Increasing yields
through good agricultural practices is critical to helping cocoa farmers increase the long - term sustainability of their farms and of the cocoa - growing industry as a whole.
The latter includes
good agricultural practices such as soil erosion prevention, minimizing water use and pollution, responsible use of chemicals, and habitat protection.
UTZ farmers» greater adoption
of good agricultural practices meant in spite of external factors effecting yields, UTZ farmers» yields dropped by just 1 % by year 4 compared to a 52 % drop by non-certified farmers.
UTZ coffee farmers are trained
in good agricultural practices like water recycling and purification to tackle the problems caused by coffee processing.
Pouring free fertilizer into the sky, along
with better agricultural practices, has produced a global boom in crops (See CO2science for scores of studies on biomass -LSB-...]
Good agricultural practices meant UTZ farmers had lower production costs, this combined with higher revenues — positively influenced by the UTZ premium — meant UTZ farmers were able to achieve significantly higher net income.
The company follows good manufacturing practices and is HACCP - certified, and it works with only material suppliers that are known for leadership and compliance with
recommended good agricultural practices.
«We're the largest and only global GAP
[good agricultural practices] tree - to - dock lemon supplier in the U.S., and that allows us to optimize procedures and provide instant traceability and of all the way to the blocks or trees where our produce comes from.
Thailand's National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) has released the first
ever Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) guidelines on cricket farming.
With the rapidly growing demand for rice in East Africa, Tanzanian farmers can now boost rice production two to three times by
combining good agricultural practices with the adoption of two new high - yielding rice varieties, IR05N 221 and IR03A 262.
«I want to get these smallholders to be responsible farmers who
do good agricultural practices,» said Giri, whose own organization, the Alliance for Sustainable Land Management, is a valued Rainforest Alliance partner.
SUCAFINA and the Kahawatu Foundation, a Swiss Non-Profit, improve yields per hectare by running model farms,
teaching good agricultural practices at farmer field schools, and cooperating with other NGOs and clients to put more income at growers» disposal.
Australian agricultural industries seek to
verify good agricultural practice (GAP) around the use of pesticides and veterinary medicines via national residue monitoring programmes.
Global efforts to address climate change can be supported through the uptake
of best agricultural practices such as conservation tillage, and increases in productivity that protect carbon sinks from encroachment.
We are particularly pleased to note that in spite of the challenging external situations coffee farmers were facing — including severe climatic conditions; extremely high fertilizer prices, Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) infestation and a severe outbreak of coffee rust —
better agricultural practices meant UTZ farmers were able to maintian their yield and actually increase their productivity and income.»
Sustainability is at the heart of Guima's operations and business, and certification has meant that they take extra special care of the environment
through best agricultural practices, in addition to mitigating the environmental impacts of coffee production and processing.
The techniques for minimising erosion are well known and covered in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food's Code of
Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Soil, says Howe.
While most farms find that it's in their best interest to safeguard fresh produce and keep up
with good agricultural practices, errors happen, and mistakes fall through the cracks, especially since federal regulation has been slow to enforce any wide - reaching inspections that would help prevent and shut down virulent strains.
The truck is a multi-purpose mobile unit powered by solar energy, which provides space for farmer training sessions
in good agricultural practices, basic health care services, literacy training and child labour sensitisation programmes.
This is one way to make sure that what you eat is less damaging and / or helps sustain livelihoods and
good agricultural practices.
Partner farms are expected to demonstrate their commitment to
good agricultural practices and apply food safety controls to their operations.
UTZ means better livelihoods thanks to
good agricultural practices and higher productivity
Another step change came a year later when the annual scorecards moved to a fully electronic system, and it moved to a «
good agricultural practice» approach, with scorecards weighted to «major must - dos», «minors» and «recommended».
Juliette Caulkins from UTZ Certified will show how the sustainability program provides traceability and encourages
good agricultural practices.
«I have now been 20 years in a multilateral organisation which tries to develop guidance and codes for
good agricultural practice, but the real, true issues are not being addressed by the political process because of the influence of lobbyists, of the true powerful entities,» he told the Compassion in World Farming annual lecture in London this week.
DAKMAN supports training groups on good husbandry, first aid, fire safety and GAP (
Good Agricultural Practice) to encourage farmers to use safe and responsible methods that benefit both the farm and its surrounding environment.
Henriette: «
Good agricultural practices farmers can adopt to better cope with the effects of climate change include things like planting shade trees, implementing efficient irrigation methods and covering the soil with compost to make it more resilient.»
UTZ aims to create a world where sustainable farming is the norm; where farmers implement
good agricultural practices and manage their farms profitably with respect for people and planet, industry invests in and rewards sustainable production and consumers can enjoy and trust the products they buy.
GFT focuses on safe, sustainable produce and
good agricultural practices for conscious consumption.
But even
the best agricultural practices can't always guarantee a non-tobacco related material (NTRM) free product.
Growth in the Asia - Pacific region has been attributed to the strong demand to improve crop productivity of cereals & oilseeds within the concept of
good agricultural practices.
The facility will also provide advisory services for farmers, and a unit for training farmers by equipping the knowledge of farmers on modern technology and
best agricultural practices to increase productivity.
Farmers are seeing the same trend in voluntary FDA and Agriculture Department standards called «
good agricultural practices,» which include several common - sense measures such as hand - washing but can dock farms points if they sit within 2 miles of livestock.