Dr. Steven Webb (PhD), GIFS CEO, presented the GIFS-commissioned carbon life cycle analysis of Canadian field crops at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).
Bridging insight and impact to deliver agriculture and food innovation.
Through our Innovation Thought Leadership Program, GIFS identifies, explores, and addresses critical gaps and opportunities that can shape the future of agriculture and food innovation.
By combining science and real-world experience, we provide clear, evidence-based insights that help stakeholders navigate today’s complex innovation landscape.
We don’t just talk about innovation. We deliver it. Our team brings deep knowledge and hands-on expertise to convene ideas, challenge assumptions, and connect strategy to implementation.
Focus Areas
- The innovation gap: We’re bridging the divide between research, development, and commercialization.
- The productivity gap: We’re identifying innovation-driven paths to boost productivity, resilience, and economic performance.
- Sustainability: We’re exploring how the adoption of innovation and sustainable practices can support and deliver economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable agriculture.
Dr. Nancy Tout (PhD), Chair of GIFS’ International Scientific Advisory Panel, participated in a panel at the Canadian Genomics Summit 2025 that celebrated impactful research collaborations and explored new opportunities to advance innovation.
How We Work
Through our Innovation Thought Leadership Program we:
- Facilitate dialogue between public, private, and academic sectors.
- Produce accessible, science-based thought pieces and papers.
- Convene roundtables, panels, and innovation forums that bring agri-food and innovation stakeholders together to identify solutions to various challenges.
- Provide strategic insights to inform policy, investment, and action.
Partnerships and Memberships
GIFS is contributing to the following national initiatives:
Carbon Life Cycle Analysis
GIFS commissioned studies in 2022 to examine the carbon footprint of agricultural production in Saskatchewan, Western Canada, and Canada, and has compared those results to some of our closest competitors across the world. The results shed light on the agriculture sector’s contributions to sustainability and can help inform the development of science-based policy and regulations.
Contact Us
Serving as agriculture’s innovation catalyst, GIFS is connecting the agri-food ecosystem, advancing innovation, and bridging the gap to commercialization to deliver resilient and sustainable food security for all stakeholders.
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