{"id":27514,"date":"2023-09-06T11:09:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/?p=27514"},"modified":"2023-10-02T13:53:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T17:53:56","slug":"investments-of-70-million-to-support-genomics-research-and-increase-food-system-resilience-in-the-face-of-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/news-and-publications\/investments-of-70-million-to-support-genomics-research-and-increase-food-system-resilience-in-the-face-of-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Investments of $70 million to support genomics research and increase food system resilience in the face of climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Montr\u00e9al, September<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>6, 2023<\/strong> \u2013 Nine major interdisciplinary research projects have been selected across Canada to take part in the <a href=\"https:\/\/genomecanada.ca\/challenge-areas\/climate-smart-agriculture-and-food-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems<\/a> initiative launched by Genome Canada in May 2022. The total value of the announcement represents an investment of nearly $70 million, including a federal government investment of almost $27 million and nearly $42 million from co-funding partners. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Greg Fergus, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada and to the President of the Treasury Board, and Audrey Bogemans Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Climate change poses new challenges for the agri-food sector. Companies need to adapt. The selected research projects all aim to reduce the carbon footprint of Canada\u2019s food production systems while building their resiliency, environmental sustainability, and economic viability. The projects will be carried out by interdisciplinary teams bringing together the expertise of researchers, businesses, agricultural producers and government partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s research teams have once again distinguished themselves on a Canada-wide scale, with two major projects selected for total investments of $23 million, of which $2.9 million is provided by the Qu\u00e9bec government through G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/funded-projects\/omics-to-close-the-loop-optimized-amendment-from-local-agri-food-waste-for-carbon-footprint-reduction\/\">Omics to close the loop: Optimized amendment from local agri-food waste for carbon footprint reduction<\/a>, led by Joan Laur of Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al and Louise H\u00e9nault-Ethier of the INRS. G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s contribution amounts to $2.16 million, for a total investment of<br>$6.55 million.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/funded-projects\/leveraging-genomics-to-achieve-dairy-net-zero\/\">Leveraging genomics to achieve dairy net-zero<\/a>, led by Christine Baes and Filippo Miglior of the University of Guelph, Rachel Gervais of Universit\u00e9 Laval and Paul Stothard of the University of Alberta. G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s contribution amounts to $760,000, for a total investment of $16.35 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding interdisciplinary challenge teams is one of the three components of the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems initiative. The other two components will fund a <a href=\"https:\/\/genomecanada.ca\/genome-canada-investments-target-csafs-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> coordination centre and a <a href=\"https:\/\/genomecanada.ca\/genome-canada-investments-target-csafs-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">knowledge<\/a> mobilization and implementation coordination centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cGenomics technologies have produced some of the most impressive scientific breakthroughs of the past two decades, and it just keeps going thanks to the leadership of our researchers. Our government is proud to support the 9 teams announced today as they are another great example of Canada\u2019s role as a world leader in this field. Their expertise will help bring us forward in reducing the carbon footprint of Canada\u2019s food production systems, while continuing to develop innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne<\/em><\/strong><em>, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s through projects that mobilize Qu\u00e9bec&#8217;s scientific, academic and industrial communities that we&#8217;ll continue to strengthen our research and innovation capacity in strategic sectors. In addition to stimulating interdisciplinary collaboration, the initiatives co-funded here by G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec will help to decarbonize our agri-food industry. A fine example of genomics&#8217; contribution to Qu\u00e9bec&#8217;s energy transition.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Pierre Fitzgibbon<\/strong>, Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, Minister Responsible for Regional Economic Development, and Minister Responsible for the Metropolis and the Montr\u00e9al Region<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cGenome Canada is proud to drive solutions to the climate crisis and Canada\u2019s leadership on this major global challenge. By harnessing the power of genomics and the strengths of diverse researchers, institutions, companies and communities, the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems initiative will support vital transformation across one of the most important sectors for Canada\u2019s economy, health and wellbeing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Rob Annan<\/em><\/strong><em>, President and CEO, Genome Canada<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cGenomics technologies have produced some of the most impressive scientific breakthroughs of the past two decades, and it just keeps going thanks to the leadership of our researchers. Our government is proud to support the 9 teams announced today as they are another great example of Canada\u2019s role as a world leader in this field. Their expertise will help bring us forward in reducing the carbon footprint of Canada\u2019s food production systems, while continuing to develop innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Josette-Ren\u00e9e&nbsp;Landry<\/em><\/strong><em>, President and CEO of G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;To fight against waste and greenhouse gas emissions, we need to better manage food residues. Our research project aims to optimize the transformation processes of organic waste by microorganisms in nature-inspired bioreactors. This work will contribute to finding concrete solutions to the climate crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Joan Laur,<\/em><\/strong><em> Assistant professor, University of Montr\u00e9al, researcher, Institut de recherche en biologie v\u00e9g\u00e9tale, Botanist and researcher, Montr\u00e9al Botanical Garden<\/em> and <strong><em>Louise H\u00e9nault-\u00c9thier,<\/em><\/strong><em> Associate Professor, Institut national de la recherche scientifique<\/em>, <em>Director of the Centre Eau Terre Environnement and R&amp;D and Innovation Director, TriCycle Inc.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s mission is to catalyze the development and excellence of genomics research and promote its integration and democratization. It is a pillar of the Qu\u00e9bec bioeconomy and contributes to Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s influence and its social and sustainable development. The funds invested by G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec are provided by the Minist\u00e8re de l\u2019\u00c9conomie, de l\u2019Innovation et de l\u2019\u00c9nergie (MEIE), the Government of Canada, through Genome Canada, and private partners. To learn more, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/\">www.genomequebec.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211;&nbsp;30\u2009-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Alexandra Roy&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Advisor, Public Affairs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>819-212-0459<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:aroy@genomequebec.com\">aroy@genomequebec.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Nicola Katz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director, Communications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>G\u00e9nome Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>613-297-0267<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:nkatz@genomecanada.ca\">nkatz@genomecanada.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montr\u00e9al, September&nbsp;6, 2023 \u2013 Nine major interdisciplinary research projects have been selected across Canada to take part in the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems initiative launched by Genome Canada in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"16728,16589,16494,16476,16828,16588","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[295],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27514"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27536,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27514\/revisions\/27536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}