Broker Program

Program objective

To create and support "broker" organizations and activities working between the agricultural sector, industry, government and universities to accelerate the identification of new strategic innovation opportunities.

Expected results of the program

The program will:

• strengthen existing and support the creation of new value chains;
• identify new and differentiated agricultural commodities for use in a wide range of new products and markets;
• strengthen the identification and adoption of new innovations by brokering between the agricultural sector, universities, government and industry
• support the identification and development of new strategic innovation opportunities that combine knowledge and science to transform commodities to address newly identified market opportunities; and
• identify products derived from agricultural inputs which move producers/rural communities up the value chain and increase their share of agri-sector income;

Time frame for program

The Broker 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 Broker 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.