The committee members also sought to know where a quotation allegedly made
by Olam Nigeria Ltd for supply of eight metric tonnes of rice which was presented by NEMA to the committee emanated from since Olam duly informed the committee that it did not give any quote to NEMA prior to his engagement for the contract.
Announced at the Building Sustainable Futures Forum sponsored
by Olam International, the newly - formed GAA is a CEO - led private sector initiative seeking to contribute significantly to the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, most notably SDG 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture [1].
Not exact matches
In the tradition itself the «Alenu prayer (which Solomon Schechter called the Jewish «Marseillaise») has this: ``... in hope we wait, O Lord our God,... for Thee to remove the idols from the earth, the no - gods being utterly cut down, to taqqen «
olam bemalkhut Shaddai set the world right
by the Almighty's kingship...» The prayer ends in two verses from Scripture: «The Lord shall reign for ever and ever» (Exodus 15:18) and «And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one» (Zechariah 14:9).
The program team will also continue to study the social, economic, and environmental benefits of shade trees (including species such as durian, sesbania, and mahogany)
by working with
Olam to distribute these to farmers, and develop a monitoring plan that will track trees and cocoa seedlings that are distributed.
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.
Olam, which is backed
by sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings, will lease - back the almond groves and land as well as related farming and irrigation infrastructure for a period of 18 years.
The joint initiative, called the Rainforest Alliance -
Olam Partnership for Livelihoods & Landscapes in Western Ghana, aims to conserve the cocoa forest landscape and sustain the agricultural livelihoods of communities around the Sui River, Suhuma, Tano Ehuro and Santomang Forest Reserves — a region where forests are particularly threatened
by cooca production.
Sunny Verghese, Co-founder and Group Chief Executive Officer,
Olam International speaking at the Global Food Forum at Sydney's Westin Hotel sponsored
by The Australian Newspaper.
Yoga Vacation Rental — Nautilus» in - house restaurant includes accommodations in a luxurious one bedroom villa with one king or two single beds, daily detox shake of greens and cacao, daily wellness breakfast at
Olam, one massage session per person, one complimentary healthy power shake per person and a daily yoga instruction
by one of our experienced instructors.
Tikkun
olam [fixing the world] must be done
by adding more light and not
by adding more darkness.»