Sentences with phrase «food system infrastructure»

Access is also threatened by extreme events that impair food transport and other food system infrastructure.

The Bean and Grain Project also seeks to evaluate deficiencies in the food system infrastructure, build buyer / seller relationships for locally grown food, and compile information on organic and sustainable agricultural practices specific to this region.

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Michael Croft, President of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) will argue at a St James Ethic Centre debate on 4 March 2014 that foreign investment in agricultural land and infrastructure works against Australia's national and best interests unless the regulatory system and current model are changed.

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.

As policymakers use the term «resilience» to further convey stronger infrastructure or more efficient food delivery systems, that road is becoming more of a zigzag than a straight line.

The crops most widely used in the world for food in many cases depend on particular combinations of soil type, climate, moisture, weather patterns and the infrastructure of equipment, experience and distribution systems.

To maintain a robust economy and good quality of life, the report states, Indian businesses and government must invest in areas such as women's health and education to reduce family size, resource - efficient cities and infrastructure, and increased food system productivity.

Indeed, as I argue in this article, I think it will be absolutely essential that we shift much of our current wasteful fossil fuel use (e.g., shipping the same goods back and forth across the ocean, driving gas - powered private automobiles, and producing disposable consumer goods) toward building new infrastructure for long - term resilience (e.g., local food economies, low - energy housing, greenspace, water catchment and storage, clean energy systems, trains, and, yes, wind - powered sea vessels!).

For example, the food chain involves land use, infrastructure, transportation, and energy production systems.

Many societies have taken measures to cope with historical weather extremes, but new, more intense extremes have the potential to overwhelm existing human systems and structures.18 More frequent and more severe extreme weather events are more likely to destabilize ecosystems and cripple essential components of human livelihood, such as food production, transportation infrastructure, and water management.

* 1 Skyla Wagstaff (Animal Justice Party) platform includes: AJP has clear Key Objectives surrounding renewable energy including to rapidly transform to a carbon free energy infrastructure, prohibiting any fossil fuel expansion, and a carbon tax on both coal and animal agriculture industries to pay for clean energy solutions, sustainable plant - based food agricultural systems, education and the protection of existing forests and marine habitats.

The good news is that moving away from fossil fuel dependency will create millions of new opportunities to rebuild our local energy grid, food system, transportation network, and regional infrastructure.

The UK's silent consensus to talk about climate — at some later date — simply means those choices will be made without debate, as though huge changes to our infrastructure, buildings, equipment, behaviours and food system can be delivered by a few technocrats working under the radar.

We support local efforts in Los Angeles and across the State of California to make possible the transition to fully sustainable food, energy, and infrastructure systems.

Creating emergency infrastructure and evacuation plans for coastal populations, hydroponics / aeroponics / hydroculture development to grow food in sheltered environments regardless of climate, and guarding against widespread damage to power systems and communications.