web page. Once you submit the survey you will see an acknowledgement on-screen and receive an email confirmation. Submissions are due by midnight, Monday 17 April 2023.