Toronto, Ontario, Canada
March 8, 2007
Canada's plant science industry is
hailing today's announcement by the Ontario government that it
will make a major investment in research to find new ways of
using agricultural products in the auto sector.
"Investing today in the
development of leading edge bio-resources will help ensure that
Canada is able to capture a share of the growing global
bio-economy in the future," said Denise Dewar, Vice-President of
CropLife
Canada.
"Innovation in bio-plastics and
other plant-based resources for the future is key to both the
health of our economy and the health of the environment. We
applaud the Ontario government for its leadership in this area."
CropLife Canada is the trade association representing the
developers, manufacturers and distributors of plant science
innovations, and is the principal partner in GrowCanada, a
coalition of leading agricultural producers
and technology developers working together to provide new
products and new solutions for agriculture, nutrition, health,
energy and environmental challenges facing Canada and the world.
The global bio-economy has the
potential to grow to a value of some $500 billion by 2015. "The
federal government and the other provinces should follow
Ontario's lead in partnering with agriculture producers and
technology developers to ensure Canada's place in the
bio-economy of tomorrow," Dewar added. |
