BC Agri-Food Technology & Commercialization Hub/Centre/Network
The BC Food Processors Association as lead agency for the establishment of a BC Agri-Food Technology & Commercialization Hub/Centre/Network, is working with partners across the spectrum of agriculture and food to make this happen. This partnership comprises of a cross section of industry associations and academic institutions representing the needs of micro, small, medium and large British Columbian agri-food based companies. Through these groups, and partnering government bodies, all segments of the Agri-Food value chain are represented from primary production to the end consumer.
This process has led to the completion of a Feasibility Study. Download Feasibility Study.
Currently the team is working on a project titled, "Organizational Infrastructure Development for a BC Agri-Food Innovation and Commercialization HUB/Centre". View the application submitted to the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC.
If you have any inputs/concerns/comments, please do not hesitate to contact the project lead, Nico Human at 604-504-4409 or nico@bcfpa.ca, or the project manager, Rebecca Robertson at 604-432-8948 or fis@interchange.ubc.ca.
Members:
BC Food Processors Association (Lead; Robin Smith and Nico Human)
BC Agriculture Council (Andy Dolberg)
University of British Columbia (Project manager; Rebecca Robertson)
BC Institute of Technology (Paula Brown)
BC Food Technologists Association (Margaret Daskis)
BC Innovation Council (Richard Hallman)
BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands (Debbie Hellbach)
Small Scale Food Processors Association (Nelson Barsi)
Western Canadian Functional Food Network (Greg Edgelow)
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