Agriculture/Agrifood
This award honours the successful discovery, development, and/or commercialization of novel technology or process with significant benefit within the agricultural and food industry.
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Examples:
- – Positive economic impact: job creation, growth and diversification of Alberta’s economy;
- – Positive impact on consumers: improved food safety, increased productivity and profitability for safe affordable food supply, improved public trust; or
- – Positive impact on animal health and welfare: enhanced animal well-being, enhanced best management practices.
QUALIFIED NOMINEES: An individual, team, or organization
Written nomination submission MUST address the following criteria. Frame your answers for a non-expert in your field; use layman’s terms.
Criteria
- 1. Problem/Opportunity Addressed (250 words)
- 2. Solution Development/Outstanding Achievement (750 words)
- – Describe the discovery or innovation and how it is unique and leading edge.
- – Describe or demonstrate how the innovation has progressed from concept to commercial application.
- – How does the solution contribute to gains in operational efficiency and improvements?
- – What is the significance of the solution?
- Demonstrate Impact/Adoption for Alberta and beyond (500 words)
- – How does it enhance economic development? For example, does it create/and or retain high-paying jobs? Does it further the growth and diversification of Alberta’s economy?
- – Describe the environmental benefits and how the innovation is having a positive impact on the environment.
- – How does the technology or innovation contribute to improved quality of life?
- – How does the technology or innovation contribute to improved animal health and welfare?
Note – The nomination format is general for all categories.
