Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Sustainable crop protection and carbon sequestration in agricultural soil
Agreement Number:
1029602
Agreement Value:
$39,188.09
Agreement Date:
Mar 4, 2025 - Feb 28, 2026
Description:
Increasing food production sustainably and mitigating climate change are two of the biggest problems humanity currently faces.Reazent has developed a patented technology that increases agricultural production sustainably and sequesters carbon in agricultural soil. Reazent's products increase crop yield, control crop diseases, and sequester atmospheric carbon as increased organic carbon in agricultural soil. Using Reazent products, growers can increase their crop yield by growing more amount of crops per acre in fields or per square foot in the case of indoor farms as well as prevent their crops losses due to crop diseases. As a result, they achieve a very high return on their investments. Over the past two years, Reazent has successfully completed several commercial demonstrations of its technology in various crops including high-value leafy greens, vegetables as well as row crops such as soybean and wheat. The company has also signed sales contracts with indoor farming companies that have achieved a very high return on their investment by using Reazent's products. With Reazent's technology, it is now possible to control many crop diseases sustainably and cost-effectively.Reazent's biological platform is based on enhanced metabolic flux in beneficial microbes by activating genes that have important functions. Reazent utilizes this expertise to offer effective and superior solutions to a wide range of applications.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
The expected results and outcomes of NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program is focused on growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through innovation and wealth creation for Canada.
Location:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA B3J 3R7
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q4-1029602
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
707212718
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by 151 days.
Amendment Date
Mar 31, 2026
Recipient's Legal Name:
Reazent Inc.
Federal Riding Name:
Halifax
Federal Riding Number:
12005
Program:
Industrial Research Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The purpose of Industrial Research Assistance Program Contributions to Firms is to provide support that assists small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to advance their innovation knowledge and ability to innovate, grow through innovation and stimulate wealth creation for Canada.
Coverage:
Industrial Research Assistance Program projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation and strengthen Canadian innovation ecosystem by creating new industrial capacity.
NAICS Code:
41839
Amendments: