Canada: New Partnership Sends Message That Ag Tech a Great Place to Invest

By Country Guide

Developing an “innovation ecosystem” across Canada and increasing the nation’s competitiveness in the global agriculture and agri-food industry are the goals of a new partnership between Bioenterprise Corporation and Farm Credit Canada (FCC), writes Lois Harris at Country Guide.

“FCC is the Canadian standard for financial support and banking in agriculture and agri-food in the country,” says Dave Smardon, president and CEO of Bioenterprise. “They have connections that span the entire value chain, so this is a perfect partnership for us.”

Based in Guelph, Ont., Bioenterprise is a non-profit commercialization accelerator working in the agtech space. FCC is the Crown corporation that provides financing and business services to 100,000 customers including farmers, agri-food and agri-businesses across the country.

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