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Founded in 1973, CCOF promotes and supports organic food and agriculture through a premier organic certification program, trade support, producer and consumer education, and political advocacy.

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John is also Founder of the THRIVE Venture & Innovation Plaform, a program which brings together startups, growers and corporations from around the world to advance the future of food & agriculture through the implementation of new technology.
The provincial and federal governments provide more than $ 3 billion in funding and support to Canada's agriculture and agri - food sector through a variety of grant and loan programs offered through Growing Forward 2 (GF2).
Heinrich Graf von Bassewitz of German farmer's association DBV said people should expect to pay more for meat with the label, pointing out that «consumers who complain about so - called factory farming have pushed forward this form of agriculture through their purchase of cheap foods and their extreme price - consciousness.»
The New York State Agricultural Society was organized in 1832 to Foster, Promote and Improve the New York State Food & Agriculture Industry through Education, Leadership Development & Recognition Programs
Told through the experiences of several of the leading figures in Australia's Fair Food movement, this book tells stories of personal change, courage, innovation and food activism, from local food hubs and backyard food - forests, to the GE - free movement, urban agriculture, radical homemaking and regenerative agricultFood movement, this book tells stories of personal change, courage, innovation and food activism, from local food hubs and backyard food - forests, to the GE - free movement, urban agriculture, radical homemaking and regenerative agricultfood activism, from local food hubs and backyard food - forests, to the GE - free movement, urban agriculture, radical homemaking and regenerative agricultfood hubs and backyard food - forests, to the GE - free movement, urban agriculture, radical homemaking and regenerative agricultfood - forests, to the GE - free movement, urban agriculture, radical homemaking and regenerative agriculture.
Women farmers from «Kababaehang Nagtataglay ng Bihirang Lakas» (Women possessing extraordinary powers or strength) from Barangay Los Amigos, Tugbok District, Davao City are practicing FAITH (Food Always in The Home), which is made easier with the support from partner NGOs such as METSA Foundation and MASIPAG, and from the local government of Davao City, through its policy on Organic Agriculture.
They are living examples that in the hands and leadership of empowered farmers, food security is possible through organic agriculture.
Section 32 of the Agriculture Act of 1935 authorizes the USDA to utilize fiscal year 2016 funds to purchase surplus food to benefit food banks and families in need through its nutrition assistance programs.
The Indonesian government is ramping up efforts to become food - secure through rice self - sufficiency and plans to greatly increase investments in agriculture, as well as strengthen collaborations with international research partners.
Being a researcher in food and agriculture, «food security» is a term that I come across frequently through books, articles, newspapers and interactions.
In addition, Nestlé is focusing strongly on reducing food loss and waste, both upstream in agriculture and through to the retailer and consumer.
We hope that IRRI will continue to provide the technical support we need through collaborative programs for our vision of a food - and nutrition - secure future,» added Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury.
The funding, awarded through Agriculture and Agri - Food Canada's Growing Forward Program, is meant to support growth in the organic sector by strengthening the science behind organic agricultureAgriculture and Agri - Food Canada's Growing Forward Program, is meant to support growth in the organic sector by strengthening the science behind organic agricultureagriculture in Canada.
«Through these regulations, Canada's New Government is providing a competitive advantage for the Canadian organic sector and protecting consumers,» commented the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri - Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, who announced final publication of the Organic Products Regulations on December 22, 2006.
CA Department of Food and Agriculture awards CSWA a $ 450,000 grant for a four - year project to drive climate protection and innovation through field testing a carbon offset and greenhouse gas emissions model for California wine grape growers (2010)
Learn more about the how to get free design assistance and save money while planning, building or expanding your energy efficient winery through Pacific Gas & Electric's Savings by Design program and find out more about PG&E rebates and incentive programs at PG&E Agriculture and Food Money - Back Solutions.
Drawing on his work as an economist at the Food & Agriculture Organization's Investment Center Division, Andriy will cite a number of different examples to demonstrate how market intelligence plays a central role in adding value through exports, and how quality control and efficiency along the value chain are critical for those competing in the international market.
Nature Bio-Foods Ltd (NBF), a pioneer in organic food grains since 1997, has taken great initiative to bring sustainability to small and marginal farms through organic agriculture production in combination with the world's highest ethical standards from Faitrade International, Germany and their FLO - Cert Fairtrade standard.
To ensure the quality and safety of our beef we select premium Northwest cattle and have received key food safety certifications through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Global Food Safety initiative (GFSI) which recognizes food safety practices at the highest lefood safety certifications through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Global Food Safety initiative (GFSI) which recognizes food safety practices at the highest leFood Safety initiative (GFSI) which recognizes food safety practices at the highest lefood safety practices at the highest level.
To that end, we support organizations that work in the areas of sustainability, food and organic agriculture through donations and sponsorships.
