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Lean times hit the vertical farming business

webfull — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 20:12:24 +0000

Vertical farming, once touted as the future of agriculture, is currently facing a lean period. Challenges in scalability and energy consumption have cast a shadow on this innovative farming method.

Published: 18 July 2023

Quebec increases its sustainable agriculture program by $15 million

webfull — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:04:12 +0000

On Monday, Minister of Agriculture André Lamontagne will speak at the 7th Summit of Subnational Governments and Cities, an "official side event" of COP15. The Minister, alongside a dozen dignitaries, will participate in a panel that will stress the importance of making local governments ambassadors for the new global framework on biological diversity, set to be adopted at the close of COP15.

Published: 12 December 2022

$2.5 million for the creation of the Réseau québécois de recherche en agriculture durable

webfull — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 12:47:46 +0000

On October 8th, the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT), along with its partner the ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation (MAPAQ) announced the creation of the Réseau québécois de recherche en agriculture durable (RQRAD), a flagship measure of the Plan d’agriculture durable 2020-2030 (PAD).

Published: 13 October 2021