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title: "Seneca awarded $360,000 for applied research benefiting urban farmers"
type: "article"
space: "Seneca Business"
author: "Michelle Nava"
created: 2021-07-15T16:55:58Z
updated: 2021-07-15T16:57:01Z
tags: ["seneca-business", "seneca-business-news", "sustainability"]
url: "https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/45/seneca-business/articles/news/11306/seneca-awarded-360-000-for-applied-research-benefiting-urban-farmers"
---

# Seneca awarded $360,000 for applied research benefiting urban farmers

### Project brings together science, business, sustainability

**July 15, 2021**

A major Seneca-led applied research project is aiming to help urban farmers tackle one of their biggest problems: how to develop strong and sustainable businesses.

“We’ll be looking at innovative financing methods,” said Dr. West Suhanic, a professor in Seneca’s [School of Accounting & Financial Services](https://www.senecacollege.ca/school/accounting-financial-services.html). “What makes our project unique is that we’ll be bringing science, business and sustainability together in one package.”

**View full article here:** [Applied Research Project](https://www.senecacollege.ca/news-and-events/seneca-news/seneca-awarded-360000-for-applied-research-benefiting-urban-farmers.html?utm_source=mynews&utm_medium=ei&utm_campaign=urban_farming)