Agriculture

Food is essential to both survival and Canada's economy. NRC supports one of the country's most important industries and biggest export areas through research that improves crops, promotes aquaculture and finds new ways to use plants for better health.

Institutes and Programs

• National Research Council Canada
• NRC Plant Biotechnology Institute
• National Bioproducts Program
• NRC Genomics and Health Initiative

Research Programs

• Crop Genomics
• NRC-GHI Phase I
• NRC-GHI Phase II
• NRC-GHI Phase III
• NRC-GHI Phase IV
• NRC-GHI Research Programs
• Plant Products for Health and Wellness

Research Projects

• Biorenewable Oil for Food and Fuel
• Biorenewable Oil for Food and Fuel

Business Opportunities and Services

• Services

  NRC offers a variety of services to businesses. Individual institutes offer for-fee services, ranging from calibration to development of building codes. Browse a variety of services that NRC offers related to agriculture.

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• Facilities

  National Research Council (NRC) facilities offer Canadian businesses and universities access to state-of-the-art equipment, research and training programs, and world leading design, fabrication, testing and co-location facilities. Browse our state-of-the-art facilities related to agriculture.

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Publications

• NRC-authored publication citations are available in the NRC Publications Archive (NPArC).