DuPont Agriculture offerings deliver global nutrition through higher crop yields and healthier foods while developing solutions to help meet the world's energy needs.
Residue Monitoring of chemical residues in food through the NRS is part of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources strategy to minimise chemical residues in agricultural produce.
Through the CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program, a research that focuses on the development and adaptation of climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in progress.
Why do we need to choose between taking the organic high road to healthy vitality versus the slippery slide down, poisoning our foods and fibers through conventional agriculture?
Each day across the United States, more than 4 million children, many from low - income families, receive meals and snacks through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
The following materials were funded by a USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant through the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and are a collaboration of the Vermont Agency of Education, Vermont FEED (Food Education Every Day) and Green Mountain Farm to School.
The new standards, which go into effect July 1, mark the first time the U.S. Department of Agriculture program will directly dictate nutrition for any food sold in schools during the school day — not just the traditional lunches and breakfasts long subsidized through the federal school lunch program.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are involved in the regulation of foods produced through biotechnology to ensure their safety, including human health and the health of the environment.
«NOAH along with the National Farmers Union, the veterinary profession and others in the food chain support this commitment to good practice through the RUMA (Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture) Alliance,» he said.
LIIF applauds Governor Paterson, Empire State Development and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets for their leadership to improve the health of families and communities through the New York Healthy Food & Healthy Communities Fund.»
«From Nigeria, I have watched closely your achievements, ranging from your ingenious approach to creating jobs for the teeming youths through various initiatives, including the repositioning of agriculture for modern farming, «Farming for Jobs and Food», Senior High School (SHS) free education, One - District - One - Factory, and One - Village - One - Dam as well as the improvement being recorded in the Republic's macroeconomic indicators.
«Through our collective commitment to support agriculture, agriculture education, our food industry, and the agriculture initiatives highlighted today, we assure our future and that of Oneida County as true leaders and pioneers in the field of agriculture
It also noted that the initiative was part of the administration's drive towards achieving food self - sufficiency and economic diversification, through agriculture.
The organic movement is based on the supposition that conventional agriculture is unsustainable, insofar as it damages the environment, harms animal welfare, and compromises food safety through the use of chemicals.
It is difficult for anyone familiar with the Nigerian economy to fault these objectives as well as the five execution priorities specified in the plan - stabilising the macroeconomic environment; achieving agriculture and food security; ensuring energy sufficiency in power and petroleum products; improving transportation infrastructure; and driving industrialization through SMEs.
«Additionally, the government through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture opened up more mechanization centres across the regions of the country and this has led to increased food security», he adFood and Agriculture opened up more mechanization centres across the regions of the country and this has led to increased food security», he adfood security», he added.
The Minister for food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto who attended the function indicated that encouraging the youth to go into Agricuture through the use of technological innovation is commendable
Carbohydrates — mainly cereals, sugars, potatoes and other tubers — and vegetable oils produced efficiently by large - scale agriculture and distributed through global trade are more affordable for many people than lower - calorie, more nutritious foods.
Through the first three quarters of 2009, Indonesia failed to report any flu cases at all, even though the Food and Agriculture Organization (a body of the United Nations that monitors avian influenza in birds) has found the infection to be deeply entrenched among fowl in 31 of the country's 33 provinces and endemic in Java, Sumatra, and Bali.
Many of these methods are promoted through the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Fertilizer Research and Education Program, according to Steve Lyle, the department's director of public affairs.
More designer seeds are wending their way through the review and approval processes of the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, which regulates pesticides.
«Scientists develop a trait and have something that works and they're excited about, and they simply can't afford to get the testing through,» says Terri Raney, a senior economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome.
Ironically, these were introduced to Xochimilco in the 1970s and 1980s through programmes run by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, with the aim of getting more protein into local diets.
The unusually deadly bacteria moved undetected through the food supply from livestock to agriculture to the dinner table, and the response to the outbreak was branded slow and inefficient by physicians and scientists (see «Microbe outbreak panics Europe»).
Dobson, professor of medical and veterinary entomology in the Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, and Mains have developed a technology that uses male mosquitoes to effectively sterilize females through a naturally occurring bacterium.
Assistance and guidance is available to farmers through the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association.
Through the CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program, a research that focuses on the development and adaptation of climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in progress.
The animal house and animal facilities at the CNB - CSIC have been registered at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, regarding the use of animals in experimentation, with nº 28079 -29-A; and at the Ministry for the Environment, through the National Commission on Biosafety, regarding the experiments with genetically modified mice (both transgenic and knockout) under risk type II, with nº A / ES / 03 / I - 5.
The Indonesian government is ramping up efforts to become food - secure through rice self - sufficiency and plans to greatly increase investments in agriculture, as well as strengthen collaborations with international research partners.
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