Defra is also the focal point
for rural policy, supporting strong rural communities and ensuring that dispersed rural needs are reflected in social and place - based policies across Government.
Not exact matches
If agricultural
policies allow fewer people to produce more goods,
for the orthodox economist destruction of thousands of
rural communities does not count against their virtue.
However, the Thai government has hardly implemented any social
policy towards
rural and hilltribe people
for equitable distribution of the wealth accumulated by its quite liberal economic development
policy.
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
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.
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 healthier food.
IFOAM has always criticized this
policy, and asked
for international aid to support
rural development in particular adopting organic agriculture as an efficient tool
for food security.
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
The Draft Agreed Conclusions prepared by the CSW62 Bureau highlights importance of implementing economic and social
policies for the empowerment of
rural women and girls.
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However the prime minister's performance and innovation unit has previously rejected this proposal saying that «numerical access criteria could well undermine the government's
policy rather than strengthen it», and pointing out that «it would be possible
for the Post Office to close down two - thirds of its
rural outlets whilst still ensuring that 99 per cent of people in
rural areas lived within three miles of a post office».
But its ability to deliver changes to the modulation rate on direct payments — let alone to alter the
policy priorities
for spending within the next
Rural Development Plan — are likely to be limited, within both the Welsh Assembly and the Westminster Parliament.
Whilst showering praise on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government
for scrapping the «nuisance levy» imposed by the previous government on head porters (kayayei) and
for its determination to stem the tide of
rural - urban migration through the one - district - one - factory and one - village - one - dam
policies, the organisation also called
for a probe into the running of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA).
«
For 50 years or more,
policy has undervalued the countryside and failed to meet the needs of
rural communities.»
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.
Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat
for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in
rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare
for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid
for employer, supports equal pay
for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship
for undocumented immigrants Foreign
Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms
The Climate Change, Environment and
Rural Affairs Committee's inquiry into forest
policy has recommended that NRW should increase the use of woodlands
for shooting as a way of increasing recreational use and raising revenue.
«To ask the Secretary of State
for Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs (1) what his estimate is of the number of boats in the UK that would require a licence or other form of authorisation to facilitate recreational fisheries under Article 47 of the Council Regulation establishing a community control system
for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries
Policy; [249749]
State education
policy, he said, has resulted in fiscal instability
for small,
rural schools, including the Gap Elimination Adjustment and the tax cap.
«Offsetting disaster assistance with the conservation dollars that are absolutely essential
for farmers, ranchers, and
rural communities to withstand these extreme weather events is reckless and runs counter to the very real need
for hurricane recovery support,» said Alyssa Charney, a
policy specialist at the NSAC.
Examples include changing
policies to encourage older adults to remain part of the workforce
for longer (e.g., removing tax disincentives to work past retirement age), emphasising low - cost disease prevention and early detection rather than treatment (eg, reducing salt intake and increasing uptake of vaccines), making better use of technology (eg, mobile clinics
for rural populations), and training health - care staff in the management of multiple chronic conditions.
COAST now trusts that this evidence will be used to inform future government fisheries and marine environmental
policy, as was promised by the now Cabinet Secretary
for Rural Affairs and Environment, when the reserve was being set up.»
For the latest on agriculture - related issues and policies, visit the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Web si
For the latest on agriculture - related issues and
policies, visit the UK's Department
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Web si
for Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs Web site.
«By rapidly advancing this bill, the Ohio House is needlessly jeopardizing jobs, private investment and
rural development potential that wind energy has demonstrated in Ohio and across the nation,» said Andrew Gohn, Director, Eastern State
Policy,
for the American Wind Energy Association.
The partners are the Vietnamese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS), including direct participation by the Fruit and Vegetable research Institute (FAVRI) and by the Center
for Agrarian Systems Research and Development (CASRAD); the Institute
for Policies and Strategies
for Agriculture and
Rural Development (IPSARD), including direct participation by its
Rural Development Centre (RUDEC); the University of Laos (Faculty of Agriculture); the Center
for International Cooperation in Agriculture Research
for Development (CIRAD, France), the International Centre
for Tropical Agriculture entre (CIAT), and the French Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)
The Eastern Townships School Board, in a
rural part of the Canadian province of Quebec, has a consistent, open
policy for Internet filtering.
A South Carolina judge's ruling that the state must provide more educational opportunities
for young children in poor and
rural areas is setting the stage
for an extensive legislative and
policy debate on K - 12 schools in the Palmetto State.
After graduating in the spring of 1995 from Princeton University with a degree in public
policy, he applied to Teach
for America, a program that places recent college graduates in under - resourced urban and
rural public schools.
Wang, a former Fulbright Fellow and now a second - year doctoral student at HGSE, saw firsthand as an 11th - grade English teacher that the needs of
rural, low - income communities often aren't represented in state
policy, but are overlooked in favor of efforts that target urban areas because there's little awareness of the
rural problems and few advocates are calling
for change.
