Canada Invests $134 Million to Boost Agric Innovation
January 26, 2007| |
The Canadian government has announced an investment of $134 million towards the Agri-Opportunities Program, an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) program that will focus on the commercialization of new agri-based products, processes and services. Individuals, producers, agri-businesses, cooperatives, non-profit and for-profit organizations and academia are eligible to apply for the funding, which will be delivered through contribution agreements.
“This is just one of the steps Canada's New Government is taking to fulfill its commitment to invest in the development of new opportunities for the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector” said Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board.
Minister Strahl also announced $15 million in support for the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), an independent, national, not-for-profit organization for agriculture policy research.
Read more at:
http://www.agr.gc.ca/cb/index_e.php?s1=n&s2=2007&page=n70123 and http://www.agr.gc.ca/cb/index_e.php?s1=n&s2=2007&page=n70123a
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