RDAR is supporting Emissions Reduction Alberta’s (ERA) new Agriculture, Water, and Land Challenge to advance innovations that improve productivity, reduce environmental impacts and create economic opportunities. The funding initiative aims to improve how Alberta produces, uses, remediates and manages its natural resources.
Field testing and demonstration can help producers assess whether an innovation will work in their operations and justify investment. RDAR has worked with ERA to develop the strategy behind the Challenge, reflecting its mandate to advance innovation into agricultural practice. This pathway can support adoption of technologies that improve productivity, profitability and competitiveness while reducing environmental impacts.
ERA states that funding will range from $250,000 to $10 million per project, with a minimum 1:1 funding match. The Challenge targets scale-up, field pilots and first-of-kind demonstrations in agriculture, agrifood, water and land management. Applicants can be based anywhere, but projects must be deployed in Alberta, demonstrate environmental and economic benefits to the province, and have a credible route to wider adoption.
Commenting at the launch of the Challenge on October 22, RDAR’s CEO, Dr. Mark Redmond, said: “RDAR has long recognized the difficulty of getting good innovation through The Final Mile™ and into the hands of those who need it most – Alberta producers. Our funding process demands that projects have a clear and sustainable path to commercialization, and we’re pleased to assist Emissions Reduction Alberta in crafting a strategy that brings this value to a programme that will deliver impact across the whole agricultural sector.”
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