Research Projects
Each year, IRDA's R&D Team conducts more than one hundred research projects in sustainable agriculture. What's more, IRDA is working with Quebec's key agricultural stakeholders to find concrete solutions.
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Major Initiatives
Major initiatives (3)Services
Soil health (15) Water protection (12) Air quality (15) Ecosystem protection (1) (3) Fertilizer management (7) Pest, weed, and disease control (20) Animal welfare (6) Food safety and quality (1) Organic farming (7) Environmental regulations (2) Coexisting in an agricultural environment (1)Experts
Environmentally sound management of the Spotted Wing Drosophila
This project will formulate multiple independent, but potentially synergistic, strategies to control Spotted Wing Drosophila.
Researcher: Annabelle Firlej
Management and ecological restoration of peatlands for a sustainable Canadian horticultural peat industry
Development of a strategy for rapidly producing biomass using restoration and irrigation.
Researcher: Stéphane Godbout
The solutions developed by IRDA aim to...
Ensure the sustainability
and quality of soil, water, and air
Protect the health and well-being
of local communities by improving the quality of crop and livestock production, with an emphasis on animal welfare
Safeguard the economic viability
of crop and livestock production