Alberta Innovates - Bio Solutions has a mandate to provide leadership and coordination for research and innovation that supports the growth and diversification of Alberta's agriculture, food,...
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Alberta Innovates - Bio Solutions has a mandate to provide leadership and coordination for research and innovation that supports the growth and diversification of Alberta's agriculture, food, forest and life science sectors. To assess the competitive environment for these sectors and ensure that we fulfill that mandate, AI Bio completed an informal strategic foresighting process. Some key points about our sectors are the following: International experts anticipate a 70-per-cent increase in global food demand by 2050; Alberta's food, forest and agriculture sectors had sales of $26 billion in 2012, equal to almost 30 per cent of Alberta's energy sales; There has been substantial investment in Alberta's research and innovation system, which can work with industry to respond to market opportunities; Society increasingly expects resource-based economies to be environmentally responsible.