Sentences with phrase «development of a food policy»

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CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

In the context of policy coherence, the Development Working Group was encouraged to continue its efforts to develop concrete actions as part of its Implementation Plan for the Food Security and Nutrition Framework.

«[It also] took the development of policies and procedures that focus on the company's attention to food quality and food safety,» he says.

A primary recommendation related to defining an issues hierarchy to guide development of food labelling policy.

Michael Sligh Organization Representative: Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI - USA) Michael Sligh has worked for over 30 years as a Program Director for RAFI - USA where he manages policy, research and education for the promotion of organic, agro-biodiversity, organic seed development, and a wide - range of food justice, fair trade and other value - added food labeling, policy and marketing issues.

He has been very involved in many aspects of domestic and international agricultural policy and practice development, organizing, food labeling, standards, certification and accreditation work over the years, including: Founding Chair of the USDA / National Organic Standards Board, A founder of Domestic Fair Trade Association, National Organic Coalition, and Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, Founding member of National Family Farm Coalition and National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Board member of the International Organic Accreditation Service, Former NGO delegate to UN Codex / FAO / WHO Food Labeling Commission and WTO, Founding partner of Agricultural Justice Project, which has developed domestic fair trade standards for North Amerfood labeling, standards, certification and accreditation work over the years, including: Founding Chair of the USDA / National Organic Standards Board, A founder of Domestic Fair Trade Association, National Organic Coalition, and Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, Founding member of National Family Farm Coalition and National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Board member of the International Organic Accreditation Service, Former NGO delegate to UN Codex / FAO / WHO Food Labeling Commission and WTO, Founding partner of Agricultural Justice Project, which has developed domestic fair trade standards for North AmerFood Labeling Commission and WTO, Founding partner of Agricultural Justice Project, which has developed domestic fair trade standards for North America.

The FWRA advocates for policies that support the development of the food waste recycling and donation infrastructure across the nation.

In a video message Laudemir André Muller, Minister for Agrarian Development, Brazil, talked about a set of public policies for a more sustainable production model, in particular the National Plan on Agroecology and Organic Production, designed for rural development and healDevelopment, Brazil, talked about a set of public policies for a more sustainable production model, in particular the National Plan on Agroecology and Organic Production, designed for rural development and healdevelopment and healthier food.

targeted overview presentations on the current state of play and innovative policy and development project options around: on - farm losses; postharvest, packaging, transport and processing of food; and the management and re-use of waste

Topics: Asian, Associations, Back Office, Bakery Cafe, Burger / Steak / BBQ, Business Strategy and Profitability, Catering, Cheese, Coffee / Specialty Beverages, Communications, CONNECT: The Mobile CX Summit, Consultant / Analyst, Credit / Cashless, CRM, Curbside & Takeout, Customer Service / Experience, Digital Signage, Display Technology, Equipment & Supplies, Ethnic, Events, Fast Casual Executive Summit, Financial News, Financing and capital improvements, Food Allergies / Gluten - free, Food & Beverage, Food Cost Management, Food Safety, Food Trucks, Franchising Focus, Franchising & Growth, Fresh Mex, Furniture and Fixtures, Gaming, Going Green, Health & Nutrition, Hot Products, Human Resources, ICX Summit, Independent Restaurant, Industry Services, In - Store Media, Insurance / Risk Management, International, Internet of Things, Italian / Pizza, Kiosk ROI, Kitchen Display, Legal Issues, Loss Prevention, Loyalty Programs, Marketing, Marketing / Branding / Promotion, Menu Boards, Menu Labeling, Mobile Payments, Music Services, Mystery Shopping, National Restaurant Association, Online / Mobile / Social, Online Ordering, Online Services, On - site Customer Management / Paging, On the Menu, On the Move, Operations Management, Other, Ovens, Packaging, Packaging Trends, PCI Compliance, Policy / Legislation, POS, Product Reviews, Professional Services, Research & Development / Innovation, Restaurant Design / Layout, Safety, Sandwich, Sauce, Security Systems, Self - Ordering Kiosks, Self Service, Social Responsibility, Software, Software - Back Office, Software - Inventory Management, Software - Supply Chain, Soup / Salad, Staffing & Training, Supplier, Sustainability, Systems / Technology, Top 100, Trade or Association, Trade Show, Trends / Statistics, Video Gallery, Webinars, Window Treatments, Workforce Management

FAO collaborates with the public sector, the private sector and civil society to develop and implement food loss and waste prevention and reduction solutions through: i) Advocacy and awareness raising; ii) Collaboration and coordination of world - wide initiatives on food loss and waste reduction; iii) Research to evidence for policy, strategy, legislation and standards development; iv) Support to investment programmes and projects.

