New partnership to develop pea and hemp varieties for ingredient processing
NRGene Canada, Farmers Business Network Canada, Inc., Pulse Genetics and Manitoba Harvest are coming together to develop new pea and hemp varieties for use in food and ingredient processing, including a new pea-hemp flour blend.
- NRGene Canada, Farmers Business Network Canada, Inc., Pulse Genetics and Manitoba Harvest are coming together to develop new pea and hemp varieties for use in food and ingredient processing, including a new pea-hemp flour blend.
- This partnership between Canadas pea and hemp sectors will work to develop new varieties of both commodities, improving their protein and starch contents, and opening up new opportunities in plant-based foods and beverages, said Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau.
- Pulse Genetics will focus on improving Canadas well-established pea sector, while Farmers Business Network Canada, Inc. will focus on the countrys growing hemp sector; both will utilize NRGenes genomics technology in their efforts to develop new varieties.
- "We're looking forward to collaborating with Protein Industries Canada to bring a range of new hemp varieties to market."