Sentences with phrase «food demand set»

With food demand set to soar as a result of rising global population, his talk provided a clear idication of how climate change will affect hundreds of milions of people's lives very directly.

In a world where almost a billion people went hungry last year — 119 million more than in 2007 — and with food demand set to double by midcentury, the taboo against GM foods is crumbling.

Not exact matches

It's all happening — what next — prayer times set aside for Muslim students during school, wash basins like at University of Minnesota so they don't try to wash their feet before praying in the school basins for washing hands, demands for special cafeteria food, demands that girls cover their heads, then faces, then disappear from school altogether, wake up New York and hold on to our great city before they knock down the rest of the buildings!

To encourage young people to ask critical questions about where their food comes from and to demand more from their food system sets up a new generation of consumers willing to venture outside the strictures of duopoly shopping and fast food.

European food processor Arla Foods Ingredients has invested $ 38m in setting up a new factory in Denmark to meet the increase in demand for whey protein hydrolysates.

One trend set to continue into 2017 is the demand for high protein foods to meet the consumer drive for health and wellness.

With a sleek, inviting design and setting that serves fresh and delicious food fast, UFood Grill is meeting the current and increasing demand from its customers.

HUMAN Healthy Vending's expansion has been bolstered by the increasing demand for healthful products in the school setting, especially with the USDA's recently - launched rules governing competitive foods called, «Smart Snacks In School,» which will affect what schools across the country may sell in their vending machines, student stores and a la carte lines.

At the very least the fair package would include a basic set of demands not to harm future generations by destroying rights to life, food and health.

With world demand for food set to increase by two - thirds by mid-century, we can't afford not to restore these salt - affected lands, says lead author Manzoor Qadir of the United Nations University's International Network on Water, Environment and Health in Hamilton, Canada.

The recommendations, in addition to flying less and wasting 25 percent less food, include: carpooling or telecommuting once a week (75 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) saved by 2020, if adopted by all Americans); maintaining your car or truck, such as keeping tires properly inflated (45 million metric tons of CO2e); cutting the time spent idling in a vehicle in half (40 million metric tons of CO2e); better insulation at home (85 million metric tons of CO2e); programmable thermostats set higher (80 million metric tons of CO2e); reducing electricity demand from appliances that are «off,» so - called phantom demand (70 million metric tons CO2e); using hot water more efficiently, such as washing clothes in colder water (65 million metric tons of CO2e); buying EnergyStar appliances when old ones wear out (55 million metric tons CO2e); replacing incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents (30 million metric tons CO2e); eating chicken instead of beef two days a week (105 million metric tons of CO2e); increased recycling of paper, plastics and metals (105 million metric tons of CO2e); «responsible» consumption, such as buying less bottled water (60 million metric tons CO2e).

Given a report like the New England Food Vision, which sets a goal for the region to produce 50 % of the food it consumes by 2050, local demand must align with foods especially suited for local productFood Vision, which sets a goal for the region to produce 50 % of the food it consumes by 2050, local demand must align with foods especially suited for local productfood it consumes by 2050, local demand must align with foods especially suited for local production.

However, while small pet stores have an opportunity to set themselves apart from bigger, less - nimble competitors by leveraging trends such as the growing pet owner demand for grain - free and all - natural foods, they rarely get to corner these emerging markets for long before the big guys horn in on the action.

Dining and food - related cards have been issued in the past, but Savor sets itself apart by replacing points and merchandise rewards with cash back, which Mark says customers have demanded over time.

Drawing on a host of data sets, the authors conclude that a combination of slowing population growth, moderated demand for land - intensive food (meat, for instance) and more efficient farming methods have resulted in a substantial «decoupling» of acreage and human appetites.

-- the extent to which technical innovations can keep up both with growing food demand (with more or less the same resource use) and the debilitating effects of climate change (a large set of biological challenges)

With growing demand for fresh, local foods at farmers» markets and restaurants, our region's working farms are set to seize this significant economic opportunity.

During the Forum — and in response to the demands for information, training, technical and policy advice, and financial assistance by an increasing number of cities, ICLEI and RUAF Foundation, launched the proposal for setting up a CITYFOOD network on resilient city - region food systems and urban agriculture.

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AIA lists the ambitions set for the building: «1) to create the best possible learning environment by providing exceptional daylighting, views, indoor air quality, and thermal comfort; 2) to make the sustainable design strategies a visible part of the students» education by developing the site as a teaching tool with natural drainage and native and food - producing plants; 3) to inspire and excite the community about the possibilities of sustainable design and in turn generate support and private funding; 4) to reach net - zero electricity use through exceptional efficiency and adding photovoltaic (PV) capacity to meet the remaining electrical demand; and 5) to reach these goals with only a modest cost premium.»