Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre Inc.: federal grants and contributions

The Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) aims to increase women-owned businesses? access to the financing, talent, networks and expertise they need to start up, scale up and access new markets.

• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
• Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund
• Saskatoon West

There is a growing need in the pulse industry to expand the functional characteristics of pulse ingredients and a bigger need for dry or wet fractionating processors to understand what natural processes can be applied to enhance the functional attributes of dry or wet fractionated pulse ingredients. This project serves to establish a base for fractionating pulses into proteins and starches and then utilize natural modifications to transform the functional properties of these ingredients beyond their unmodified capacities. This will be done by first establishing a baseline for dry and wet fract

• National Research Council Canada
• Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
• Saskatoon West

The project objective is to build public pride and trust in the agri-food sector’s prioritization of environmentally sustainable best practices in food production post-harvest. Activities include the development of a website and social media campaign, bilingual webinars, and a final workshop for industry professionals and the public.

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• AgriCommunication (ACOM)

• Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund

All grants from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

• Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives

All grants from National Research Council Canada

• AgriCommunication (ACOM)

All grants from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

• Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund
• AgriCommunication (ACOM)

• Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives