Agricultural Biotechnology (Ag Biotech) focuses on developing and commercializing innovations and tools related to agricultural plants or animals for the purpose of increasing yields, production efficiencies and/or impacts and/or improving nutritional profiles.
Ag Biotech companies work in the areas of plant genomics, precision agriculture health treatments for animals, and health food & ingredients.
World population is growing, and the demand for food and intelligent agriculture are just two of the key global challenges facing us today.
Canada wide, each year between 2022 and 2026, there will be a shortage of about 1,100 individuals to fill jobs requiring agriculture degrees.
There is an increasing demand for highly educated and skilled workers to keep up with advances in Ag Biotech related sciences and engineering.
Drones, robots, AI, apps, GIS, and GPS systems are some related innovative technologies.
Careers vary from Crop Engineer, Agronomist, Entomology, Farm Equipment Operators and more. There are a wide range of jobs in Ag Biotech industries.
Canada has 270,000 workers in agriculture industries, including 55,000 temporary foreign workers. The primary sector grew by 4.5% in real terms from November 2019 to November 2020. Agriculture accounted for 2.1% of total gross domestic products in November 2020 and is a strong driver of economic activity in rural areas. In a rapidly growing industry, more qualified workers are needed. (Source: Statistics Canada)
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