Ottawa offers fertile ground for 'smart agriculture' hub

Lagué commends the journal for shedding some much-needed light on the dynamic regional agri-food ecosystem of Ottawa. He argues that smart agriculture and food technologies should be added in marketing Ottawa as a smart city with expertise and resources in knowledge based industries, along with life...

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Published in:Ottawa Business Journal 2019-10, Vol.22 (8), p.55
Main Author: Lague, Claude
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural policy
Agricultural production
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Summary:Lagué commends the journal for shedding some much-needed light on the dynamic regional agri-food ecosystem of Ottawa. He argues that smart agriculture and food technologies should be added in marketing Ottawa as a smart city with expertise and resources in knowledge based industries, along with life science, software, digital media, communications technology, clean technologies, and aerospace, defense and security. The list of Ottawa's advantages in that area is compelling: the national headquarters of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are here; there are diverse crop and animal production operations as well as large and diverse areas of agricultural land; our region is home to excellent post-secondary institutions and tech companies; and we now have unique facilities and resources for connected and autonomous technologies.
ISSN:1207-8166