November 6, 2014 – Wendake, Quebec – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced today an investment of $411,627 to Productions en Régie Intégrée du Sud de Montréal (PRISME) to improve the quality and safety of vegetable produce.
This support from the AgriInnovation Program’s Research & Development stream will help PRISME better identify pests and evaluate produce resistance to fungicide to improve the productivity and profitability of vegetable farms.
PRISME will also partner with Bishop’s University on the Delia fly pest project. Bishop’s University today presented the results of their research on pests in vegetable crops at the Société d’entomologie du Québec’s annual meeting in Wendake.
This investment builds on previous support from AAFC to one of PRISME’s member associations, Compagnie de recherches Phytodata, of close to $1.2M under the Developing Innovative Agri-Products (DIAP) initiative, to conduct DNA-based monitoring studies for often “invisible” fungal diseases in potatoes, grapes, and greenhouse tomatoes.
Jeff English
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Gerry Ritz
613-773-1059
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Contact at PRISME
Lynda Roberge
Director General
450-454-3992, extension 22
