National digital food innovation hub aims to strengthen food system

Ottawa – The federal Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food, will provide up to $1.9 million to help the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) develop a digital food innovation hub to help connect businesses and organizations involved in food innovation in Canada.

The project aims to bring together the many individual components of Canada’s food system into an interactive online community, through the development and use of digital technology.

The digital food innovation hub will be available around the clock for businesses to access one-on-one mentorship as well as knowledge, research and innovation resources.

The tool aims to help identify and match entrepreneurs with technical expertise and partnerships to help spur growth. It will also serve as a collaboration space to share best practices and opportunities.