Sentences with phrase «costs of food production»

In his opening keynote, the journalist Jonathan Bloom highlighted the hidden costs of food production.

These factors impact on rural producers by forcing up the cost of food production and supply.

Biofuels and bioenergy take up finite land resources at the cost of food production and carbon storage and doesn't guarantee carbon emissions cuts.

Some of the biggest bioenergy debates stem from a «food or fuel» problem, where agricultural lands have been devoted to growing grain as inputs for biofuels, at the cost of food production.

Not exact matches

For example, the rise in immediate cost of transportation, in a context where its indirect effects on speeding the melting of the glaciers are recognized, will almost certainly favor local production of food.

The problem is exacerbated by the globalization of food production, which means that most food must be shipped great distances at increased cost.

Critics will point out that food will cost more when its production is so labor — intensive and when the labor of farmers is well - compensated.

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In addition to being a leader in permeate production volumes, the U.S. dairy industry has also been a pioneer in investing significant research and development efforts revealing the sensory, functional and nutritional benefits of whey and milk permeate as cost - saving, flavor - enhancing and sodium - reducing food and beverage ingredients.

Q Cost reduction trends of the food industry often leads manufactures to compromise the health and food safety aspects of food production.

Successfully launched at drinktec 2017, the world's leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry, the OptiFeed ® crown feeder and the EvoFilm ™ shrink - wrapping system are two new solutions from Gebo Cermex that boost reliable and flexible production, at improved speeds, while reducing environmental footprint and lowering total cost of ownership (TCO).

Better food production efficiency can reduce waste, manage costs, increase yields and maximize the use of costly raw materials.

Now he produces flexible food packaging and food label printing that's truly worthy of his product — for a lower production cost.

The production of foods and beverages is a value chain that requires constant monitoring to ensure food safety, consistent quality, high throughput and minimized operating cost.

PET is widely used for packaging in the non-alcoholic beverage and food industries, allowing brand owners and manufacturers to reduce production and transportation costs while taking advantage of this material's greater design flexibility and increased sustainability.

He will make the case for a true cost accounting approach by factoring in externalities of food production.

Increasing cost pressure on food producers is resulting in demands for tools that can help to decrease the cost of production.

The Avure QFP 525L - 600 measures up to the production needs of today's high volume food processor, offering the highest throughput in the industry with features to minimize operating costs and maximize uptime.

Cargill has unveiled a new stabiliser system that it says will help dairy food manufacturers avoid the rising cost of gelatin in yogurt production.

Moreover, the NZ dollar is cheaper than the Australian dollar, but also the extra compliance cost of the mandatory Australian Country of Origin labelling system or the inability of many Australian products to qualify for the kangaroo logo under the CoOL Information Standard may well result in some Australian food companies deciding to shift some of their production lines to New Zealand.

One of its cutting - edge studies is the measuring of food loss and waste at all stages — from production and post-production to processing, distribution and consumption — in order to identify the origin and cost of food waste and loss at the local, regional and global level.

The evidence that is available about food production and processing, but not included in the Green Paper, is that the sector's businesses are in the main under considerable financial pressure as a result of falling real commodity prices, rising input costs, increased government regulations, rising labour costs, and lower retail margins.

However, ACCC analysis indicates that these increases in gross margins could have only made a small contribution to overall food price inflation.2 In other words, the vast majority of grocery price increases in Australia are attributable to other factors, such as supply and demand changes in international and domestic markets, increases in the costs of production and domestic weather conditions.

To cut costs and increase production, many modern farmers put their cows on feed - lots — a small, industrialized space where they are given grain - based food that is specifically designed to influence the health of the animal.

This rapid adoption of new technology will contribute to food production but at what cost?

Kerry Agribusiness suppliers are steeped in dairying tradition and combine the synergies of a temperate climate and low - cost, grass - based milk production to deliver a high - quality and wholesome raw food product.

Food prices are determined by the cost of production and manufacturing and are affected by changes in commodity costs, as well as production, including sustainability efforts.

... Which means that the environmental benefit of eating food produced locally is outweighed by the environmental cost of said local production (if I am reading the research correctly).

