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Research and Technology

About the Committee

2010

Chair: Bruce Hill, SK

The Research and Technology Committee works to represent member interests in the areas of research and technological advances that affect the horticulture industry. The Chair of the Committee sits on the Canadian Agri-Food Research Council, as does a second CHC representative from the Canadian greenhouse industry.

The Committee meets once a year in March at the Annual General Meeting to deal with a wide range of business including research funding, biotechnology, food irradiation, and other concerns of mutual interest.

The Chair is appointed on a yearly basis at the Annual Meeting. To contact the Chair, call the National Office at: (613) 226-4880 or send an email.


Issues


The following issues, among others, have occupied the Research and Technology Committee this year:
  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Research
  • Integrated Fruit Production (IFP)
  • Biotechnology and labelling
  • Climate change


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