The Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence program recognizes outstanding agriculture and agri-food related innovators including producers, processors, and agri-food organizations.
The objectives of the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence Program are to:
- Recognize and encourage innovators in the agri-food sector
- Foster farm-level innovation
- Raise awareness about the importance of agri-food innovation and its impact on the Ontario economy
Submit your application by 11:59 p.m. on April 28, 2017 to be eligible for a chance to receive one of the following awards:
- Premier’s Award – one $75,000 award
- Minister’s Award – one $50,000 award
- Leaders in Innovation Award – three $25,000 awards
- Provincial award – 45 – $5,000 awards
To read about the more than 500 innovation projects that have been recognized since the program started in 2006 visit Agri-Food Innovation. These include innovations that have:
- Modifyed equipment to enhance production
- Responded to consumer demands by developing a new product
- Implemented new technology to increase efficiencies
For more information, contact:
Darlene Harrietha
Premier’s Award Program Analyst
Email: darlene.harrietha@ontario.ca
Phone: 519-826-4847
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