The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) wants a critical eye on Canada’s wheat breeding innovation system.
The CWRC says they have engaged a third party to review the system and well it can meet the needs of Canadian farmers.
The collaborative group tapped consulting firm Synthesis Agri-Food Network for the work.
Launched in 2017, the CWRC is a collaboration between Manitoba Crop Alliance, SaskWheat and Alberta Grains and is meant to enable a collaborative take producer-funded research projects aimed at variety development and agronomy.
The collaboration invests more than $9.5 million per year on behalf of western Canadian farmers and engages in core breeding agreements (CBA) with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the University of Saskatchewan Crop Development Centre, the University of Manitoba and the University of Alberta.
