Scaling agriculture technology takes coordination [Video]

Canada is an agriculture exporting superpower, but it should also be a leader in agriculture technology, says a new report.

Created by the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph and the Food and Agriculture Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley, the report recommends four strategies to drive increased success in agriculture technology.

Why it matters: Farms struggle with growing productivity amid labour shortages and a healthy ag tech innovation system can help solve some challenges.

Canada produces significant intellectual property and primary research in agriculture, but has historically struggled to get those ideas to market. There’s also a gap in venture funding along the agriculture technology development process, where few funders exist.

The approach needs the industry, government and academia to work together, says Erin Doherty, strategic initiatives lead at the Arrell Food Institute.

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