From Betakit: CANADIAN AGRI-FOOD NETWORK RECEIVES $49.5 MILLION TO DEVELOP AGRI-TECH SOLUTIONS

The Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN), a $108.5 million project aimed at developing exportable farming solutions, has received an investment of “up to” $49.5 million from the federal government.

The project, which is being led by Alberta Innovates and the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, along with Alberta’s Olds College and Lakeland College, is expected to begin with eight partners from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec. The project will specifically look at technologies using artificial intelligence, robotics, and precision agriculture….