Details of the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership Program in Manitoba

▪ new revenue streams associated with offering co-packing services

▪ co-packing services for brand owners who may not own their own agriprocessing capacity o List of funding streams under the Capital Infrastructure and Investments program o Capital Assets – Processing Equipment: Supports the growth and expansion of Manitoba’s agri-processing sector by assisting with capital investment purchases for modernization activities that enhance efficiency, productivity and environmental sustainability. o Capital Assets – Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software: Supports the purchase of software and systems that are inclusive of company operations that will enhance competitiveness, sustainability, or safety and/or public trust. o Co-Packing Capacity Building: Supports capital asset purchases related to adding and/or augmenting in-plant copacking for plant owners. Supports brand owners/marketers to access copacker services. o Quality Control Capacity Building: Supports capital asset purchases related to adding inplant quality control capacity for continuous improvement within an agri-processing facility to monitor and manage potential issues caused by microbial growth, or chemical or physical contamination. o For complete details on each element of this program, including intake deadlines and cost-share information, go to: https://www.manitoba.ca/scap/ buildingsector/capital/index.ht ml

• Priority Area 4. Science, Research and Innovation o Supporting investments to accelerate the development and adoption of technologies that enhance efficiency and sustainability across the sector while addressing challenges such as climate change. o Sustainable CAP provides funding to the sector for research and innovation activities that create opportunities for improved sustainability, resiliency and competitiveness. This includes investments in basic and applied research for scale-up and pilot-scale testing of new processes, technologies and practices, and capacity building.