New Projects to Strengthen Future for Canadian Pulses
(firmenpresse) - SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN -- (Marketwired) -- 01/13/15 -- Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced today an investment of more than $3.3 million to Pulse Canada to help increase the use of pulse and pulse products in the food manufacturing industry and to assist multi-sector producers in responding to non-tariff barriers in overseas markets.
Pulse Canada will receive over $3 million in funding over five years from the AgriMarketing Program under Growing Forward 2 (GF2). These projects include:
It will also receive $270,000 funding from the GF2 AgriInnovation Program to enable the pulse sector to transfer knowledge and expertise to the food processing and ingredients sector for pulse-containing food products marketed with nutrition and health claims. This investment will benefit pulse growers by increasing the use and demand for pulses in new and reformulated food products.
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"This Government remains committed to the economy, and our hard-working pulse growers play a vital role in creating jobs and keeping our economy strong. We are pleased to accelerate the commercialization of value-added research and technology in the sector and to give producers the tools they need to better respond to emerging non-tariff barriers in foreign markets."
- Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz
"Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Growing Forward 2 investments are supporting a new era of cooperation between commodity groups, trade organizations and food companies. Each collaborative effort is focused on driving costs down and enhancing the value of agri-products grown, marketed and sold by farmers across Canada."
- Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse Canada
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Contacts:
Jeff English
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Gerry Ritz
613-773-1059
Media Relations
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
613-773-7972
1-866-345-7972
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Courtney Hirota
Director, Strategic Communications
Pulse Canada
204-925-3782
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Datum: 13.01.2015 - 14:52 Uhr
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