Working together from farm to fork to achieve over $30B economic benefits, 300,000 new jobs and over 40 mega tonnes of GHG reduction

A matching investment by Innovation, Science and Economic Development of $250M in the SASC will position Canadian agriculture as an undeniable leader on the world stage, drive sustainable economic growth across the country, fundamentally diversify the social landscape of agriculture and make tremendous strides in achieving sustainable intensification while accelerating the growth of a new bioeconomy in Canada and around the globe.

Who is the Smart Agri-Food Supercluster?

SASC is a pan Canadian, from farm to fork, multi-stakeholder supercluster, that willdramatically improve competitiveness, productivity and market value by capitalizing on the diverse expertise across Canada. SASC is an open system for collaboration across all sectors of the value chain, including the research community, the small and largest Agri-Food players and processors and will be driven by investments in four innovation communities.

SASC WILL FOCUS ON PRODUCTIVITY IN 4 INNOVATION COMMUNITIES

DIGITAL/CONNECTIVITY

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GLOBAL MARKETADVANTAGE

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BIOECONOMY/SUSTAINABILITY

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Projected benefits from program investments with expected scaling.

Collaboration Across the Value Chain

Pan Canadian Benefits

CREATING “ROADS AND BRIDGES”

SASC will help SMEs commercialize and scale up innovations faster, and will unlock the value of stranded innovations by building “roads and bridges” across the value chain.

Under the SASC model, other superclusters, individual companies, NGOs, academic institutions, researchers and governments will be encouraged to collaborate.

These partnerships will enhance the competitiveness and productivity of the Canadian Agri-Food sector for years to come, leveraging investments in scalable models

that drive value from farm to fork.

SCALING TOMULTIPLY VALUE

UNLOCKINGSTRANDED INNOVATION

LEVERAGING TOMULTIPLY VALUE

Incremental GDP - $33 BillionNew FTEs - 308,000GHG Reduction - 42 Mt CO2e

TOTAL NATIONAL IMPACT

$1B10,381<1Mt

$10B93,42916Mt

$10B94,37215Mt

$5B48,604

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$4B39,021

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ACADEMIC PARTNERS IN INNOVATION COMMUNITIES

Olds CollegeLakeland CollegeAssiniboine CC.Carleton Univ.Holland CollegeLoyalist College

McGill Univ.Niagara CollegeNAITSAITSK PolytechnicUniv. of Manitoba

Univ.of AlbertaUniv. of CalgaryUniv.of LethbridgeLethbridge College

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• New Employment• Direct $ Impacts• Indirect $ Impacts• Increased Productivity

• GHG MtCO2e Reductions• Water/Air Quality

Improvements• Soil Health Improvements• Exceed Climate Policy Targets

• Enhanced Food Security• Enable Food Traceability• Improve Animal Health• Diversity in Agriculture

TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE IMPACTS

• Advancing Imagery andRemote Sensing

• Machine Learning andArtificial Intelligence

• Partnerships ConnectingPlatforms

• Tools for the SMARTFarm

• Genomics andRangeland Managementfor Sustainability

• Technology AdoptionAcceleration

• Premium Meat Protein

• Soil and RootIntelligence

• Protein and ProcessingInnovations

• PhotosyntheticEfficiency

• Canadian Field PrintCalculator

• Environmental Goodsand Services Markets

• Integrated FarmManagement andTrading Platforms

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

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SASC will be a leader in Diversity and Inclusion, with a Board that is gender balanced. Diversity and inclusiveness are core values within the SASC governance model, overseen by the Governance, Sustainability and Diversity Committee.

Programs are ready to launch supporting young women in ag innovation and gardens and greenhouse businesses in First Nation communities.

SASC is creating the ability to digitally connect the systems-based decisions in farm management with measures and metrics to quantify the outcomes desired by farmers, food processors, food retail companies and consumers.

SASC Leadership and Governance

SASC has brought together some of the world’s largest Non Governmental Organization leaders in sustainability, the bio economy and diversity (Field to Market, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Global Compact, The International Emissions Trading Association, The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network) to help advance the supercluster goals and ensure that systems and innovations created in Canada are recognized globally.

SASC PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

SASC PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

SASC POLICY BOARD

SASC CTO

SASC CEO

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ADVISORY COUNCILS• AGRI-FOOD• CONSUMER

SASC TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP

SASC CFO SASC COO

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