Committee On Research, Development And Knowledge Transfer In The Swine Industry
Commonly called : Swine industry’s RDT Committee
Mandates :
Based on the elements derived from the diagnosis on the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities of our current R & D model in the Quebec pork sector and what emerged during the FORUM held on September 27, 2017, to propose:
- a mechanism for identifying research, development and innovation priorities in response to the needs of all segments of the pork industry;
- an implementation plan for this mechanism;
- identification of concrete ways to improve networking between public and private partners;
- encourage the implementation of new collaborations, joint initiatives and project implementation, involving multidisciplinary teams from various organizations;
- an effective formula to respond quickly to evolving priorities of the value chain, including a communication approach to direct the necessary resources;
- concrete improvements to be made to the granting agencies regarding research funding measures;
- recommendations for the swine sector, derived from the analysis of models applied in the mining and forestry sectors;
- an action plan to improve transfer and distribution activities;
- advice on major projects with benefits for the entire industry.
Composition :
Professionals recognized for their knowledge or involvement in research and development in the swine industry, under the chairmanship of a member of the Board of Directors of the CDPQ.
committee members:
Chairmanship
- Marie-Pierre Létourneau Montminy, Université Laval
Centre de développement du porc du Québec inc. (CDPQ)
- Renée Caron
- Frédéric Fortin
Les Éleveurs de porcs du Québec
- Raphaël Bertinotti
- Yvan Fréchette
Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ)
- Sarah-Claude Vanlandeghem
Private institutions
- Dan Bussières, Groupe Cérès inc.
- Daniel Godbout, GenusPIC
- Jacquelin Labrecque, Ro-Main
- Éric Pouliot, Olymel
- Francis Simard, Nutreco
Research and teaching institutions
- Carl Gagnon, Université de Montréal, FMV
- Stéphane Godbout, IRDA
- Marie-Pier Létourneau-Montminy, Université Laval, FSAA
- Yan Martel, CRSAD
- Isabelle Royer, AAC
