Canadian Agriculture Technology Innovation R&D Partnering Delegation to Brazil

• Financial support may cover up to 50% of all eligible expenses for Canadian SME participants, including costs such as economy airfare, local transportation, accommodation, meals, and conference registration fees.

• The applicant must be a profit-oriented small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) incorporated in Canada.
• The company must work on innovative technologies or solutions within the agricultural technology (Agtech) sector, including areas such as precision agriculture, IoT, AI analytics, agricultural biotechnology, or soil management.
• The applicant must have previous experience in or be working towards commercializing technology for domestic and/or international markets.
• The company must demonstrate the capacity and interest to pursue joint R&D collaborations with Brazilian partners, aiming for future commercialization.
• The SME must have sufficient working capital and human resources to undertake multi-year R&D collaboration and commercialize the results.

Who is eligible?

• Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Agricultural Technology (Agtech) sector
• Companies developing precision agriculture technologies (e.g., IoT sensors, AI analytics)
• Companies specializing in agricultural biotechnology (e.g., genetic engineering, microbial solutions)
• Companies offering biological solutions for agriculture (biopesticides, biofertilizers, biostimulants, microbial inoculants)
• Companies focused on soil management and analysis technologies

Who is not eligible

• Not-for-profit organizations are not eligible for financial support and can only participate as observers.

Eligible expenses

• Economy airfare
• Local transportation
• Accommodation
• Meals
• Conference registration fees

Eligible geographic areas

• Companies incorporated in Canada.

• Technical merits of the proposed technology.
• Quality of information provided in the application.
• Company’s capacity to adequately support and manage an international R&D project with Brazilian partners.

• Participation in the delegation is limited, and selection is competitive based on the quality of the application and internal capacity for international R&D collaboration.
• Specific dates and times of program activities within the itinerary may be subject to change.
• Not-for-profit organizations may join as observers but are not eligible for financial support.
• Selected companies will be notified of their acceptance by November 21, 2025.