Social Enterprise AgriFood Market Analysis
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Data analysis Market researchSkills
adjudication market analysis private banking statistical methodsNorthern Ontario is a particularly difficult region to quantify the agrifood industry because there is a lack of public data sources between Winnipeg, MB and Ottawa, ON. As a result, AgriTech North has collected datasets from major city centers from public data publishers, and has obtained reports from private agencies that provide Canada-wide market analysis. The challenge being proposed is establishing statistical methods to predict the agrifood market in Northern Ontario utilizing public data sources (and provided private data sources), with an expressed lack of data within the region the market is being quantified. The resulting analyses and visualizations need to be sound to pass through the adjudication processes of public funding agencies and private banking institutions.
About the company
AgriTech North is an Indigenous- (Métis), disabled-, and LGBTQ-owned social enterprise corporation with a mission to grow nutritious food for Northern Ontario, focusing on Far North indigenous communities, that is of a consistently high quality, available year-round, and provided at a competitive price. The facility will be located in Dryden, Ontario, Canada to harness the waste heat, energy, and carbon from the Domtar Mill, establishing a Biohub with carbon negative operations. Dryden is ideal because of favorable transportation capabilities throughout the region and workforce access. The revenue from the food sold will ensure it is self-sustaining long-term as a research center. After proving the success of novel methods, AgriTech North will expand successful research projects throughout Canada to tackle a wider variety of food security issues throughout the country, made possible in part via several academic and indigenous partnerships.