Affiliated with the Cégep de Victoriaville, CISA is the only college centre for technology transfer and innovative social practices in Quebec (CCTT-PSN) that applies its research to the social issues of the agricultural world.
Discover our approachA hub for the agricultural and agri-food sectors in Quebec, the Centre for Social Innovation in Agriculture (CISA) heads research projects that transform complex issues into innovative solutions in the agricultural and agri-food fields.
CISA unites people from all walks of life around agricultural and agri-food issues. Together, they co-construct solutions adapted to their particularities, needs, and own realities. Social innovation is rooted in territories and communities.
Through its interventions, CISA brings together all actors of the agricultural ecosystem around important issues.
Developing new establishment methods to facilitate access to land and financing, in addition to promoting the health and well-being of producers.
Working in partnership with associations, groups, and professional orders in the agricultural sector, in order to adapt practices and policies to new realities.
Taking advantage of new technological advances to better equip and support agricultural producers by involving them upstream of projects.
Increased research expertise and transfer of knowledge in agriculture and agri-food across Quebec through proximity between teaching and research.
Focusing on civic education to make adults of today and tomorrow aware of their power to act on the entire agricultural ecosystem by adopting responsible lifestyles.
CISA’s social innovation approach is rigorous and structured. It uses collective intelligence to generate a direct impact on citizens, farmers, and our society.
A powerful way to stimulate social innovation, applied research brings new knowledge and encourages experimental development.
The participatory approach involves the various stakeholders concerned with identifying challenges to be met and the search for solutions to remedy them.
Convinced that we go further when we all work together, CISA simplifies access and appropriation of research results.
How? Through the publication of specialized articles, creation of transfer tools, strategic intelligence, involvement in the community, organization of various networking events and more.
Awareness, extension. and training activities play a major role in the future of our communities.
Citizen information and agricultural education are at the heart of our priorities to make the population, establishments, and businesses aware of the realities of the agricultural and agri-food sector.
