agriNEXT

Catalyzing Canadian Agriculture Innovation

Canada has an opportunity through cleantech innovation to increase food production and resiliency, and to reduce and even reverse waste and emissions. This will improve income across the value chain and enhance our competitive positioning in the $4 trillion global agriculture market, while supporting growth of our cleantech sector.

In the face of population growth, changing consumer preferences, declining available arable land, and growing climatic uncertainty and opportunity, innovation is an urgent imperative. 

What’s Next for agriNEXT

In consultation with a growing roster of current and potential partners including founding partners Farm Credit Canada and Natural Products Canada, as well as THRIVE SVG, CDL Rockies, Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG), and the Smart Farm at Olds College, our initial plans are:

1. Sector-Specific Acceleration  – agriculture-specific training launched in April 2022, supporting a cohort of 8-10 agtech-focused ventures from across Canada
2. Ecosystem Alignment and Capacity Building – Build out the network of partners, clarify roles and responsibilities, identify the specific challenges and opportunities facing the agriculture sector in Canada, and establish a regular cadence of network-building events, deal flow, and showcase opportunities for the ventures. 

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Agtech in Alberta

Agtech innovation is essential to meet the needs of a growing world and offers a compelling economic growth opportunity for Alberta. Foresight’s work to support agtech includes our agritech venture acceleration program, matchmaking and investor sessions, and research. Our most recent research provides a revealing look into the progress being made by agtech ventures.