Producer – Develop New Products or Processes

Eligible Expenses

• Third-party advisory costs for product and process development activities, which may include:
  • Regulatory review
  • Ingredient, material or packaging sourcing
  • Formulation development
  • Process development
  • Scale-up trials
  • Shelf life determination
  • Testing or analysis to verify and complement development process, including: nutritional, microbial, chemical, allergen or sensory/consumer
  • Product physical testing
  • Packaging-related activities, including testing to ensure compatibility with product
  • Labelling development and design for marketing purposes
  • Labelling development to ensure compliance with regulations
  • Capital expenses and installation or configuration costs related to:
    • Acquiring new processing equipment and technology in support of the development of new value-added agri-food/ agricultural products (including equipment to package and label products)
    • Retrofitting or modifications of existing processing equipment and technology, and/or software systems in support of the development of new value-added agri-food/ agricultural products (including equipment to package and label products)
  • First-time training of key personnel on new, project-related equipment, technology and processes (e.g., train the trainer) related to value-added agri-food/agricultural products
• One-time costs for rental of facilities, processing equipment, or machinery required specifically for the project
• In-kind contributions