Canada recently revealed $6.6 million in federal support for two new hubs, with over $9M in additional investment from provincial government and business partners. The Climate-Smart Data Collaboration Centre and the Agricultural Genomics in Action Centre will operate out of Simon Fraser University, an institution with a history of advancing ag-tech.
The Climate-Smart Data Collaboration Centre will bring together experts from across Canada to develop a decentralized ecosystem, featuring frameworks for sharing data, open-source processing toolkits, and improved community competency and literacy. The Agricultural Genomics in Action Centre, meanwhile, will aim to align and coordinate knowledge mobilization strategies and activities to bridge the gap between generation and implementation.
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