Sentences with phrase «address food security»

This is that coordinated action to address food security nationally should begin with the development of a National Food Security Strategy.

Moreover, tourism programs do little to address food security — a major concern for many households in the region.

In doing so, growers can reduce their agricultural footprint on the environment and address food security of the urban population.

Synthetic biology may hold the key to increasing yields on currently farmed land — and hence helping address food security — by enhancing photosynthesis and reducing pre-harvest losses, as well as reducing post-harvest and post-consumer waste.

One of Glover's main messages is that perennial crops and trees — those that regrow every year instead of needing to be replanted — have the potential to address food security, climate change and energy supply needs by improving the soil that supports agriculture.

«Discovering new uses for different types of natural food grade microbes in waste - to - nutrient technology is the latest breakthrough by NTU chemical and bioengineers, which can help to address the food security issues faced by the world presently,» Assoc Prof Xu said.

Rep. Richard (R - Barneveld) Hanna paid a visit to an urban farm in Binghamton on Monday to meet with representatives from organizations that try to address food security.

I hope and expect that the group of ministers for food will support efforts to reduce food waste in the primary sector and address food security with the purpose to reduce global food loss.

Agri - food MSMEs are crucial in both wealthy and low and middle - income countries (LMICs) in addressing food security, meeting growing demand for agricultural commodities and value - added foodstuffs, and in reducing poverty by generating income through strategies of inclusive growth.

Third, because we can not achieve nutritional goals without addressing food security, we have to address the different links within the value chain to ensure not just sufficient supply, but also reliable ways to access food regardless of season, including during times of disasters (whether natural or man - made).

Along with her teammates — while studying in the joint civil - common law and MBA program — Soor helped create a company that addresses food security around the world with innovative technology.

Not exact matches

I had thought of these as the way the developed world intends to bring developing nations out of poverty and address such international challenges as food security and conflict resolution.

In an article posted on The Atlantic's website last week, Gary Paul Nabhan, co-author of Chasing Chiles: Hot Spots Along the Pepper Trail, addressed the relationship between farming in the Southwest and climate change — both food production and food security have been cast into question with the growing scarcity of water and unpredictable growing seasons and weather patterns, such as drought.

In a world where food security is one of the most pressing development challenges, finding immediate ways to address the needs of a growing and rapidly urbanising population, while limiting food losses and waste, is becoming a key priority for our sector.

The workshop focussed on multi-stakeholder research initiatives addressing issues of food, energy and water security in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

By placing food security issues into a context relevant to my life and study, this address allowed me to realise the very real opportunity for me to create positive global change.

This year's memorial address was delivered by Professor Louise Fresco, President of the executive board of Wageningen University Research Centre and member of the steering committee of the FAO panel of experts on food security and nutrition.

This year food programs have addressed nutrition and food security, food waste has been measured, and a growing group of young leaders have worked to improve the global food system.

Hangzhou City, People's Republic of China (21 September 2017)- Agriculture research heads of 14 Asian countries supported the ASEAN +3 Rice Breeding and Genetics Initiative - a long - term regional investment and collaboration initiative in rice breeding aimed to address regional food security and national rice sector strategies.

Addressing this through Target 12.3 will also bring a range of other benefits — we'll require less natural resources for production, and we can improve food security and efficiency simultaneously.

«To ensure food security for every child, woman and man, we must intensify food production while at the same time address the problems of distribution, and end shocking levels of food spoilage and loss.

(b) Regularly monitor and assess effectiveness of policies and programmes on food security and nutrition of children, including school meal programmes and food banks, as well as programmes addressing infants and young children;

By addressing school food, we affect public health, academic performance, economics, justice, national security, the environment, and community well - being.

What Buhari can do to succeed is to address the issue of the Chibok girls, security, food, good roads, power, education, employment, poverty alleviation and put the banking sector in order while doing what the society expects of him.

General News of Tuesday, 8 May 2018 Source: Myjoyonline.com USAID is working with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to address all soil fertility issues USAID Ghana Agriculture Sector Team Lead, Ms Jenna Tajchman has called on stakeholders to urgently put in place the necessary measures to restore soil fertility in the three regions of the north to complement efforts towards food security.&raFood and Agriculture to address all soil fertility issues USAID Ghana Agriculture Sector Team Lead, Ms Jenna Tajchman has called on stakeholders to urgently put in place the necessary measures to restore soil fertility in the three regions of the north to complement efforts towards food security.&rafood security.»

The legally binding international Agreement on climate change, among others, addresses issues of global warming, including its impact on food security and agriculture.

