Funding to support research and development activities, including Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) and Ag Demonstration of Practices and Technology (ADOPT).
The Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) supports the growth of the agriculture industry in Saskatchewan. ADF develops solutions to emerging problems that constrain production and value-added processing.
The ADOPT program provides funding to help producer groups and First Nations communities demonstrate and evaluate new agricultural practices and technologies at the local level. The results of successful trials can then be adopted by agricultural operations in the region.
Producer-led groups enrolled in this program receive funding for operational costs and necessary infrastructure to support the delivery of agricultural demonstration and research activities.
The Strategic Field Program (SFP) offers funding for rigorous field level demonstrations and/or the evaluation of targeted practices and technologies.
The Strategic Research Initiative (SRI) provides targeted funding to advance strategic priorities within the industry.
The Ministry of Agriculture has committed to provide funding for the salaries and benefits of the Strategic Research Program (SRP) chairs for a five-year period.