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Alberta invests $1.4B in agriculture innovation and job creation
The Alberta government has announced further supports for the province’s agriculture sector aimed at building value-added capacity and bolstering economic activity.
The plan is said to aggressively pursue private investment attraction with a target of $1.4 billion.
As part of Alberta’s Recovery Plan, officials claim the investment attraction initiative will create more than 2,000 jobs and get Albertans back to work in emerging sectors like hemp, agri-technology and value-added processing of grain, oilseed, plant protein and meat.
Olds College, with the Alberta Government’s investment of $200,000 from the Canadian Agriculture Partnership (CAP) through Agriculture and Forestry, will partner with THRIVE’s Canada accelerator and startup program, which focuses on technology-driven solutions to support agriculture and food sectors.