In the context of policy coherence, the Development Working Group was encouraged to continue its efforts to develop actions to reduce FLW as part of its Implementation Plan for the G20 Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) Framework -LSB-...]

AFSA has long campaigned for the creation of an inter-departmental Ministerial Food Forum to ensure strategic and coherent policy development and integration of planning in and across departments managing local food and food systems, population health, transport, land use, education, environmental sustainability, natural resources, infrastructure and economic developmFood Forum to ensure strategic and coherent policy development and integration of planning in and across departments managing local food and food systems, population health, transport, land use, education, environmental sustainability, natural resources, infrastructure and economic developmfood and food systems, population health, transport, land use, education, environmental sustainability, natural resources, infrastructure and economic developmfood systems, population health, transport, land use, education, environmental sustainability, natural resources, infrastructure and economic development.

High degree» will be held on March 20 — 22, 2014 in Exhibition Hall of Odessa Sea Commercial Port Official support to projects is provided by: • Assembly of European wine producing regions; • Association of cultural and tourist exchange (ACTE), in collaboration with Council of Europe; • Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine; • Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine; • Antitrust Committee of Ukraine; • State Agriculture Inspectorate of Ukraine; • Ukrainian corporation on viticulture and wine producing «Ukrvinprom»; • Odessa Regional State Administration.

Quebec Province's liberal government recently unveiled a policy and a high budget to encourage the development of the food sector, including organic farming.

Tags: economic affairs committee, House of Lords, consultation, energy policy, renewable energy, renewable financial incentives, biogas, biomethane, crop operators, food waste operators, FIT, RHI, Renewables Obligation, energy market design, research and development, renewable technologies, efficiency, energy bills

This Network has collaboratively developed as a key strategic priority the development and implementation of an Urban and Regional Food Charter for Victoria, as a systemic and integrated text to drive forward legislative and policy change and shape practice across the state.

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

Professional Development: Iowa Association of School Board's model Wellness Policy (2010), put forth by the State Board, recommends food service staff be provided with continuing professional dDevelopment: Iowa Association of School Board's model Wellness Policy (2010), put forth by the State Board, recommends food service staff be provided with continuing professional developmentdevelopment.

Professional Development: No specific policy; however Administrative Code 14:852 (2004) requires, Food service personnel use training and resource materials developed by the Department of Education and the United States Department of Agriculture to motivate children in selecting healthy diets».

Professional Development: Board Policy 4320 requires food service personnel be trained so that they may develop an understanding of their responsibilities.

Guidance Materials: The state Department of Education funds and collaborates with the John C. Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition to operate an online policy development resource center.

Permit teachers of physical education and school health professionals as well as paretns, students, and representatives of the school food authority, the school board, school administrators, and the public to participate in the development of wellness policies.

Ms. Julie Brewer Chief, Policy and Program Development Branch, Child Nutrition Division Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture P.O. Box 66874 Saint Louis, MO 63166

The Transformation of the School Food Environment in Los Angeles: The Link Between Grass Roots Organizing and Policy Development and Implementation (Occidental College)

The strudy produced findings, recommendations, timetables, and estimated expenses in ten interrelated dimensions of school food service operations: facilities, finances, food and health, wellness policy, teaching and learning, the dining experience, procurement, waste management, professional development, and marketing and communications.

The key message of Right to Food and Nutrition Watch this year is that people's participation in the planning, development and implementation of alternatives to dominant policies in food, agriculture and nutrition is needed to challenge the current balance of power and effectively tackle hunFood and Nutrition Watch this year is that people's participation in the planning, development and implementation of alternatives to dominant policies in food, agriculture and nutrition is needed to challenge the current balance of power and effectively tackle hunfood, agriculture and nutrition is needed to challenge the current balance of power and effectively tackle hunger.

Upper East Regional Director of Food and Agriculture Francis Ennor, said the exercise will provide data on community facilities such as roads, hospitals and schools, among other things for proper policy interventions to propel the development of farmers in the rural areas.

According to her, it was the reason why government has incorporated the goals into Ghana's 40 - year development plan as well as programmes and policies such as «Planting for Food and Jobs», «One - District, One - Factory» and «Free Senior High School Education», which was all geared towards positioning Ghana on the path of fiscal consolidation, debt sustainability, growth and development.

