Plantix is a mobile application with the mission to make agriculture more sustainable.  Plantix is designed to diagnose disease in crops. By sending a picture of your crop, the Crop Doctor will help solve the problem. The android phone is turned into a mobile crop doctor. With just a photo, the Plantix application diagnosis infected crops and offers treatments for any pest, disease or nutrient deficiency problem.  The application is designed to benefit best farming practices, preventative measures and  has a fertilizer calculator. It also contains a weekly action plan aligned with various crops and conditions.For more read:  https://plantix.net/en/

Monash University researchers have developed an apple-picking robot that displayed a better than 85 per cent success rate in field trials.It seeks to "address chronic labour shortages Australia’s agricultural sector is experiencing brought on by COVID-19, as well as tackling the future food crisis."“Our developed vision system can not only positively identify apples in a tree within its range in an outdoors orchard environment by means of deep learning, but also identify and categorise obstacles [for]... the "optimum trajectory for apple extraction" said research lead Dr Chao Chen.Source: https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/monash-researchers-develop-robot-apple-harvester 

Cubic farm systems specialize in growing plants in controlled indoor environments. The chain-ag tech will empower farmers not only in North America but now in the Australian market to help farmers grow  predictable farm produce 365 days a year. This technology is particularly welcomed in Australia due to the issues of natural disasters and food scarcity in some regions. CubicFarms is an automated, environment-controlled system where trays of high-value crops like leafy vegetables, herbs and other crops follow a patented, undulating “V-shape” path that ensures all sides of the plant are evenly bathed in light to maximize growth.

In the Netherlands, illuminated lights dance across the fields.   Daan Roosegaarde’s GROW project uses photobiology light science technologies to create art and increase crop yield. Certain combinations of blue, red and ultraviolet (UV) light can enhance plant growth and may reduce the use of pesticides by up to 50%.Read More at: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/01/light-led-crops-pesticides-sustainable-agriculture