In Partnership With Growing Forward

Agri-Business Automation and Lean Manufacturing Program

Agri-Business Automation and Lean Manufacturing Program is one of seven new programs available to help Alberta's livestock and meat industry create a profitable and sustainable future.

Program Details

A total of $7 million is available for the 2011/2012 fiscal year. The program will stimulate more efficient and less-costly production of agri-food products from Alberta producers by:

• encouraging the adoption of best practices
• encouraging new technologies and state-of-the-art processes that improve food safety
• encouraging food quality and increase value and market access

Eligibility Requirements

• existing or prospective Alberta companies that increase the value and sales of Alberta agri-food products
• existing and prospective processors that use or intend to use Alberta livestock as inputs in their product and produce the product in Alberta
• Alberta producers, producer groups or value chains that use or intend to use Alberta crop inputs in food products that are produced in Alberta. This non-livestock component of the program will be delivered by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

Eligible Expenses

• Process Automation - to assist in the acquisition or adaptation and installation of automated processes that will reduce costs, improve worker productivity and reduce energy and water consumption
• Process Improvement - to implement lean manufacturing principles to reduce costs, add value, improve processing efficiency, and improve product quality and food safety
• Technology Adoption - to assist in the adoption of new technologies and state-of-the-art processes to produce new products or improve existing products to better meet customer needs, increase market access, improve product safety, and security

Payment will be dependent on the type of expenses. A maximum of 20 per cent of eligible costs will be payable for capital expenses. Non-capital expenses, which includes: third-party eligible costs, consulting and engineering fees, training and travel costs will have a maximum of 50 per cent. Payment is up to a predetermined maximum of the eligible costs.

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As part of the criteria for this application, you must have a Growing Forward registration number. To obtain this number please fill out a registration form at www.growingforward.alberta.ca under "Program Areas (List)."

Please send your full application package care of:
Cody Cunningham
Manager, Commercialization
Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency Ltd.
101, 1003 Ellwood Road S.W.,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6X 0B3
Phone: (780) 638-1920
Email: Cody.Cunningham@almaltd.ca
Website: www.alma.alberta.ca