«It's about moving the food industry from food safety, which they're good at, to food security, which they really haven't even addressed.»

«This study provides strong evidence that strategies to address global food security and resource conservation should consider multiple food production efficiency measures.»

The first Wheat for Food Security in Africa conference has gathered here to address a growing issue in the continent: Too many Africans are eating products made from wheat, and not enough are growing it.

Addressing water risks Maintaining global food security, feeding growing populations and satisfying the demand of water - intensive diets are all tasks that will require significantly more water for agriculture and food production activities in coming years5.

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The greatest challenges the world faces: food security, climate change, loss of biodiversity, the aging population and disease can all ultimately be addressed through biology based research,» Mark Downs, head of the Society of Biology said in a statement.

In a November 11 keynote address at Sigma Xi's «Food Safety and Security: Science and Policy» symposium, Buchanan charted out several examples of how GM crops could improve agricultural productivity.

Now the president - elect of AAAS, Sharp predicts that biology will be crucial in addressing global challenges in climate change, food security, energy, and health.

CIUDAD OBREGÓN, Mexico (CIMMYT)-- As more than 200 wheat science and food specialists from 34 countries gathered in northwestern Mexico to address threats to global nutrition and food security, 9 outstanding young women wheat scientists among them showed that this effort will be strengthened by diversity.

«This effort helped rescue the food security and livelihoods of more than 271,000 rural households and 1.6 million individuals in Ethiopia's Amhara, Oromia, Tigray, and SNNP regions, and strengthened seed systems to address future climate, disease, and pest crises,» said Bekele Abeyo, CIMMYT wheat scientist who led the seed relief initiative.

On the spending side, reconciliation can be used to address «mandatory» or entitlement spending — that is, programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, federal civilian and military retirement, SNAP (formerly known as food stamps), and farm programs — but not Social Security.

The LDCF plays a key role in addressing urgent and immediate adaptation needs of least developed countries, focusing on reducing the vulnerability of sectors and resources that are central to human and national development, such as water, agriculture and food security; and infrastructure, as identified and prioritized in their National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs).

Working individually or in groups, D&T students addressed some of the common problems associated with cycling, including: safety, load carrying, bicycle security, and energy rich food products.

They wanted to address interwoven issues of food security, fuel wood shortages, soil erosion, clean water and poverty.

Veterinarians have an increasingly important role to play in addressing the grand global challenges of the 21st century, particularly in areas such as infectious disease control, antimicrobial resistance, food security and global health.

During a panel discussion with senior global leaders at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Symposium «Advancing Food and Nutrition Security at the G8 Summit» in Washington, Jeff Simmons urged leaders to take action now to address the challenge of developing more efficient food production systems and pressed for policy alternatives that provide long - term, sustainable solutions to hunger, food inflation and food availabilFood and Nutrition Security at the G8 Summit» in Washington, Jeff Simmons urged leaders to take action now to address the challenge of developing more efficient food production systems and pressed for policy alternatives that provide long - term, sustainable solutions to hunger, food inflation and food availabilfood production systems and pressed for policy alternatives that provide long - term, sustainable solutions to hunger, food inflation and food availabilfood inflation and food availabilfood availability.

Elanco Animal Health and United Way Worldwide announce a strategic partnership to address global hunger / food security.

The effort is supported by the Department of Homeland Security and addresses training for FDA inspectors as well as producers and processors of food products.

The plan addresses the challenge of feeding a projected population of nine billion people by 2050, and has become a landmark publication for scientists and policymakers on global food security.

To cover modules from introduction to climate change adaptation, agriculture and food security, to international legal frameworks, impacts and risks assessments, action prioritization and addressing issues of governance and finance, the MOOC team leveraged knowledge from more than 40 experts and practitioners in this field.

Since then, he has been working with The Nature Conservancy to address the issues of fisheries resource decline, food security and livelihoods of Palauans in the future.

Surely, smarter planning of existing land - use, and modernizing agricultural practices (such as «digital farming» in rural Shanghai) would more directly address the underlying problem of food security.

In addressing the challenge of food security and climate change, the world faces therefore three inter-related challenges: first, the need to double food production by 2050 to meet growing world demand; second, the need to adapt agricultural production to shifting weather patterns; and third, the need to minimize agriculture's contribution to greenhouse gas emissions while maximizing its potential to mitigate climate change.

When questioned, Stone clouded the issue further with a long and undecipherable reply: «negotiators had developed a paragraph specifically protecting gender equality, indigenous peoples, food security, and the plight of people «displaced» by climate change and actions to address climate change.