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Gate Capital Campaign Secures $13.4 Million to Uphold Canada's Position as a World Leader in Cereal Grains

WINNIPEG, MB,  - The newly-launched Gate Capital Campaign today received funding commitments from four Canadian grower organizations, bringing its total to $18.4 million.

Alberta Grains, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat), Manitoba Crop Alliance, and Grain Farmers of Ontario have together pledged $13.4 million in support of the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate). The organizations are all members to Cereals Canada.

Led by Cereals Canada, Gate is a visionary $102 million project aimed at advancing Canada's position as a leader in cereal grain innovation and global food security, to be built in downtown Winnipeg. On behalf of the organization, Capital Campaign Chair JoAnne Buth deeply expressed her gratitude to the Eastern and Western Canadian grower organizations for their support.

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