Ottawa/CMEDIA: Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food announced today an investment of up to $1,685,858 for Sulvaris in Calgary, Alberta, for further development of new technology to facilitate the production of high-efficiency fertilizers made with organic carbon.
“In the wake of the conflict in Ukraine, our farmers…continuing efforts to ensure they have access to the resources they need… innovative fertilizer technology recognizes… environmentally sustainable fertilizers that help our farmers improve food supply,” said Bibeau in a news release.
Founded in 2012, Sulvaris’ carbon control technology converts various forms of organic waste into high-efficiency rich in nutrients-fertilizers with its soil-building carbon and economical large-scale agriculture for lawn and plants.
As an essential tool to help farmers in Canada and around the world, fertilizers meet the challenge of feeding a growing population.
These fertilizers release nutrients more slowly and improve on conventional chemical fertilizers and facilitate absorption of the nutrients as they need them to develop and grow to leave unabsorbed nutrients in the soil, reducing the risk of these releasing harmful greenhouse gas emissions or contaminating waterways.
With an estimated 93.4 million acres of cropland, Canada supplies 12 percent of the world’s fertilizer supply and exports to over 75 countries every year, contributes $23 billion annually to Canada’s GDP, and employs 76,000 workers throughout its supply chain.
This year’s increased demand for Canadian crops and agricultural products due to the conflict in Ukraine, a major agricultural producer of both exports and contributions to the World Food Bank will continue to challenge the global food supply in the longer term due to climate change and a growing population to continue making sustainable production gains.
A national target was announced in December 2020 to reduce fertilizer greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent below 2020 levels in 2030.
Increased adoption of regional and farm-specific approaches with producer groups on ways to maintain the sector’s competitiveness and Canada’s reputation as a top producer and exporter of quality crops is being completed this summer, with high-efficiency fertilizers identified as one of the approaches.
“Our commitment to a more circular economy by utilizing by-products from the oil and gas industry and waste biomass from the agriculture and forestry industries…we can reduce the intensity of GHG emissions as well as contribute to organic carbon in the soil to build healthier and more productive soils,” said Rick Knoll, CEO, Sulvaris.
A federally funded initiative under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the AgriScience Program aims to accelerate innovation by providing funding for cutting-edge research that benefits the agriculture and agri-food sector and Canadians.
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