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Student Employment Opportunity - Summer 2022

Working closely with the Technology Transfer Manager, Germplasm, the incumbent will conduct an industry overview (farm to fork value chain analysis focused on the industry within Ontario) for up to three agricultural crops within Ontario. The analysis will include both primary and secondary market research and the information will be used to inform future intellectual property and marketing strategy within the germplasm portfolio of the Research Innovation Office.

On August 26, the University of Guelph’s dry bean breeding program held its annual open house to show off the scope of the research program and how they continue to develop new varieties to benefit Ontario growers. Led by Prof.