Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario

Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario
Agency overview
Formed	1962
Type	Crown corporation
Jurisdiction	Government of Ontario
Headquarters	1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Employees	15
Minister responsible	Carol Mitchell, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs;
Agency executive	Karen Chan, Director of Research;
Parent department	Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Website	www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/research/ario/institute.htm

The Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario is an Ontarian government Crown corporation, established in 1962, by the ARIO Act, to "advocate areas of research for the betterment of agriculture, veterinary medicine and consumer studies" and "increase the production efficiency and marketing of agricultural products by stimulating interest in research".^[1]

It is located adjacent to the University of Guelph campus.

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