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INDUSTRIAL AGRIBUSINESSEconomic Toolkit for Industryedmontonindustrial.ca

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Industrial Agribusiness| Emerging Sector

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WHAT IS AGRIBUSINESS? 3sector for growth 3SECTOR SNAPSHOT 4

AGRIBUSINESS ACTIVITY 4

AGRIBUSINESS ECONOMY 5provincial data 5 edmonton food processing 5INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY 6biotechnology 6AGRIBUSINESS SUB-SECTORS 7

RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND

COMPETITION 8

AGRIBUSINESS INVESTMENT

TOOLKIT 9

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WHAT IS AGRIBUSINESS?

The agribusiness industry includes all companies, agencies and institutions engaged in the operations of crop in-puts, product manufacturing and the processing, storage and distribution of commodities. Agri-technology re-source and innovation fuel agribusiness growth, efficiency and profitability in today’s economic market. Sector For Growth1 Edmonton has created an agribusiness diversification initiative in response to emerging challenges and opportunities. Sector growth will be driven by local and international market demand with a focus on innovation, education, capacity build-ing, climate change adaption and val-ue-added production in agribusiness and food security.

Outcome#1: Develop an integrated, ef-fective approach to progress key agribusi-ness and food security initiative Outcome#2: Support the regional agri-business mandate to transform the Ed-monton Region into a competitive food processing and supply hubOutcome#3: Promote and integrate ef-fective strategies adaptive to expected im-pacts of climate change, local food securityOutcome#4: Enable and execute com-munity informed action, literacy and initia-tives to support local food system1https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/PDF/FoodandAgriBusinessDiversification.pdf



SECTOR SNAPSHOT

Alberta is home to one of world’s most productive agricultural economies with total farm area of 50.3 million acres - 22% of Canada’s primary agricultural products.

Edmonton is looking to connect entrepreneurs, networks, skills and space to elevate agribusiness. The focus is on industries and institutions to develop innovative technologies and techniques that can further increase effectiveness, yields and productivity.

$3.8 BillionEdmonton’s agribusiness net income from a diversity of sub-sectors. Industrial crops, processing and service based businesses make up 92% of the current sector market.

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Edmonton Agribusiness Market 2017 Net Income (Billion)

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Service

Value-added Products

Biomass Resources

Raw Material/ Byproduct

Biomaterials

Biocomposite

AgTech Innovation

BiodegradableData Source: Info Canada

AGRIBUSINESS ACTIVITY

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AGRIBUSINESS ECONOMY

2017 Provincial Data1

• $14.4 Billion - food and beverage manufacturing sales• $11.2 Billion - agri-food export total to major trading

partners, including the United States, China and Japan• United States - $4.3 Billions• China - $2 Billion• Japan - $1.2 Billion

• Edmonton has displayed the largest sector growth in value-add products and export to trading partners over 10 year cycle

Edmonton Food Processing2 • $6.5 Billion in agri-food output • $3.5 Billion primary agriculture industry with growth

largely in crop and animal production• $2.5 Billion in food and beverage manufacturing• for food producers3

• 92% of Edmonton’s Agribusiness in crop production, processing and services

1 https://www.alberta.ca/agricultural-industry-profitability.aspx#toc-12 https://www.seed.ab.ca/looking-real-gdp-albertas-agri-food-industries/ 3 https://www.edmonton.com/articles/hub-for-food-processors

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Edmonton Agribusiness Market 2017 Business by Category (%)

Food

Service

Value-added Products

Biomass Resources

Raw Material/ Byproduct

Biomaterials

Biocomposite

AgTech Innovation

BiodegradableData Source: Info Canada



INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Innovation and technology supports agricultural production by adding value throughout to value chain and contributing to a knowledge-based econ-omy. Emerging technologies and industries can use waste and low value by-products to develop new and expanding market applications.

• Strength as the centre for research and develop-ment

• Machinery and equipment manufacturing, supply and service sectors

• Targeted agri-food and fertilizer production• Access to global markets through its integrated

road, rail and international air service12

Biotechnology Agricultural biotechnology involves tools employed to understand and manipulate the genetic makeup of organisms for use of the production or process-ing of agricultural products. Emphasis has been placed on developing addition-al value-added products from crops and livestock, such as nutraceutical. Alberta is making substantial investments in bioindustrial products from renew-able sources, converting non-crop plants and agri-cultural and forestry waste, into biofuels, biolubri-cants and biochemical.3

1http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/sdd16434 2https://www.edmonton.com/articles/hub-for-food-processors3https://www.bioalberta.com/

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AGRIBUSINESS SUB-SECTORS

Industrial Crops Biomass Resources • Food• Raw Material Byproducts• Biomaterials• Biodegradable• Biocomposite• Value-added

Agri-technology• Sensors and Internet

of Things• Automation and Robotics• Applied Analytics and

Big Data• Supply chain / logistics

software • Biotechnology• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles• Innovation Food

• Bioenergy• Bioproducts• Biofuel• Biowaste• Biomass residue

Services• Warehousing Equipment• Institutional Partners• Ag-input• Manufacturing and

Processors



RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Edmonton is home to six publicly funded post-secondary institutions supporting in-dustry with highly skilled and motivated workforce.

The University of AlbertaFaculty of Agriculture program areas that can be applied directly to the agribusiness

1. Agri-food and Nutritional Science2. Human Ecology3. Renewable Resources4. Resource Economic & Environmental Sociology

Northern Alberta Institute of TechnologyNAIT’s school of applied sciences and tech-nolgoy programs and research facilities

1. Nanotechnology2. Environmental Sciences3. Laboratory and Research4. Centre for Sensors System Integration 5. Boreal Research Institute

Other post-secondary institutions MacEwan University Kings UniversityConcordia University Norquest College

Fueled by Competitive AdvantageThe most tax competitive of all international cities with easy access to resource feed-stock and a strong regional customer base. Edmonton is also connected to major export markets and is ranked high in quality of life indexes.

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1http://www.ualberta.ca/agriculture-life-environment-sciences/research/areas-of-research 2http://www.nait.ca/86269.htm 3http://www.competitivealternatives.com/default.aspx

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AGRIBUSINESSINVESTMENT TOOLKIT

Consumer ready foods with value-added products are a niche market for growth

Demand for safe and sustainable food products that provide: age verification, tract- ability technology for transparent supply chain, organic certification and support food security

Market demand for agri-food and product diversity support agribusiness investment1

Research and investment into functional prop- erties of food to fight or prevent disease

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Access to technological expertise such as precision agriculture and genomics to use resources more efficiently

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Economic growth in countries such as China and India are leading to increase demand for meat and dairy products, driving up overall grain prices

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Research and investment in the industrial sector such as biolubricants, composite materials and biofuels

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Location of major research facilities staffed with scientists, engineers and technologists to strengthen and expand products to markets.

• Agriculture Research and Extension Council• Alberta Agriculture Programs and Services• Alberta Food Processors Association • Alberta Processing Business Incubator• Alberta Institute of Agrologists• Innotech Alberta • Alberta Council of Technologies

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1https://www.alberta.ca/agriculture.aspx 2 http://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/ca/Documents/consulting/ca-cannabis-2018-report-en-PDF

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