AreaCanada

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommoditySunflowerseed

Date01/06/2014

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentSector development

DescriptionProvided grant for the development of disease-resistant and herbicide-tolerant confectionary sunflower hybrids that meet the needs of growers and of the international market

NotesCANADA – sector development: The federal government, the province of Manitoba and a farmer-funded research foundation jointly provided a CAD 1.8 million (USD 1.68 million) grant to the National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC) for the development of disease-resistant and herbicide-tolerant confectionary sunflower hybrids that meet the needs of growers and of the international market