Haven Greens Receives New Investment for Greenhouse Automation
Photo: Haven Greens, Kinghaven Farms
CEA represents a transformative approach to domestic food production. By enabling year-round cultivation of fresh produce while offering greater control over growing conditions, reducing vulnerability to external environmental factors, and enhancing food security, Canada is reducing reliance on imported produce and strengthening its domestic food supply.
Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has announced $5 million for Kinghaven Farms and its CEA-focused Haven Greens brand through the AgriInnovate Program to adopt and customize automation and climate control technologies at the company’s newly built CEA greenhouse, capable of producing up to 2 million kilograms of baby leafy greens annually.
Building on the recently announced $3.2 billion National Food Security Strategy and its $750 million dedicated to CEA, this funding supports the adoption of an innovative end-to-end mobile gully system that enables higher precision and faster cultivation, reducing labor costs and improving efficiency.
The project supports new-to-Canada, fully automated greenhouse technology that enables year-round production of local, high-quality leafy greens with the objective of reducing imported greens and carbon emissions, and eliminating long-haul transportation. The company aims to demonstrate the profitability and sustainability of using CEA and encourage adoption across Canada.
For additional information on the investment, the AgriInnovate Program, and Canada’s National Food Security Strategy, read the full announcement here.
