The creation of innovative agricultural products in British Columbia will receive a boost over the next five years with an additional $10.4 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments.
Nineteen projects in the Canada-B.C. Agri-Innovation Program have been announced since an initial $3 million was announced last July through the Growing Forward 2 program.
The recent federal budget said an additional $10.4 million will be added over the next five years.
Some of the projects that have already been approved hope to transform agricultural waste into value-added products, test a rubber-bearing plant variety and develop new food and beverage products.
Industry, retailers, food processors and other organizations can apply for funding, which will help:
- Advance plant, animal and food science
- Advance energy and waste management
- Advance new product development and commercialization
- Improve soil and water quality
- Improve climate change adaptation
