By juliana cao on September 29, 2025
By pia isabel lim on September 24, 2025
September 23, 2025
CENGN (Canada’s Centre of Excellence for Next Generation Networks) announced the first partnership under its national Living Lab Initiative – located at UBC Farm.
Named the Smart Agriculture Living Lab, this new partnership with CENGN will enable Canadian start-ups and scaleups to test and validate their products and services in sectors like agriculture, robotics, and applied artificial intelligence at UBC Farm. The goal for UBC and CENGN is to support entrepreneurs in commercializing and successfully launching their advanced technology products.
By juliana cao on September 12, 2025
September 12, 2025
At the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm, research is underway to improve farm management practices in tandem with producers. In its goal to be a model organic farm, UBC Farm is investigating ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen biodiversity to reduce agriculture’s impact on the environment, while helping industry become more resilient to weather fluctuations and socio-economic pressures.