B.Nature is a biotechnology company based in Saskatoon that specializes in rapid, industrial-scale composting technology.<\/p>\n
The two-year project has a total value of $784,341 and is being developed with Cowessess First Nation<\/a> and Cowessess Ventures LP in southern Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n The technology uses a mix of bacteria and fungi to break down organic material and release nutrients.<\/p>\n \u201cThis award validates the biology at the heart of our platform,\u201d Babak Roshani, B.Nature\u2019s chief executive officer and co-founder, said in a news release.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are not making compost faster \u2014 we are engineering a microbial consortium that unlocks phosphate and builds a living biofertilizer from material that would otherwise be wasted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Read Also<\/p>\n The company is working with Canadian Phosphate <\/a>Ltd<\/a>. to combine its microbial technology with Canadian sedimentary rock phosphate.<\/p>\n The goal is to make the phosphate more available to plants and develop a domestic source of fertilizer.<\/p>\n Phosphate is on Canada\u2019s critical minerals list, but the country has no active phosphate mines and imports most of its phosphate needs.<\/p>\n Daniel Gleeson, CEO of Canadian Phosphate, said combining Canadian rock phosphate with B.Nature\u2019s microbial technology could provide a new source of domestic fertilizer.<\/p>\n \u201cPairing our high grade, Canadian sedimentary rock phosphate with B.Nature\u2019s microbial biology is a compelling path to domestic, lower-carbon phosphate fertility,\u201d said Gleeson in the release.<\/p>\n The microbial process works in two stages. Bacteria begin breaking down the material and helping release phosphate, while fungi continue the process as the material cures.<\/p>\n The system operates inside an enclosed vessel designed for cold climates and could be used in remote and on-reserve locations.<\/p>\n However, the company is aiming for more than simply producing compost. The goal is a consistent biofertilizer with nutrients that are more available to crops.<\/p>\n The project will include field testing and analysis to determine how well the product performs.<\/p>\n It will also examine the environmental benefits of the process.<\/p>\n B.Nature said lifecycle modelling suggests its system could produce up to 84 per cent lower greenhouse-gas emissions than sending the material to landfill and about 70 per cent lower emissions than conventional composting.<\/p>\n Those figures will be independently assessed through a life-cycle study by 5redo Sustainability Consulting.<\/p>\n The project is being co-developed with Cowessess First Nation and Cowessess Ventures, with field validation taking place on Cowessess lands through the asiskiy tech Indigenous clean-technology platform.<\/p>\n The partnership gives B.Nature a place to test the technology outside the laboratory while creating potential economic and environmental opportunities for Cowessess.<\/p>\n Raj Behari, B.Nature co-founder, said the partnership has been part of the project from the beginning.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat makes this project different is who we are building it with,\u201d said Behari in the release.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom day one this has been a co-development with Cowessess \u2014 on their lands, with their team, through asiskiy tech,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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