Building a stronger agricultural ecosystem, together.
GRIS is a Canadian nonprofit that enables farmers and the agricultural ecosystem to access the knowledge, resources, innovation and opportunities needed to move forward.
Why GRIS exists
Building The Future of Agriculture In Canada
Farmers may have access to individual programs, researchers, technologies, organizations and funding opportunities, but those pieces are not always easy to access, navigate or bring together. GRIS exists to enable that access and participation.
Mission
Grow innovation and income across Canadian agriculture through capital, collaboration, and community.
Our vision
A self-sufficient Canadian food system, where farmers have direct access to innovation, research, funding and market.
Leadership Board
The people behind GRIS
Vivek Dhume
Chair
Pankaj Bagga
Vice Chair
Melanie Lantz
Board of Directors
Ritesh Malik
Board of Directors
Gurwinder Singh
Executive Director
Advisory Council
Guiding our work
Katerina Akulenko
Rahul Petkar
Nick Ierfino
Rodrigo Duran
Sudeshna Nambiar
Dr. Vivek A. Savkur
Beata Jirava
Values
- Solutions First
- We bring a fix, an option, or a next step, not just a problem.
- Ideas Over Ego
- The best idea wins, no matter whose it is.
- We Grow Together
- Every partner, farmer, and student we help succeed grows this ecosystem too.
- Their Win Is Our Win
- We measure our success by the ag community’s success.
- Built on Collaboration
- Collaboration beats competition, inside our team and across every partnership.
- Urgency With Care
- Farmers and partners are counting on us to deliver, not just plan.
- Ownership
- When something’s unclear, we figure it out.
Proudly Supported By Leaders
- RBC
- CZRO
- BCIBN
- CIF
- Lucent Bio / Soileos
- UFV
- Fruitsy
- LaunchBC
- City Dream Centre
- BC Blueberry Council