Agriculture, Commercial Fisheries and Aquaculture

Agriculture

• Plant production: protection against current and emerging pests (insects, diseases, weeds); crop productivity and harvest quality;

• Livestock: quantity and quality of animal feed; managing the impacts of climate variations, including thermal stress on farms; diseases and infections (new and existing) affecting the productivity of animals and public health;

• The evolution of agricultural land occupation and the related social, economic and environmental consequences;

• Maintaining the quality of agricultural soils;

• Water availability and maintaining/improving water quality for agricultural enterprises and other users.

Commercial fisheries and aquaculture

• Current and emerging organisms and microorganisms in Québec likely to
  harm exploited species and aquaculture;

• Distribution and abundance of exploited species and the forage species on which they depend;

• Aquacultural productivity.

Support, through collaborative research and development, adaptation to climate change in agriculture, commercial fisheries and aquaculture in Québec.

• To deepen and increase knowledge about the impacts of climate change and about the vulnerabilities of production sectors and regions;

• Contribute to the definition and analysis of adaptation measures and develop tools to support adaptation;

• Share the knowledge and tools developed through this program among other research teams and users.