/channels/taxonomy/term/26321/all en /channels/channels/news/lean-times-hit-vertical-farming-business-349111 <p>Vertical farming, once touted as the future of agriculture, is currently facing a lean period. Challenges in scalability and energy consumption have cast a shadow on this innovative farming method. </p> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 20:12:24 +0000 webfull 190571 at /channels /channels/channels/news/quebec-increases-its-sustainable-agriculture-program-15-million-344253 <p>On Monday, Minister of Agriculture André Lamontagne will speak at the 7th Summit of Subnational Governments and Cities, an "official side event" of COP15. The Minister, alongside a dozen dignitaries, will participate in a panel that will stress the importance of making local governments ambassadors for the new global framework on biological diversity, set to be adopted at the close of COP15.</p> Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:04:12 +0000 webfull 185282 at /channels /channels/channels/news/25-million-creation-reseau-quebecois-de-recherche-en-agriculture-durable-334083 <p>On October 8th, the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT), along with its partner the ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation (MAPAQ) announced the creation of the Réseau québécois de recherche en agriculture durable (RQRAD), a flagship measure of the <a href="https://cdn-contenu.quebec.ca/cdn-contenu/adm/min/agriculture-pecheries-alimentation/publications-adm/dossier/plan_agriculture_durable/PL_agriculture_durable_synthese_MAPAQ.pdf?1603387731">Plan d’agriculture durable 2020-2030</a> (PAD).</p> Wed, 13 Oct 2021 12:47:46 +0000 webfull 173867 at /channels