Ontario Championing Agri-Food Research

Our government is investing over $8 million in 47 Ontario-led research and innovation projects that will enhance operations for farmers, food processors, distributors, retailers, restaurants, and consumers.

These projects will focus on providing support for rural communities, keeping our food supply safe, and developing a prosperous, environmentally sustainable agri-food sector.

Ontario’s agri-food sector contributes $48.8 billion in GDP to our provincial economy and sustains over 750,000 jobs provincewide.

As part of these 47 projects, the government is investing approximately $1 million through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance Special Initiative Program in the Braiding Food Systems: Co-Constructing Indigenous Seed Systems in Northern Ontario for Food Sovereignty, Security and Climate Adaptation project. This project uses a community-based approach to address food insecurity and climate change impacting Northern Ontario First Nations communities.

Learn more: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1003311/ontario-championing-agri-food-research