CanadianSME Small Business Podcast

The Zone Agtech Engine: How Real-World Farm Testing, R&D Labs, and Infrastructure Scale Agtech

Episode Notes

Welcome to the CanadianSME Small Business Podcast, where Kripa Anand brings you conversations with innovators building solutions for Canada’s future. Agriculture is facing complex challenges, from climate pressures to labour shortages, but the next generation of solutions starts by connecting ideas with real world testing.

Joining us is Marilou Cyr, General Manager at Zone Agtech. With nearly two decades of experience in clean agricultural technologies and strategic planning, Marilou leads Canada’s first agtech innovation zone, helping companies move from research to market through collaboration and commercialization support.

Key Highlights

  1. The Agtech Opportunity: Why agricultural innovation is becoming essential for the future of food systems.
  2. From Lab to Farm: How Zone Agtech helps companies test and commercialize new technologies.
  3. Innovation Infrastructure: Building specialized spaces that accelerate agtech development.
  4. Ecosystem Growth: How collaboration is driving investment and new agricultural solutions.
  5. Technology Validation: The first step founders should take before scaling an agtech solution.

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