The
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is now accepting letters of intent for
research funding under the Agriculture Development Fund (ADF).
The
fund will consider proposals related to any aspect of agricultural production,
but specific emphasis is being placed on research which will lead to:
- Improved food
quality and safety;
- New and
innovative food and other bioproducts and bioprocessing technologies;
- Optimized
livestock feeding systems;
- Increased
competitiveness in livestock production;
- Decreased
agricultural production risks;
- New crop varieties
to meet market demands and consumer preferences; and
- Integrated
production systems and practices that reduce agriculture’s impact on the
environment.
Letters of intent will be accepted until April 15,
2008. Successful applicants will then be asked to submit a full proposal.
Letter
of Intent forms are available online at www.arb.gov.sk.ca
or through the links on the Saskatchewan Agriculture website at www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca.
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We require past applicants to download a new version of the LOI form each
year. Several fields of the LOI synchronize
with
our database and will
only accept the current version available from the website. In
addition, this year’s LOI form
has been updated to reflect
the name change of the Ministry.
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Applicants
are asked to follow the online instructions. If problems or questions
arise, call (306) 787-5929 or email arbonline@gov.sk.ca.
For
additional information / assistance contact:
Ron
Mantyka
Research
Facilitator
Office
of the Vice-President Research
Univeristy
of Saskatchewan
Tel.
(306) 966-1433
Fax
(306)966-8597
email
ron.mantyka@usask.ca