Technology and nature do not have to be at odds.
Smart farming is helping improve efficiency while supporting biodiversity, creating agricultural systems that are both productive and environmentally responsible.
#SmartFarming #Biodiversity #SustainableAgriculture #AgTech #Conservation
Agriculture is evolving, and hydroponic farming is opening new possibilities for sustainable food production.
By growing crops with less water and optimized nutrient delivery, hydroponics offers an innovative approach to meeting future agricultural challenges.
Read more:
https://harisharandevgan.com/blogs/hydroponic-agriculture/
#Hydroponics #SustainableAgriculture #FarmingInnovation #FoodSecurity #AgTech
Most people still imagine farming as tractors, muddy boots and hard physical labour.
The reality is increasingly software platforms, AI-powered field systems, autonomous robots, GPS systems and machine data.
Companies like FarmDroid, AgXeed and Odd.Bot are changing how farms operate.
#AI #robotics #technology #agriculture #agtech #innovation #GPS
The root problem is accounting. You cannot compensate for what the ledger does not record.
We are building that ledger: ecological events — soil carbon, pollination, water quality, biodiversity — in the same data structure as farm economics. Open standards. Auditable. Portable.
Not because better software fixes the politics. But because once the data exists, the question gets harder to avoid.
@growgood.org.au #RegenerativeAgriculture #EcosystemServices #AgriculturalPolicy #AgTech
When Chef is Out of This World 👨🍳🚀
Space-grown veggies 🥦 make diners feel weightless literal. Binary menu was clue. 🌌 Experience... out there.
#SpaceFood #Foodie #Gourmet #FutureFood #Relatable #FunnyComics #Cartoon #DiningOut #HealthyEating #AgTech #Satire #Astronaut #FineDining
@adamhsparks @sustainable_schools I’ve noticed the same. The agriculture community on Mastodon is smaller, but the conversations often feel more thoughtful and less driven by algorithms.
Hopefully, as more farmers, researchers, and agribusiness professionals join, those connections will continue to grow.
The CGT debate isn't about #innovation. It's about who keeps the windfall when a VC bet pays off.
Unicorns don't build ecosystems — they build monopolies. Then they enshittify. We've watched this play out with every platform that started free and now charges you to breathe.
While Australia argues about tax discounts, Europe is funding a digital commons. Mondragon has been proving cooperatives outperform investor-owned firms for 70 years.
We're asking the wrong question. Here's a better one 👇
https://gaggl.com/blogs/2026-05-29-unicorns-build-monocultures/
#AgTech #OpenSource #DigitalCommons #Cooperatives #AusPol #Startups
Every few months, Australia’s business press discovers a new emergency. Right now it’s the capital gains tax. According to the usual commentators — founders, VCs, and their aligned media — Labor’s move to replace the 50% CGT discount with inflation-adjusted indexation is an act of vandalism against Australian ingenuity. Entrepreneurs will flee. Talent will dry up. The unicorns won’t come. I’ve been working in and around Australian agtech and startups for the better part of two decades. I’ve watched the same arguments recycled through every policy debate: the R&D tax credit, the ESVCLP scheme, the startup visa. The answer is always the same — give us more upside, or we’ll take our toys elsewhere.
Unicorns Build Monocultures
Every few months, Australia’s business press discovers a new emergency. Right now it’s the capital gains tax. According to the usual commentators — founders, VCs, and their aligned media — Labor’s move to replace the 50% CGT discount with inflation-adjusted indexation is an act of vandalism against Australian ingenuity. Entrepreneurs will flee. Talent will dry up. The unicorns won’t come. I’ve been working in and around Australian agtech and startups for the better part of two decades. I’ve watched the same arguments recycled through every policy debate: the R&D tax credit, the ESVCLP scheme, the startup visa. The answer is always the same — give us more upside, or we’ll take our toys elsewhere.https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://gaggl.com/blogs/2026-05-29-unicorns-build-monocultures/
Every few months, Australia’s business press discovers a new emergency. Right now it’s the capital gains tax. According to the usual commentators — founders, VCs, and their aligned media — Labor’s move to replace the 50% CGT discount with inflation-adjusted indexation is an act of vandalism against Australian ingenuity. Entrepreneurs will flee. Talent will dry up. The unicorns won’t come. I’ve been working in and around Australian agtech and startups for the better part of two decades. I’ve watched the same arguments recycled through every policy debate: the R&D tax credit, the ESVCLP scheme, the startup visa. The answer is always the same — give us more upside, or we’ll take our toys elsewhere.
Harisharan Devgan
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