REGINA — The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have funding of $5 million for the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre in Saskatoon.
The funding, delivered through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), will support the Food Centre's work to enable the continued growth of value-added revenue and agri-food exports in the province over the next five years.
Established in 1997, the Food Centre is a non-profit organization offering pathfinding, product development and commercialization services to agri-food processors. It has supported the development and processing of over 1,000 new products, consulted with more than 500 companies and assisted in product commercialization related to almost all new agri-food start-ups in the province.
"[This] investment announcement to the Food Centre will enhance our services to expand capacity to commercialize new innovative products and technologies.” Food Centre President Mehmet Tulbek said.
“With this support, Saskatchewan will continue to be one of the leaders in innovation for the food industry, exploring novel uses from locally grown inputs, raw materials and co-products to create greater value for our agri-food sector and providing industry access to global opportunities."
SASKTODAY.ca is Saskatchewan's home page. Bookmark us at this link.