Full - time staff members travel the state to support charters and
rural districts, all the while advocating
for policies that benefit both.
The organization looks at each state's
rural population and gauges how «urgent» it is
for policy makers to explicitly address each state's
rural education issues.
(p. 5) Tyack & Cuban: «In the firm belief that they were the trustees of the public interest, superintendents and other
policy elites of the first half of the century tended to dismiss their opponents as ignorant or self - interested... They regarded the
rural foes of school consolidation as backward yokels who did not know what was good
for their children.»
But with the new E-rate money already flowing to schools, and with districts now positioning themselves to take advantage of the program's new
policies, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is confident that America's
rural schools are in
for a major upgrade.
Through advocacy, research, and outreach, the
Rural Trust strives for policies that enhance the climate for rural communi
Rural Trust strives
for policies that enhance the climate
for rural communi
rural communities.
The finding may have special relevance
for policy with regard to
rural schools.
They explore complex contemporary issues and problems facing education and society — including issues of community - focused leadership development
for high - poverty
rural schools, college access and student success, sexual violence, cross cultural counseling, community college leadership, and state and institutional
policies that affect children and adult learning — with a view toward solutions that will make a real, positive difference
for students, teachers, counselors, administrators,
policy makers, and communities.
Rural schools are not getting the
policy attention they deserve, the Center
for Public Education finds in a new analysis.
Innovation Amid Financial Scarcity: The Opportunity in
Rural Schools In this paper, published by the Rural Opportunities Consortium of Idaho, Marguerite Roza explores spending and outcomes data of rural schools and highlights policy implications for states seeking improved outcomes for all their districts in the context of limited resou
Rural Schools In this paper, published by the
Rural Opportunities Consortium of Idaho, Marguerite Roza explores spending and outcomes data of rural schools and highlights policy implications for states seeking improved outcomes for all their districts in the context of limited resou
Rural Opportunities Consortium of Idaho, Marguerite Roza explores spending and outcomes data of
rural schools and highlights policy implications for states seeking improved outcomes for all their districts in the context of limited resou
rural schools and highlights
policy implications
for states seeking improved outcomes
for all their districts in the context of limited resources.
Three examples of successful
rural community schools provide a framework
for discussing the benefits, characteristics, and
policy implications of
rural community schools.
In a report released by Bellwether Education Partners, Andy Smarick examines the state
policies that can hinder or foster the growth of
rural charter schools and argues
for a new approach to charter schooling in
rural America — one that's prudent and respectful of the unique characteristics of
rural communities but more open to charter growth than in the past.
In
Rural Innovators in Education, Terry Ryan of the Idaho Charter School Network looks at examples of this trend, using his findings to develop five policy lessons for Idaho and other rural st
Rural Innovators in Education, Terry Ryan of the Idaho Charter School Network looks at examples of this trend, using his findings to develop five
policy lessons
for Idaho and other
rural st
rural states.
Edward Kissam is an applied researcher who has worked on
policy, program planning and evaluation issues in adult education, community radio and immigrant settlement in the
rural United States
for more than 30 years.
Digital Learning Strategies
for Rural America: A scan of
policy and practice in K — 12 education is available on FBOL's website.
Digital Learning Strategies
for Rural America offers profiles of
policies and programs at work in 15 states across the country, including examples of state virtual schools, course access opportunities, blended learning models, district - led online learning initiatives, and regional partnerships.
Urban and suburban /
rural special strategies
for educating disadvantaged children: Findings and
policy implications of a longitudinal study.
This design — and the relatively small number of private schools in
rural communities — has greatly contributed to this socio - economic segregation.64 Such
policies, if adopted nationally in the United States, could have similar consequences
for economic and racial segregation considering the strong correlation between race and income in many places.
Federal law in postsecondary education must also be a robust source of support
for local innovation, research, and implementation of strategies designed to improve teacher and principal effectiveness and include: Evidence - based preparation and professional development; Evidence - based evaluation systems that include, in part, student performance; Alternative certification programs that meet workforce needs; State and school district flexibility regarding credentials
for small and / or
rural schools, special education programs, English learners and specialized programs such as science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics; and Locally - determined compensation and teacher and principal assignment
policies.
In the process, Obama and Duncan are retreating from the very commitment of federal education
policy, articulated through No Child, to set clear goals
for improving student achievement in reading and mathematics, to declare to urban, suburban, and
rural districts that they could no longer continue to commit educational malpractice against poor and minority children, and to end
policies that damn children to low expectations.
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Working in some of the poorest, most challenging
rural places, the RSCT involves young people in learning linked to their communities, improves the quality of teaching and school leadership, advocates
for appropriate state educational
policies, and addresses the critical issue of funding
for rural schools.