Farmers around the world face similar challenges and solutions can often be found by learning and adapting ideas and innovations others have come up with.
SoilMate example of a simple innovation that can yield success
Low-cost sensor-based technology in Norway can help farmers keep equipment level in the field regardless of terrain
A national vision for agri-food innovation
Several recent reports have identified key barriers. Will they drive the change that innovations need to succeed?
Despite its resources, strength in primary production, and agricultural research investments, Canada lags when it comes to bringing innovation to market, not even cracking Bloomberg’s global top 20 list.
Challenge model a new way to fund, support innovation
Five Ontario companies are among 13 semi-finalists selected in the federal government's Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge, which is seeking innovative ways to reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle.
Challenge model a new way to fund, support innovation
Federal departments use crowd-sourcing concept to find ways to reduce methane emissions from cattle
Five Ontario companies are among 13 semi-finalists selected in the federal government’s Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge, which is seeking innovative ways to reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle.
Canada lags in agri-food innovation funding
We will never become a true player on the global innovation stage unless barriers removed
The U.S. takes agri-food innovation much more seriously than Canada does, both by recognizing agriculture as a priority sector with economic growth potential and by making meaningful investments into agri-food entrepreneurs in their regions.
From food waste to protein in six days
Entosystem’s insect rearing technology turns food waste into animal protein and frass fertilizer
Entosystem’s plant in Drummondville can process 90,000 tonnes of organic matter a year, turning it into 5,000 tonnes of high quality protein meal suitable for aquaculture and poultry feed. The company also sells whole black soldier fly larvae as chicken treats for backyard flocks.
New AI-based technologies offer weed control solutions
Canadian and Swiss companies using AI vision tools to target weeds with electricity and minimal chemical use
Some new approaches to weed control include a Canadian ag tech company that is putting a new spark into an old method by using electricity for weeding, and a Swiss company is using high tech visioning equipment to target spray at the weeds instead of all the plants on the field.
New accelerator hub offers support to innovators
Grow Ontario Accelerator Hub provides advisory, mentoring and business services tailored to unique needs of participants
The Grow Ontario Accelerator Hub (GOAH), delivered by Bioenterprise Canada, is a five-year program in which 100 Ontario-based agri-food and agri-tech companies will receive advisory, mentoring and business support services tailored to their needs.
Swiss plant breeders focus on new varieties for climate resilience
Weather extremes present challenges and opportunities
In Switzerland, the national agricultural policy to 2050 focuses on food security through sustainable development from production to consumption.
Smarter bug farming proves possible
Startup creates software to reduce costs and improve productivity of insect farming
Insect farmers face the same challenges with labour, productivity and disease that farmers of more conventional livestock do. It's still an emerging sector in North America, so not many tools are available to address these issues.
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