DELTA, British Columbia, Aug. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pure Sunfarms is extending its partnership with Simon Fraser University (SFU) to advance hashish plant well being analysis over the following three years.
Since the partnership started in 2018, SFU researchers collectively with the Pure Sunfarms cultivation staff have recognized pathogens that have an effect on the cultivation of greenhouse-grown hashish—findings which have led to the event of cutting-edge organic, cultural, and environmental management methods in hashish.
“Our research alongside Pure Sunfarms is setting new scientific standards,” says SFU biology professor Zamir Punja, who makes a speciality of plant biotechnology. “We’re grateful for the partnership to work with leaders in cannabis cultivation and utilize their state-of-the-art facility and one of the largest greenhouse facilities in the world to undertake research that is advancing the industry. Such an opportunity is unparalleled anywhere in the cannabis industry.”
As a part of the partnership, SFU researchers and college students have entry to Pure Sunfarms on-site laboratory and 65,000-square-foot state-of-the-art processing middle to analysis methods to mitigate threats to hashish plant well being. Teams use quite a lot of strategies to observe the entire life cycle of crops, environmental situations, strains and manufacturing practices to handle and promote the standard of post-harvest hashish.
“At Pure Sunfarms, we believe in supporting academics to learn more about the cannabis plant and what keeps it healthy – we’re a flower-first company, and we know it all starts with the plant,” stated Mandesh Dosanjh, President and CEO, Pure Sunfarms. “Dr Punja’s work has helped us promote plant health and through this continued partnership with SFU, we look forward to unearthing research findings that will allow us to continue to optimize the quality of our flower while upholding British Columbia’s proud heritage as one of the world’s best cultivators of cannabis.”
Pure Sunfarms is dedicated to supporting the challenge over three years, complemented by funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Alliance Program.
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About Pure Sunfarms
Pure Sunfarms is likely one of the largest hashish operations on this planet with 2.2 million sq. ft of greenhouse area in Delta, British Columbia. The firm at present operates inside 1.65 million sq. ft, and has capability to provide, promote and distribute 112,500 kilograms of high-quality, BC-grown dried flower yearly for Canadian leisure and worldwide markets, with the power to broaden annual output to 150,000 kilograms as wanted. The firm brings collectively many years of agricultural and legacy cultivation expertise with best-in-class, massive scale operational experience, and is Canada’s top-selling model.
Pure Sunfarms merchandise can be found in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, Northwest Territories, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador at collaborating retailers and on-line by every area’s respective distributor the place relevant. Pure Sunfarms additionally supplies hashish to its affiliate ROSE LifeScience in Québec, different licensed producers in Canada and is EU GMP licensed to export product internationally.
Pure Sunfarms is the licensed producer of document for Pure Sunfarms, The Original Fraser Valley Weed Co. and is Cookies sun-grown associate in Canada. Pure Sunfarms is an entirely owned subsidiary of Village Farms International, Inc. (Nasdaq: VFF).
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