RRC Polytech’s Prairie Research Kitchen joins partnership to help address food security for Indigenous communities across Manitoba – ENC

May 22, 2025

Protein Industries Canada (PIC) is investing $1.2 million in a collaborative applied research project to explore agri-food opportunities and address barriers to food security in rural and remote communities in Manitoba.

The $1.6 million project in total will feature the professional staff and students from RRC Polytech’s Prairie Research Kitchen (PRK) and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba (UM) working together with local communities across the province to address food insecurity and Indigenous food sovereignty barriers related to First Nations and Red River Métis food production and distribution systems.

“On behalf of the Manitoba Métis Federation – National Government of the Red River Métis, I am pleased today to be announcing a new partnership as part of a Consortium, together with Red River College Polytechnic, the University of Manitoba, and enabled by the commitment and funding provided through Protein Industries Canada,” said David Beaudin, Minister of Agriculture and Associate Minister of Provincial Education for the MMF in a news release. “This project will help facilitate the reimagining of Red River Métis food systems and will unlock new opportunities to better connect with our foods across the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. I look forward to seeing the project build value through capacity and skills development, all while enabling greater local access to nutritious food options.”

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