Agriculture and food systems have immense potential to help Canada adapt to and manage climate change, with genomics research driving sustainable solutions to global challenges.
The University of Guelph, a leader in agri-food genomics, is at the forefront of impactful research and innovation that enhances lives, strengthens communities, and fuels economic growth.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne has announced $6.6 million in federal funding from Genome Canada for two new genomics hubs hosted by the University of Guelph.
The Agricultural Genomics Action Centre and the Climate Smart-Data Collaboration Centre will collaborate to maximize the benefits of climate-smart agriculture and genomics research.
Together with additional contributions from research partners, these initiatives represent a total investment of over $15.8 million over five years.
Genome Canada’s Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems initiative will support these hubs and nine interdisciplinary challenge teams (ICT) to explore ways to enhance resilience, sustainability, and economic growth in Canada's agri-food sector while reducing carbon emissions.
The hubs will facilitate information sharing across ICT projects and beyond, aiming to amplify the impact of this critical research.
“These investments will build on the incredible capacity in agri-food research, data, and knowledge mobilization already centered at U of G, leveraging the expertise of institutes such as the Research Innovation Office, Food from Thought, Agri-Food Data Canada, and the Arrell Food Institute,” says Dr. Rene Van Acker, Vice-President of Research and Innovation at U of G.
Read the full news release on the U of G News site: U of G Mobilizes Climate-Smart Agriculture and Genomics with Federal Funding.