Protein research plan in the works
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As part of the province’s goal to attract $1 billion in new investment in plant protein processing and another $500 million in new animal protein production there is now funding available for the development of a protein research strategy.
In partnership with the federal government, it has made $100,000 available for the development of the strategy and the establishment of a research chair at the University of Manitoba that will help bridge the gap between Manitoba’s research and protein processing sectors.
James House, head of the department of food and human nutritional sciences at the University of Manitoba, will lead the project.
The province is well on its way on the plant protein processing investment side of things. There is close to $600 million already committed by the French company Roquette and the home-grown Merit Functional Foods who are building two pea protein processing plants in the province. (The Merit plant will also process canola protein.)
On the animal protein side, Manitoba is already the largest producer of hogs and is the third largest beef-producing province in Canada.
“Global demand for plant and animal protein continues to increase, providing economic opportunities for Manitoba’s farmers, processors and communities,” said Blaine Pedersen, Manitoba’s minister of agriculture and resource development. “The new research strategy and the work being undertaken by Dr. House will help industry identify those opportunities, further supporting the Manitoba Protein Advantage strategy.”
In January, the Manitoba government created the Manitoba Protein Consortium to provide leadership and encourage stakeholders to become engaged in the Manitoba Protein Advantage.
The province has also benefitted from several million dollars of investment from Protein Industries Canada, a federally funded innovation supercluster based out of Saskatchewan.
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