The Canola AgriScience Cluster is five-year research program (2023-2028) funded through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership and the canola industry. The program supports the canola industry’s goals of sustainably and profitably increasing production and further contributing to environmental sustainability.
The federal Canola AgriScience Cluster funding for projects under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership was combined with contributions from Alberta Canola, SaskCanola, Manitoba Canola Growers, the Ontario Canola Growers Association and industry. Read more in the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) Federal investment in canola research will help drive sustainable growth of the sector article release.
The Canola AgriScience Cluster focused on four priority areas of research to support sustainable growth of the canola industry, including:
- Priority 1: Climate change and environment – reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon sequestration from canola.
- Priority 2: Economic growth and development – increase canola’s global competitiveness.
- Priority 3: Sector resilience and societal challenges – improving canola’s resilience in response to climatic stressors and pest pressures.
- Priority 4: Knowledge and technology transfer and impact assessment – turning results into recommendations and evaluating significance
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