Sentences with phrase «[good agricultural practices»

These are problems the new initiative by the government tries to address, by coming up with ways to get farmers to modify agricultural practices.

This is one way to make sure that what you eat is less damaging and / or helps sustain livelihoods and good agricultural practices.

But farmers contend that they have been the ones most hurt by this rule, and i t undermines their ability to carry out routine agricultural practices.

The pilot aims to quantify the sustainability of agricultural practices and reward farmers when appropriate.

Since the 1970s archaeology has also generated increasing information concerning population patterns, forms of domestic architecture, agricultural practices and trade patterns for the period preceding the monarchy.

By introducing modern agricultural practices and monoculture, these could increase productivity, that is, the amount produced by each worker.

Wes Jackson, president of the Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, insists that we must reform agriculture instead of intensifying current agricultural practices.

Their agricultural practices, learned over the centuries, conserved the soil and its vegetation for continued pastoral use.

The company modernized its feed facilities and also started encouraging its customers to change agricultural practices to reduce the negative impact on the environment.

A farm assurance program, translating consumer requirements into Good Agricultural Practice.

Much of the conventional industry doesn't even consider livestock rearing as an agricultural practice.

Hormel Foods recognizes the critical role that sustainable agricultural practices play in meeting the world's food demands while protecting our natural resources.

Hendro Trihatmojo, a 2017 ASC intern and MESA exchange candidate, came from Indonesia to learn sustainable agricultural practices here at the Rodale Institute.

With high - hopes to share research, agricultural practices, farming experiences, and more importantly, build new relationships between the two countries, the continuing support organic farmers give each other, can promote organic agriculture on a global level.

The Code of Conduct includes requirements on good agricultural practices, farm management, and social and environmental protection.

The UN also intends to set - up an agriculture working group to explore which type of agricultural practices and systems might be supported under such mechanisms.

UTZ farmers» greater adoption of good agricultural practices meant in spite of external factors effecting yields, UTZ farmers» yields dropped by just 1 % by year 4 compared to a 52 % drop by non-certified farmers.

We are particularly pleased to note that in spite of the challenging external situations coffee farmers were facing — including severe climatic conditions; extremely high fertilizer prices, Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) infestation and a severe outbreak of coffee rust — better agricultural practices meant UTZ farmers were able to maintian their yield and actually increase their productivity and income.»

«We're ahead of the curve as far as [tracing our products and implementing] sustainable agricultural practices focusing on water conservation, worker safety and wildlife protection,» Sallin maintains.

Just remember that all chiles vary in heat level according to the environment where they were grown and the agricultural practices used in growing them, so be careful!

This entails showing packaging options as well as ensuring the farmer is following Gentile Bros.'s strict good agricultural practices.

«It took years [for us] to develop these relationships with farmers, who have been continuously improving their agricultural practices,» he says.

I think your problem has more to do with agricultural practices than location — things like locations with lots of sunshine, soil condition, watering, fertilizing, insect infestations, etc..

The company follows good manufacturing practices and is HACCP - certified, and it works with only material suppliers that are known for leadership and compliance with recommended good agricultural practices.

«We're the largest and only global GAP [good agricultural practices] tree - to - dock lemon supplier in the U.S., and that allows us to optimize procedures and provide instant traceability and of all the way to the blocks or trees where our produce comes from.

We work with tea and coffee farmers across East Africa to advance sustainable agricultural practices across vulnerable landscapes and watersheds.

Introduce state - of - the - art climate - smart agricultural practices that will contribute to climate change mitigation.

As of October 2016, the project has enrolled 7,000 farmers (88 % of the project's total target), who are registered in the Olam Information System (OFIS); completed basic training in order to optimize sustainable yields and other income opportunities; introduced record keeping practices by distributing log books to 1,000 farmers; promoted farmer group development in a Training of Trainers (ToT) session; trained 10 new lead farmers on best agricultural practices that were then integrated with climate - smart agricultural Practices (CSA) and the Sustainable Agricultural Network (SAN) Standard; as well as conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the program team.

