Agri-Innovation Program

Program objective

To accelerate the rate of identification, assessment, development and adoption of innovation-based products, thereby providing new market-oriented, commercialization opportunities for the agri-food sector.

Expected results of the program

The program will:

• draw on existing or develop new, agriculturally-related value chains which include producer involvement as well as the involvement of value-chains;
• identify and technologically assess the use of traditional and new commodities and their components for use in a wide range of new products and markets;
• enhance the rate of identification and adoption of new science-based innovations using agricultural inputs through transformational/proofing techniques and processes; and
• move producers and rural communities up the value chain thus increasing their share of agri-sector income.

Time frame for Program

The Agri-Innovation Program has received an overwhelming response and continuity funding for the 2008-2009 period has been fully allocated.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) will no longer be accepting new applications for Agri-Innovation Program funding.

Details on new Growing Forward programs will be announced as soon as possible.

For more information contact:

Dr. Della Johnston, PH.D.
Director, Innovation Directorate
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Ottawa, ON K1A 0C5
Tel: 613-759-7851
Fax: 613-759-7769
E-mail: broker-courtage@agr.gc.ca 

Funded under the Agricultural Policy Framework, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.