Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan Invest $17.6 Million in Crop Research

Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced total funding of $17.6 million today for crop-related research in 2023.

Invested through Saskatchewan's Agriculture Development Fund (ADF), the announcement includes $10.3 million for 49 research projects, as well as $7.2 million in operational support over the next five years for the Crop Development Centre (CDC) in Saskatoon. Since being established in 1971, the CDC - a research organization with the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan - has released over 500 commercial crop varieties in over 40 different crop types.

"Climate change and severe weather conditions threaten farmers' livelihoods," Bibeau said. "We continue to invest in research and innovation so that producers have the tools they need to maintain and increase productivity despite the changing climate."