And a trio of Prairie organizations that fund research say that every dollar they invested generates a return of $33 through varietal improvements.
The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (which includes Alberta Wheat) and two other farmer-led research organizations worked with two USask economists on the study.
“Our measure is conservative because we don’t include many other potential benefits,” said study co-author Richard Gray. “It does provide a very defendable estimate because we can measure it accurately.”
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The study can be found at wheatresearch.ca.
