The Netherlands is a modern world agri-food vision, 185th the size of Australia but producing 810 times more export earnings per hectare and nearly three times more agri-food export earnings. This report delves into ways Australia’s agrifood sector can learn from the Dutch.The report, which is a collaboration between AgFunder and KPMG, is a reflection on the lessons learnt during the AgriFood Traction Tour, a tour of Australian agrifood business leaders to the Netherlands in order to discover how a tiny European country pushed itself to be the world’s second largest agrifood exporter by value.The sheer investment into leading edge technology development is what sets the Netherlands apart from Australia.More needs to be done to foster collaboration between academics and entrepreneurs in Australia, reflecting the clustering of complementary businesses and institutions in the Netherlands.The quality and diversity of Australia’s emerging talent is a core strength, but the country must focus on how to better network tomorrow’s startup and tech leaders.
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