The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, a collaboration between the provincial government, the University of Guelph, and Agricultural Research and Innovation Ontario (ARIO), will use $7.2 million to fund 44 Ontario-led research and innovation projects aimed at helping farmers and agribusinesses become more competitive.
Funded projects focus on protecting animal and plant health, strengthening production systems, increasing environmental sustainability, and bolstering productivity and growth, says the province.
Project examples include:
- Development of an avian flu vaccine
- Micronutrient tissue testing of soybean
- A genomic marker for African swine fever
- Optimizing fertilizer management for winter wheat and vegetable crops in Ontario to reduce reliance on fertilizers
- Creating low-cost bio-graphene out of agricultural residues that can be used for electric batteries
- Developing plastic alternatives to provide environmental solutions that reduce reliance on single-use plastic products
- Developing a harvesting robot for tomato greenhouses
Tap here for a full list of funded projects.
Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance will launch their next applied research funding opportunity in the fall of 2024.
