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What shapes our thinking and direction? Population growth: 9 billion by 2050 Productivity growth: more with less 70% increase in production by 2050 Technology needs: will intensify Trust in food: local, healthy and sustainable


  1. What shapes our thinking and direction? Population growth: 9 billion by 2050 • Productivity growth: more with less • – 70% increase in production by 2050 Technology needs: will intensify • Trust in food: local, healthy and sustainable • • Demographic shift: age, ethnicity and urbanization Economics : increasingly global markets, with rapid consolidation • of growers and land costs keeping out new entrants

  2. Our process is real-world progress A results-based, independent not-for-profit organization focused on horticultural science and innovation We measure our success in acres in the field and shelf space in the grocery store

  3. How does Vineland create impact Opportunity Analysis Consumer Scientific Concept Approach Project Project IMPACT Management Management Business Partnerships

  4. The customer comes first Putting consumer intelligence to work for horticulture

  5. Feeding diversity Bringing world crops to market

  6. Putting technology to work Process control and automation engineering

  7. Opening new markets Driving growth with new plant varieties

  8. Breeding vegetables For Canadian production and global markets

  9. Canadian hardy rose The breeding program

  10. Improved traits For horticultural crops

  11. Enhancing quality and production Canadian greenhouse tomatoes

  12. Greening the Canadian landscape

  13. The right tools Integrating biological control systems

  14. Making 100 into 10,000 We never work alone Partnership Model The world is my lab Industry University Gov’t Suppliers Isolation Model Staff The lab is my world

  15. Thank you Dr. Jim Brandle, CEO jim.brandle@vinelandresearch.com

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