Funding awarded to canola research

May 11, 2009

Biodiesel research received federal funding to help boost the Canadian economy. The Canadian government announced $1 million was awarded to the Sustainable Cropping System Platforms for Biodiesel Feedstock Quantity research network. The funds will help the research network determine effective ways to increase canola production through a series of five experiments on Western Canada's major soil zones and ecoregions. According to SBQQ, greater canola production will increase canola demand and profitability for canola farmers. It will help create jobs, reduce greenhouse gases and have a number of other beneficial spin-offs for the entire industry. The Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program is providing the funding. ABIP is intended to benefit farmers by generating new agricultural knowledge and technology, and to promote research, development, and the commercialization of agricultural bioproducts in Canada.

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