Together with Neiker - Tecnalia, the public body that reports to the Sub-Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Policy of the Government of the Basque Autonomous Community, the following are part of this project: Teagasc - The Agriculture and Food Development Authority (Ireland), IRSTEA (France), INTIA (Navarre), the University of Glasgow Caledonian (Scotland), and the Higher Institute for Agronomy (Portugal).

African Development Bank Group — The CGIAR delegation was led by Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nteranya Sanginga, and included the Director Generals of Africa - Rice, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and Africa Harvest.

Sander J. Zwart, principal researcher at AfricaRice: «Strategic knowledge on the when and where of rice production supports the debate on food security and the development and implementation of policies across Africa.

Eating a nourishing, traditional diet while pregnant and breastfeeding and ensuring that growing children receive regular and sufficient quantities of optimal growth encouraging foods such as cream, butter, ghee, egg yolks, fish eggs, grassfed and organ meats for development of a sturdy intestinal system is the best insurance policy against ever needing any sort of special diet to combat allergy or other autoimmune issues.

The Act requires the involvement of parents, students, representatives of the school food authority, the school board, school administrators, and the public in the development of the wellness policy.

Abraham Lincoln established this «Peoples Department» for the development and execution of federal government policy on farming, agriculture, forestry and food.

The contributions of urban agriculture to various policy goals are manifold and relate a.o to poverty alleviation, food security, environmental and waste management, local economic development, social and community development and community adaptation to climate change.

In the framework of the Cities Farming for the Future programme and the From Seed to Table programme RUAF supported strategic multi-stakeholder planning of local and national urban agriculture policies and programmes for the development of urban agriculture and city region food systems in 18 cities of 12 countries in the global South.

But the scientific understanding we have developed as summarized by the IPCC and affirmed by virtually every relevant scientific body in the US and abroad, together with completely common place social and ethical values about conservation, infrastructure development and food and water management (that apply in all kinds of other policy arenas as well) does call for a response of some kind.

Such a mindset needs to become an integral part of our urban planning, water - and food - security management, investment policy, and demographic policy development, among others.»

The Initiative collaborates closely with countries in the Near East in the development of coherent and evidence - based policy and programmes to meet their demands on food security and nutrition whilst building resilience and promoting sustainable agriculture.

EUTR Enforcement in Spain: Present and future José Brotons, DG Rural Development and Forest Policy, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment, Spain <

Areas of Expertise: international development and policy, community organizing, environmental / climate justice, food

Topic (s): COP23 List of UN Publications, Policy Instruments, Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning

on — the actual food and agriculture situation in the city region, main development opportunities and constraints, strengths and weaknesses of actual policies and regulations regarding intra - and

Urban Agriculture Policymaking, including modules on the integration of urban agriculture in policy making, establishment and functioning of a multi-stakeholder forum on urban agriculture and food, situation analysis of actual urban agriculture, joint development of a Strategic Action Agenda and other modules.

Bill McKibben, 350.org founder Naomi Klein, activist and author of the book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate 99 posse, Italian hip hop / reggae band Caparezza Florent Compain, President of Les Amis de la Terre France Mark Fodor, Director, CEE Bankwatch Network Johan Frijns, Director, BankTrack Elena Gerebizza, Re: Common Sebastien Godinot, Economist, WWF European Policy Office Rafael Gonzalez, Dakota / Puerto Rican Water Protector James Hansen, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch Rachel Heaton, Mazaska Talks co-founder and Muckleshoot Tribal member / Duwamish descendant Danielle Hirsch, Director, Both ENDS Ziva Kavka Gobbo, Chairperson, Focus Association for Sustainable Development Jeremy Leggett, Founder and Chair, SolarAid; Founder and Director, Solarcentury Simon Lewis, Professor of Global Change Science, UCL Lo Stato Sociale Erri De Luca, Italian novelist, translator and poet Olivier de Marcellus, Coordinator, Climat Justice Sociale

He served as a senior agricultural analyst for the U.S. Department of State for between 1980 and 1988 under the Reagan administration, «where he was responsible for assessing the foreign - policy implications of food and farming developments worldwide.

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Aspects include market analysis, enterprise development, development of short food chains and export - oriented chains, strengthening of input supply and service delivery, participatory innovation in urban farming, and multi-stakeholder planning and policy - making.

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