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Growing Canadian Agri-Innovations Program
'We share a common vision for a profitable and innovative industry that seizes opportunities in responding to market demands and contributes to the health and well-being of Canadians.'
Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers
Quebec City, Quebec, July 2008
Initiatives under the Growing Canadian Agri-Innovations Program will help to build an innovative and competitive agricultural sector by encouraging industry leadership and investment in agricultural science and innovation.
Agri-Foresight will help the agricultural sector anticipate possible future challenges and opportunities. Partners and stakeholders will anticipate, plan for and take leadership by developing innovation strategies for enhanced profitability.
Canadian Agri-Science Clusters will help key industry-led agricultural organizations to pull together national scientific and technical resources to establish clusters that support innovation for enhanced profitability and competitiveness.
Encouraging industry leadership and investment in Canadian Agri-Science Clusters will reduce the time needed for new products, practices and processes to reach the market.
Developing Innovative Agri-Products will support industry-led science and technology projects that bridge the gap between ideas and discoveries and products in the marketplace. These investments will pay off as innovation creates new economic opportunities for farmers, agri-businesses and communities.
This initiative includes two streams:
- Innovation Strategy Development to support collaboration and planning by stakeholders to create and expand agriculture, agri-food and agri-based value chains that will develop new innovative opportunities.
- Implementation of Applied Science, Technology Development and Piloting Projects to transform innovative ideas into new agri-products, practices and processes by helping the sector access applied science research and development resources.
Promoting Agri-Based Investment Opportunities will create linkages that encourage private investment in the development of innovative agricultural products, practices and processes by bringing together and encouraging networks of potential investors and agri-entrepreneurs.
Growing Forward
Growing Forward is a commitment to Canada's agriculture sector by the federal, provincial and territorial governments to work together and to share the costs of building the productivity, profitability and competitiveness of our agriculture industry.
Growing Canadian Agri-Innovations Program
Initiatives under the Growing Canadian Agri-Innovations Program will help to build an innovative and competitive agricultural sector by encouraging industry leadership and investment in agricultural science and innovation.
- Agri-Foresight
- Canadian Agri-Science Clusters
- Developing Innovative Agri-Products
- Promoting Agri-Based Investment Opportunities
Alternative Formats
Consult the Growing Canadian Agri-Innovations Program brochure (PDF version, 919 KB)
For more information on any Growing Canadian Agri-Innovations Program initiatives, please contact us at:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Innovation Directorate
1341 Baseline Road
Tower 5, 5th Floor, Room 138
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C5
Email: infoClusters@agr.gc.ca
Toll free number: 1-866-857-2287
Growing Forward, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.