Disruptors
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RBC Thought Leadership, John Stackhouse
Cultivation Innovation: A New Era for Canadian Agriculture
29 minutes Posted Jun 4, 2024 at 8:00 am.
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AI, automation, robots, and drones are all impacting the way we grow food — and it’s happening right here on Canadian soil.
With a growing population, an affordability crisis, and increasing food insecurity, greenhouse innovation has a huge role to play in the agri-food sector.
Can Canada emerge as a leader in a low-carbon global food system?
To find out, John visits the greenhouse capital of Canada; Leamington, Ontario, where he’s joined by Peter Quiring, CEO at Nature Fresh Farms and Matt Korpan from the SEF Center for Horticultural Innovation.