Sentences with phrase «agriculture sector support»

He mentioned the budget support, Paris Club refunds and the agriculture sector support as some of the areas where Buhari had intervened.

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While the livestock sector supports livelihoods of one billion of the world's poor, and its products provide one - third of our protein intake, it poses serious threat to our environment: it is responsible for 14.5 percent of GHG emissions, 29 percent of total water footprint of agriculture, and occupies 30 percent of the land surface of the planet.

These include: C$ 4.5 billion to support research, training, and infrastructure at universities and colleges; a Strategic Innovation Fund that will provide C$ 1.26 billion for business innovation in the aerospace and automotive sector; a Connect to Innovate Program that will invest C$ 500 million to bring high - speed Internet to remote and rural communities by 2021; and, C$ 70 million over six years to support agriculture innovation with a focus on climate change, and soil and water conservation.

The depreciation of the Australian dollar between 2013 and 2015 also supported activity in the nonmining tradable sector, which includes agriculture, manufacturing and some services.

Yet even government ministers have gripes: Agriculture Minister Asylzhan Mamytbekov complained this week that Russia and Belarus were breaking Customs Union rules to support their agricultural sectors.

«Meanwhile, other jurisdictions are ahead of B.C. in terms of encouraging farming and food processing to support, expand, and sustain their agriculture sector for environmental, health and economic purposes,» said Dix.

OPIC has also supported several of these businesses through financing to the Siraj Palestine Fund (Siraj Fund Management Company), a private - equity firm that has invested in businesses across a range of sectors, from agriculture to finance, from Internet content to gas distribution.

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).

· Each job in the food and beverage industry supported an average of five jobs in other sectors of the economy, including agriculture, construction, other manufacturing, transportation, and finance.

These fact sheets provide current information about how the Australian Government is supporting the agriculture, fisheries and water sectors, and are available for download.

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is an evidence - based levy board with a pivotal role to make the industry sectors they support more competitive and sustainable.

Australian agriculture also supports Australia's largest manufacturing industry — food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing — which delivers 27 % (~ $ 26 billion) of gross value - added by the manufacturing sector.10

The country's top executives, with MOAI Minister U Myint Hlaing and other government officials, recognized high - performing farmers and farmer groups, extraordinary farm products, and organizations — the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) included — that have supported the development of the country's agriculture sector.

Announcing the emergency support measures today, Dacian Ciolos, EU Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner, acknowledged the impact of the Russian sanctions on the region's dairy sector stakeholders.

All countries employ strategies to support their agriculture sector.

Less than 1 % of Kenya's total agricultural area is now organic, but organic agriculture stakeholders have formed the Kenya Agriculture Organic Network to support the successful growth of agriculture stakeholders have formed the Kenya Agriculture Organic Network to support the successful growth of Agriculture Organic Network to support the successful growth of the sector.

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.

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.

improving outcomes for our agriculture sector through lower production costs, supporting access to overseas markets and the associated benefits for farm businesses, rural communities and the Australian economy

Organic Farmers & Growers CIC (OF&G) promotes the well - being of the UK organic food sector, by protecting the integrity of organic standards for the benefit of producers and consumers of organic food, by assisting the activities of other stakeholders in the sector and by acting as an advocate for the sector's development, and by supporting the development of sustainable agriculture.

Most support for organic agriculture within South Africa therefore comes from the private sector, from for example, the Organic Agriculture Association of South Africa (OAASA), the Cape Organic Producers Association and the Biodynamic Association of Soagriculture within South Africa therefore comes from the private sector, from for example, the Organic Agriculture Association of South Africa (OAASA), the Cape Organic Producers Association and the Biodynamic Association of SoAgriculture Association of South Africa (OAASA), the Cape Organic Producers Association and the Biodynamic Association of South Africa.

Since its founding in the 1940s, the lunch program has had the dual — and often starkly conflicting — missions of feeding school children healthful meals while financially supporting the agriculture sector, primarily through commodity purchases.

The United States Agency for International Development's office in Nigeria, on Tuesday announced that it supported the development of Nigeria's agriculture sector with $ 600m (about N183bn) annually.

In Q4, agriculture, crude petroleum and natural gas, construction, transport, utilities, hotels and restaurants, professionals, administrative and support services, arts, entertainment and recreation were all growing at disparate rates of growth, some marginal, but growing all the same, unlike the poor state of sectors even as at the end of the third sectors.

Touching on his broad vision for the country, he told the audience gathered at the packed theatre in Treichville, a suburb of Abidjan, that his vision is hinged on modernising Ghanaian agriculture to enhance its productivity; a clear industrial policy, and rationalising the financial sector so that it supports growth in agriculture, and growth in manufacturing and industry.

At 4:30 p.m., state Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball will join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo to celebrate the grand opening of the Agriculture Development Center, the newest component of a multi-phase project to support the agricultural sector, 840 Upper Front St., Binghamton.

He urged all stakeholders in the agricultural sector to support government get accurate data that will harness agriculture growth and food security of Ghana.

Francis J. Murray Jr., President and CEO of NYSERDA said, «NYSERDA is pleased to add this new agriculture program to help improve productivity and reduce energy and operating costs for this critically important sector of New York's economy, and thank Governor Cuomo and Lieutenant Governor Duffy for their support of this initiative.

