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The Manitoba Protein Advantage

Global demand for plant and animal protein is increasing, providing economic opportunities for farmers, processors and communities in Manitoba. Manitoba produces and processes some of the world’s finest and most sustainable plant and animal protein.

Manitoba is home to the world’s largest pea processing facility, the world’s largest hemp processing company, the first canola protein processor in North America and Canada’s largest bacon processing facility. The growing demand for protein puts Manitoba in a strong position to not only process the raw commodity but also incorporate the manufactured ingredients in further value-added consumer products. It is also home to cutting-edge food processing and world class research infrastructure in the agri-food space.

Manitoba released the Manitoba Protein Advantage in 2019 to grow the plant and animal protein industry, create new value for producers and processors through innovation and value chain collaboration and attract new investment of $1.5 billion and 1,550 jobs by 2025. The Manitoba government appointed a Manitoba Protein Consortium to provide leadership on projects of strategic importance and encourage stakeholders to mobilize to achieve the Manitoba Protein Advantage’s objectives.

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Protein Supply

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Protein Innovation

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Manitoba Protein Challenge

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Upcoming Events

Future of Labour in Protein

Are you interested to learn more about the type of skills that will be in demand in upcoming years? Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development has partnered with Food & Bio Cluster Denmark, International Food Recruitment Alliance (Netherlands), Food Processor of Canada, and Enterprise Machine Intelligence & Learning Initiative to deliver a webinar on Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 at 10 a.m. CST. Hear insights from the panelists on strategies to attract and retain a skilled workforce. Click here to register.

Protein Research Symposium

Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development has partnered with the University of Manitoba and Manitoba Industry-Academia Partnership (MI-AP) to deliver a Protein Research Symposium from June 22-24, 2021. As part of this Symposium, the Manitoba Industry-Academia Partnership would like to help your company tackle some real-world challenges by engaging researchers in the sustainable protein sector. To learn more about this event and to submit a specific challenge your company is experienceing, access: AIMday™ (Academic Industry Meeting day) Sustainable Protein