Enhancing Research Capacity at Collège Boréal

在安大略省北部，农业、水产养殖和食品加工是优先部门，积极促进区域经济增长和多样化。尽管消费者对新鲜和当地种植的农产品越来越感兴趣，但生产者和农业企业面临着具体的挑战和障碍，包括但不限于气候变化加剧的艰难环境条件、作物/经济缺乏多样化、基础设施和支持服务不足、劳动力短缺和人口减少。为了应对这些挑战并支持这些领域的新兴创新和劳动力目标，博罗萨达尔学院正在寻求加强和扩大其在农业、水产养殖、林业和生物多样性方面的既定应用研究优势。利用对农业和园艺生产力以及环境可持续性的支持，学院旨在提高学生的成功和创业精神，发展和优化创造性和可持续创新，并培养健康和无障碍的环境。从拟议的应用研究项目中产生的知识和创新产出对于建立和维持安大略省北部充满活力的经济至关重要。

In Northern Ontario, agriculture, aquaculture, and food processing are priority sectors, actively contributing to regional economic growth and diversification. Despite a rising interest among consumer for fresh and locally grown produce, producers and agri-businesses face specific challenges and barriers including, but not limited to difficult environmental conditions exacerbated by climate change, lack of crop/economic diversification, insufficient infrastructure and support services, labour shortages and declining demographics. To address these challenges and support emerging innovations and workforce objectives in these sectors, Collège Boréal is seeking to enhance and expand its established applied research strengths in agriculture, aquaculture, forestry, and biodiversity. Leveraging support for agricultural and horticultural productivity, as well as environmental sustainability, the college aims to enhance student success and entrepreneurship, develop, and optimize creative and sustainable innovations, and cultivate healthy and accessible environments. The knowledge and innovation outputs generated from the proposed applied research program are essential to building and maintaining a vibrant economy in Northern Ontario.