New partnership to drive innovation in perennial fruits
14 March 2018: AgTech solutions company Autogrow and Plant & Food Research today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) confirming their intention to collaborate in the
development of protocols to maximise yield and enable continuous production of perennial fruits.
The agreement was signed by Autogrow CEO Darryn Keiller and Dr Kieran Elborough, General Manager Science - New Cultivar
Innovation for Plant & Food Research.
“We are incredibly excited to be working with Plant & Food Research and see collaborations like this as fundamental to furthering our industry, ultimately benefiting both
growers and consumers. Plant & Food Research are responsible for some of the best cultivars to come onto the global market and their science expertise
combined with our knowledge of controlled environment agriculture will take perennial fruits to the next level,” said Mr
Keiller.
Autogrow’s Director of Plant Science and Agronomy Dr Tharindu Weeraratne will head up Autogrow’s team as part of the
MoU.
Speaking at the signing, Dr Elborough said, “Working with a global company like Autogrow has the potential for us to
match new breeding strategies with future growing systems that deal with numerous horticultural challenges such as
climate change, sustainable food production and reducing land availability.”
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