Two New Agriculture Funding Opportunities
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has launched two new challenges. Think you can solve either of these challenges? Compete for funding to prove your feasibility and develop a solution!
Enhancing automation in controlled environment agriculture farming
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is an indoor technology-based production system where crops are grown under a modified and highly conditioned environment. The greenhouse sector and its derivatives such as vertical farming and hydroculture are the most common forms of CEA used in horticultural production. The Canadian greenhouse industry is by far the largest and fastest growing segment of indoor farming. CEA production is labour intensive, requiring workers for a range of critical production tasks including propagation, planting, movement and management of plants, cleaning, harvesting, pest management, pruning, sorting and packaging. AAFC is launching a challenge to enhance automation in the production and harvesting operations of CEA facilities.
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Challenge sponsor: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Funding mechanism: Grant
Opening date: December 18, 2020
Closing date: January 19, 2021, 14:00 Eastern Standard Time
Prospective applicants should refer to the Innovative Solutions Canada Grant Instructions and Procedures document.
Canadian meat processing technology development challenge
AAFC is launching a challenge to develop new technologies in the Canadian Meat Processing industry.
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Challenge sponsor: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Funding mechanism: Grant
Opening date: December 18, 2020
Closing date: January 13, 2021, 14:00 Eastern Standard Time
Prospective applicants should refer to the Grant Instructions and Procedures document.