Another step change came a year later when the annual scorecards moved to a fully electronic system, and it moved to a «good agricultural practice» approach, with scorecards weighted to «major must - dos», «minors» and «recommended».

Sustainable agricultural practices, such as those we promote through the Sustainable Agriculture Network standard, offer simple, practical solutions, such as maintaining big buffer zones, preferably planted with native trees, between farm fields and waterways.

So our next real push where water is concerned is to improve the water - use efficiency of agricultural practices.

The risk of water scarcity is a direct consequence of unsustainable agricultural practices, climate change, and growth in demand for agricultural commodities.

Bettering the economics for small farmers in Africa, Asia, South and Central America requires a comprehensive approach, one that takes into account improving agricultural practices, enhancing supply chain infrastructures, expanding community services, boosting farmer incomes and taking advantage of evolving technologies.

Present agricultural practices are leading us downhill.»

The result of this relentless self - education process was a world - class growing facility with advanced growing systems and methods that are helping us achieve our dream of producing high - quality herbs, lettuces and micro greens using sustainable agricultural practices.

Hydroponic farming is environmentally friendly, allows us to grow produce year - round using sustainable agricultural practices.

Once discovered they are rehabilitating them and implementing modern and sustainable cocoa and agricultural practices across the lands.

Bella Verdi (Italian words meaning «Beautiful Greens») was conceived in 2003 out of a desire to harness a passion for fine food and sustainable agricultural practices combined with a desire to support our Community.

Brazil's economy has boomed in recent years, on the back of its extensive natural resources and industrial - scale agricultural practices, to become the seventh largest in the world.

The latter includes good agricultural practices such as soil erosion prevention, minimizing water use and pollution, responsible use of chemicals, and habitat protection.

The 2014 program schedule included: culinary demonstrations centered around adventurous flavors and new menu trends; presentations and panel discussions focused on sustainable agricultural practices, the role of wheat in our diet vs. seekers of gluten - free options, and water issues affecting food production; discussions on how American menus are often shaped by millennials, health and nutrition concerns, and global cuisines; a Friday field trip to the CIA Farm in St. Helena and through Marin and Sonoma Counties to visit Pozzi Ranch, Dutton Ranch (where Valley Ford Cheese Company joined), and Gourmet Mushrooms with tastings and presentations by the farmers as well as farm bureau and land trust experts; and the exciting and interactive Saturday Market Basket Exercise, where attendees were divided into six teams to develop menu concepts using sponsor products for the following categories:

Farmers engage in training courses on the implementation of sustainable agricultural practices.

However, unlike conventional agricultural practices which use large amounts of arsenic - based herbicide, insecticide and feed formulations — organic agriculture strictly prohibits their use — as well as a wide range of toxic pesticides with documented negative health and environmental effects that end up on and in our food supply on a daily basis.

Two United Nations experts are calling for a comprehensive new global treaty to regulate and phase out the use of dangerous pesticides in farming, and move towards sustainable agricultural practices.

Unsustainable agricultural practices have rendered soils incapable of yielding enough food to feed the hungry.

In addition to the seminars there will also be some pretty nifty activities like a walking tour of the Zijuatanejo market, a visit to the fisherman's market, as well as meet - and - greets with local farmers to talk about their sustainable agricultural practices.

For example, I have previously been involved in a project in Cambodia that solely focused on increasing agricultural production, however I will be sure to offer my advice on this project in considering the food loss that their agricultural practices may be incurring and consider innovative solutions to reduce this.

Although my current research project is not directly linked to food production and agricultural practices, the conference was beneficial for expanding my network and horizons.

Originally named From The Field Trading Company, our company is committed to providing customers with the highest quality vanilla products directly from farmers who only use organic and sustainable agricultural practices.

«I have now been 20 years in a multilateral organisation which tries to develop guidance and codes for good agricultural practice, but the real, true issues are not being addressed by the political process because of the influence of lobbyists, of the true powerful entities,» he told the Compassion in World Farming annual lecture in London this week.