Projects

Mera Food Group, Mera Developments and Benson Farm are developing new plant-based protein products from crops grown in Western Canada.

Ingredion Inc., Ingredion Plant Based Protein Specialties (Canada) Inc., Verdient Foods Inc., T Base 4 Investments and O.M.D. Food Products are turning pulses into high-value protein ingredients.

Farmers Edge and OPIsystems will focus on developing technology that will serve a dual purpose for Canada’s plant-protein sector: the creation and distribution of on-farm prediction models for growers, and a comprehensive platform that will increase traceability.

Sightline Innovation, DL Seeds and SeedNet will use Novel AI and data trust tools to accelerate plant breeding.

Precision.ai Inc., Sure Growth Solutions Inc., Exceed Grain Marketing and the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan are developing technology that specifically targets pests when spraying fields.

Griffith Foods, Persall Fine Foods and k2MILLING are researching and developing new plant-based protein ingredients for the growing flexitarian market.

AGT Food and Ingredients and ulivit are creating new plant-based foods using pulses grown and processed on the Prairies.

Roquette and Prairie Fava are finding solutions to processing in cold climates and developing new pea and fava bean products.

Lucent BioSciences and AGT Foods and Ingredients are using co-products from processing to create a delivery agent for crop micronutrients.

Provision Analytics, Verge Technologies, Skymatics, and Coutts Agro are correlating farm-level practices through the value chain, from production to processing.

Corteva Agriscience, Bunge Canada and Botaneco are developing new canola breeds that produce high-protein meal for downstream use.

Merit Functional Foods, Pitura Seeds, and Winning Combination processing pea protein and canola protein into a range of new plant-based protein products.