LOMA's engineering teams have employed our Designed to Survive philosophy to deliver great metal detection sensitivity in a package that is easy to install; easy to use; easy to clean and maintain; can withstand the arduous food production environments; and ultimately brings a brilliant cost of ownership.

When schools offer both a school meals program and competitive foods, the federal government does not need to underwrite all of the operating costs of the entire program; it is reasonable to expect the revenue generated by competitive foods to cover a share of production, service, and overhead that can reasonably be attributed to providing those foods.

This is the cost of the mother having to spend hours each day breastfeeding instead of other activities, such as paid work or home production (such as growing food).

Schools» misguided reliance on processed foods for speedy, low - labor cost production, industry's $ 1.6 billion in child - targeted advertising and a lack of faith in our children's dietary curiosity has created a generation of «picky eaters» with dull palates.

Keeping in mind the stringent requirements that school food service personnel must adhere to, as well as the unique limitations of school facilities and budgets, Boot Camp offered practical techniques and production methods for bringing scratch cooking to schools in a cost - and labor - efficient manner.

The authors were discussing the idea that eating local food reduces your CO2 output and pointed out that the primary CO2 cost of food was the production, not transporting it to the end user.

In the poultry industry, factory farms or «batteries» were designed to maximise production and minimise costs, through methods including high stocking densities, close control of the availability of food, water and light, selective breeding and medication.

Burnett: If China were to revalue its currency, or China is to start making say toys that don't have lead in them or food that isn» «t poisonous, their cost of production are going to go up and that means prices at Wal - Mart here in the United States are going to go up, too.

If China were to revalue its currency, or China is to start making say toys that don't have lead in them or food that isn» «t poisonous, their cost of production are going to go up and that means prices at Wal - Mart here in the United States are going to go up, too.

Concerns have been raised that diverting significant portions of crops, such as corn, to biofuel production could have a negative impact on availability and cost of the food supply.

«Schools» misguided reliance on processed foods for speedy, low - labor cost production, industry's $ 1.6 billion in child - targeted advertising and a lack of faith in our children's dietary curiosity [have] created a generation of «picky eaters» with dull palates,» reports the group.

By reducing the amount of food - based inputs and energy required in the production of biofuels, the overall cost of production will be reduced.

Nestle: Right, but our food system has changed and right now because of farm policies that support the production of cheap ingredients in processed foods, processed foods are much cheaper per calorie than our unprocessed foods and vegetables per calorie; so that if you look at the studies that have been done, if you look at the cost of processed foods, it is a much greater bargain for somebody who is poor to buy junk food than it is to buy foods that are fresh.

There has been concerns about diverting significant portions of crops, including corn, to biofuel production because it may have a negative impact on the availability and cost of the food supply.

Improvements in the speed and cost of DNA synthesis are enabling scientists to design and synthesize modified bacterial chromosomes that can be used in the production of advanced biofuels, bio-products, renewable chemicals, bio-based specialty chemicals (pharmaceutical intermediates, fine chemicals, food ingredients), and in the health care sector as well.

Air and water pollution from fossil fuel extraction and use have high costs in human health, food production, and natural ecosystems, killing more than 1,000,000 people per year and affecting the health of billions of people [232], [234], with costs borne by the public.

However, data about food production and costs throughout the world suggest that we in the United States need to alter our thinking and behavior to accommodate a lifestyle of routinely eating high quality foods.

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS)-- this has become a major ingredient in almost ALL processed foods over the last couple of decades, due to the lower cost of production compared to sugar.

Given these grave health consequences (and the high social, environmental, and ethical costs of current food production systems), the logical step is to break free from processed foods and to replace these poor - quality products with a raw food diet.

Tracing the history of food production in the United States, the film charts how farming has gone from local and sustainable to a corporate Frankenstein monster that offers cheap eggs, meat, and dairy at a steep cost: the exploitation of animals; the risky use of antibiotics and hormones; and the pollution of our air, soil, and water.

Students learn to despise free market economics in lessons about third - world sweatshops, «living wage» laws, the earnings of fast food workers and restaurant CEOs, and the «hidden» costs of meat production,» Velderman reported.

This is where I say: You know what, if you've ever paid more than twenty cents for a soda at a fast food restaurant, or have ever bought bottled water at a store, then I feel perfectly justified in considering your cost of production position vis a vis publishing as entirelyhypocritical.