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Governments Invest $5 Million In Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre

Oct 03, 2023

Saskatoon, SK — Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced today, $5 million in five-year funding for the Food Centre.

The Food Centre was pleased to host a media event for this announcement that will enable us to continue its trajectory of growing the value-added industry.  This announcement was very fitting and helped launch Agriculture Month in Saskatchewan with Clinton Monchuk of Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan.
 
“Saskatchewan has one of the fastest growing value-added sectors in the country thanks to a combination of our agricultural base, investment potential and research and innovation assets like the Food Centre. New ideas and products are one of the key enablers of the competitive, growing economy we have in our province, and this investment ensures that our agriculture industry keeps discovering more ways to contribute to it.” – Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister, David Marit
 
“The Food Centre is very pleased to have the continued support of federal and provincial governments in our mission to grow the value-added industry. Today’s investment announcement to the Food Centre will enhance our services to expand our capacity to commercialize new innovative products and technologies. 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.” -Food Centre President, Mehmet Tulbek
 
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