Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced up to $4 million for Mustard 21 Canada for mustard seed breeding and market development.
“This investment will help unlock the potential of mustard seed, finding new ways to use it beyond the hamburger, and expanding markets for our farmers,” Ritz said at the Centennial celebrations of the Scott Research farm in Saskatchewan.
Canada is the largest exporter of mustard seed in the world and this research will encourage more producers to grow it by increasing yields and developing new mustard-based products beyond the condiment market.
Researchers will examine the potential use of mustard as a natural preservative, as a biopesticide for pest control in turf and ornamental plants and as an industrial feedstock for high-value applications such as biodiesel additives or biolubricants.
