Grant: Food Waste Reduction Challenge
Vivid Machines Inc.
$400,000.00
Vivid Machines provides fruit growers with a real-time sensor and computer vision system to digitize production and provide insights to prevent quality issues, reducing food waste and increasing profitability
FY 2022-23 · 2022-05-27
Summary
The objective of this project is for sensors to help growers better manage crop loads to increase the volume of quality fruit produced and reduce food waste, by seeing every plant in detail across the entire season and providing insights enabling early intervention.
Department
Program
Food Waste Reduction ChallengeFood Waste Reduction Challenge (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
798960340
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2023-05-15
Agreement Number
FWRC-A065-2
Agreement Start Date
2022-05-27
Agreement Title
Vivid Machines provides fruit growers with a real-time sensor and computer vision system to digitize production and provide insights to prevent quality issues, reducing food waste and increasing profitability
Agreement Title (French)
Vivid Machines fournit aux producteurs de fruits un capteur en temps réel et un système de vision par ordinateur pour numériser la production et fournir des informations permettant de prévenir les problèmes de qualité, de réduire le gaspillage alimentaire et d’accroître la rentabilité.
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$400,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
The objective of this project is for sensors to help growers better manage crop loads to increase the volume of quality fruit produced and reduce food waste, by seeing every plant in detail across the entire season and providing insights enabling early intervention.
Description (French)
L’objectif de ce projet est que les capteurs aident les producteurs à mieux gérer les charges cultivées afin d’augmenter le volume de fruits de qualité produits et de réduire le gaspillage alimentaire en montrant chaque plante en détail tout au long de la saison et en fournissant de l’information permettant une intervention rapide.
Expected Results
Accelerate and scale the deployment of innovative solutions that prevent food waste across the food supply chain.
Expected Results (French)
Accélérer l’adoption et la mise à l’échelle de solutions novatrices qui préviennent le gaspillage alimentaire au long de la chaîne d’approvisionnement alimentaire.
NAICS Code
0000
Organization Code
aafc-aac
Organization
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Program Name
Food Waste Reduction Challenge
Program Name (French)
Défi de réduction du gaspillage alimentaire
Program Purpose
The Food Waste Reduction Challenge's objective is to support new innovations and solutions which can help address the problem of food waste and loss across the supply chain, thereby reducing the associated economic, environmental, and social costs of food waste.
Program Purpose (French)
Le progremme Défi de réduction du gaspillage alimentaire a pour but de soutenir les nouvelles innovations et solutions qui peuvent aider à combattre le problème du gaspillage alimentaire et des pertes dans la chaîne d’approvisionnement et d’ainsi réduire les coûts économiques, environnementaux et sociaux du gaspillage alimentaire.
Recipient Business Number
798960340
Recipient City
Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Vivid Machines Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
M6H3M3
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
235-2022-2023-Q1-0033