Investing in Agri-food Innovation in Bradford

The Ontario government is investing more than $343 million over five years to support agri-food research and innovation, including the Ontario Crops Research Centre – Bradford.

The investments are being made through a new agreement with the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, a collaboration between the province, the University of Guelph and the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario.

The funding will be used for research focusing on food safety and animal welfare and support the development of a highly skilled workforce that will lead to more economic growth opportunities for the agri-food sector.

This work is supported by the Ontario Crops Research Centre – Bradford and a network of 12 other research centres located across the province. These centres are owned by the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario and managed by the University of Guelph through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance .

The renewal of the Alliance for an additional five years builds on the success of the government’s previous agreement, which increased Ontario’s GDP by $1.4 billion and supported more than 1,300 jobs.

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