Governor Aregbesola said the idea was nurtured in a bid to support the existing farmers and encourage young ones into farming, saying with the scheme, a new era has begun in the agriculture sector in the state.

«IITA has been an open partner with Osun government and the partnership was formalised in 2015 after a Memorandum of Understanding was mutually signed to support agriculture sector in the state.

«The US government will support the key sectors of education, health, agriculture and security to tackle the poverty situation in Northern Ghana,» he underscored.

It was supported by Asunafo South MP Eric Opoku, who urged the new deputy minister to do his best to support the sector minister in not only fighting the fall armyworms but also settling protesting college of agriculture students.

In these states with both manufacturing and agriculture sectors, the Democratic incumbents have supported Trump's tariffs.

The country's top executives, with MOAI Minister U Myint Hlaing and other government officials, recognized high - performing farmers and farmer groups, extraordinary farm products, and organizations — the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) included — that have supported the development of the country's agriculture sector.

UNEP is supporting countries and their partners to fast track action on this challenge through the PCFV and other programmes such as the Climate and Clean Air Coalition — which works to reduce short - lived climate pollutants such as black carbon in a number of key sectors, including transport, agriculture, waste, household cooking and heating, and brick production.

These initiatives aim to enhance adaptation of agriculture and support the integration of climate change and sustainable use of water into agricultural sector policies to support countries that included these sectors in their NDCs.

It also shows the role of these sectors in meeting national mitigation and adaptation goals and a basis on which to identify priorities for international support for climate action in the agriculture sectors.

The aim of this analysis is to provide a basis for identifying priorities for international support for climate action in the agriculture sectors.

I have left two statements blank above because while they are admirable aspirations the literal nature is difficult for me to support because the transport and agriculture sector can't transition to complete renewables as fast as static power industry and so a ban on new fossil fuel projects may preclude novel ways to mitigate gross levels of emmissions in some instances.

Applied weather and climate research supporting various sectors of the society (e.g. agriculture, forestry, energy production and demand, building, traffic, and health

The MOOC is part of a work - programme of the Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans (NAP - Ag) Programme, a joint effort led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support countries to integrate and address climate change concerns as they affect agricultural sector - based livelihoods in national and sectoral planning and budgeting processes.

Support for the development of MRV systems to enable mitigation activities in Agriculture sector

Countries will take the lead in taking transformative climate action in the agriculture sectors, but the international community must support developing countries in doing so.

As organic agriculture is the fastest growing agricultural sector — the majority of new farmers are choosing to farm using organic practices and organic farm management offers a long list of environmental benefits — I am hopeful Congress will incorporate Farm Bill policies that allow for continued and supported growth of the industry.

Programme 1 — Support to MRV activities: The programme aims at providing support for MRV activities for implementing mitigation action in various sectors Projects considered: — Transport Emission Monitoring Reporting and Verification (T - MRV) and Mitigation (Ghana)-- MRV systems in the transport sector (El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Suriname, Belize, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia and Panama)-- MRV regional workshops (West Africa, Central Africa, East and Southern Africa)-- Support for the development of MRV systems to enable mitigation activities in Agriculture sector — Technical assistance to develop MRV systems (Asia Pacific)-- Support to develop / update Standardized Baselines (SBs) in the Asia - Pacific region (Asia PSupport to MRV activities: The programme aims at providing support for MRV activities for implementing mitigation action in various sectors Projects considered: — Transport Emission Monitoring Reporting and Verification (T - MRV) and Mitigation (Ghana)-- MRV systems in the transport sector (El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Suriname, Belize, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia and Panama)-- MRV regional workshops (West Africa, Central Africa, East and Southern Africa)-- Support for the development of MRV systems to enable mitigation activities in Agriculture sector — Technical assistance to develop MRV systems (Asia Pacific)-- Support to develop / update Standardized Baselines (SBs) in the Asia - Pacific region (Asia Psupport for MRV activities for implementing mitigation action in various sectors Projects considered: — Transport Emission Monitoring Reporting and Verification (T - MRV) and Mitigation (Ghana)-- MRV systems in the transport sector (El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Suriname, Belize, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia and Panama)-- MRV regional workshops (West Africa, Central Africa, East and Southern Africa)-- Support for the development of MRV systems to enable mitigation activities in Agriculture sector — Technical assistance to develop MRV systems (Asia Pacific)-- Support to develop / update Standardized Baselines (SBs) in the Asia - Pacific region (Asia PSupport for the development of MRV systems to enable mitigation activities in Agriculture sector — Technical assistance to develop MRV systems (Asia Pacific)-- Support to develop / update Standardized Baselines (SBs) in the Asia - Pacific region (Asia PSupport to develop / update Standardized Baselines (SBs) in the Asia - Pacific region (Asia Pacific)

We draw together teams according to each clients» needs, and we cover specific sectors so that our skills are focused on those areas where clients can benefit from our support most — the sectors in which we specialise are Advanced Manufacturing, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Defence and Security, Education, Construction and Engineering, and Health and Social Care.

We provide a range of temporary, contract and permanent recruitment services to high volume organisations working in the following sectors: • Agriculture • Food • Industrial and warehousing • Logistics • Office Support • Technical and engineering