Governments of Canada and Manitoba invest in project to address the need for skilled workers in Manitoba’s agriculture sector

Nov 04, 2020

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen announced today the governments of Canada and Manitoba are collaborating with the Enterprise Machine Intelligence & Learning Initiative to address the availability of skilled workers in Manitoba’s agriculture sector.

Governments are investing $630,000 from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to support EMILI, the Enterprise Machine Intelligence & Learning Initiative. The funding will allow EMILI to grow their capacity for projects such as digital agriculture asset mapping and convening an industry-academia working group.

Source : Canada.ca

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