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  The Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence program recognizes outstanding agriculture and agri-food related innovators including producers, processors, and agri-food organizations.    The objectives of the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence Program are to:   Recognize and encourage innovators in the agri-food sector Foster farm-level innovation Raise awareness about the importance of agri-food innovation and its impact on the Ontario economy   Examples of innovation areas include but are not limited to:   improved business practices response to consumer demands (e.g. new production and processing methods, product development) response to expanding consumer tastes (e.g. locally-grown and produced world foods) collaborations (strategic alliances, cross-sector partnerships) environmental stewardship energy and bio-economy health and safety food safety and traceability education and…