Sentences with phrase «impacted by agriculture»
Many of the newly described species are known only from a few specimens collected before 1950 from locations that are now heavily impacted by agriculture or development.
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«The President multiple times reaffirmed in general to all of us, and looked at Larry Kudlow, and said Larry go get it done,» Sasse said after exiting a White House meeting with the President about trade and agriculture that he attended with several governors and congressional leaders who represent states that they say will be adversely impacted by the President's recently announced tariffs.
CNBC's Dominic Chu takes a look at how ETFs tracking the agriculture industry are being impacted by the current trade rhetoric.
The Impact of Trade Liberalization 1, edited by H. Edward English, comprising three studies in the Canada in the Atlantic Economy series: No. 4, Trade Liberalization and Canadian Agriculture, by Gerald I. Trant, David L. MacFarlane, and Lewis A. Fischer (1968); No. 5, Trade Liberalization and the Canadian Pulp and Paper Industry, by W.E. Haviland, N.S. Takacsy, and E.M. Cape (1968); and No. 6, Trade Liberalization and the Canadian Furniture Industry, by David E. Bond and Ronald J. Wonnacott (1968).
It was done several years ago by the same team that did WTH and is more focused on the environmental impact of animal agriculture.
Flores said the mass action in front of DA will be followed by a public forum on the impacts of monopoly capitalists to the agriculture sector titled «Going Against the Grain: Resisting the Neoliberal Attacks on Agriculture and the Way Forward to a Food - Secure Futagriculture sector titled «Going Against the Grain: Resisting the Neoliberal Attacks on Agriculture and the Way Forward to a Food - Secure FutAgriculture and the Way Forward to a Food - Secure Future.»
October 16 — Smallholder farmers from various provinces in the country will be commemorating World Food Day by expressing their rejection of genetically modified food while drawing attention to the valuable impact of organic agriculture.
Even if 60 % of agriculture would convert to organic farming, concentrated feed were reduced by 50 % and food waste by 50 %, it would result in a food system with significantly decreased environmental impacts, including lower overall greenhouse gas emissions, and only a marginal increase in agricultural land area.
The Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has so far pledged financial support to Finnish dairy farmers impacted by the Russian embargo.
Speaking with DairyReporter.com, Juha Marttila, chairman, Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK), backed calls to the EC by Petteri Orpo, Finnish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, to provide compensation to dairy farmers impacted by the Russian export ban.
The increasing impact and importance of our big annual event has been underscored by the growing participation of major officeholders, including Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, then - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and Cook County (Chicago) Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
March 6 2018 - DHAKA, BANGLADESH — H.E. Matia Chowdhury, Minister of Agriculture for Bangladesh today acknowledged the positive impact of biotech crops and their potential to help Bangladesh meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of zero hunger by 2030.
With appearances by Paul, Mary and Stella McCartney, Woody Harrelson and Emma Stone, «One Day a Week» highlights the damaging environmental impact of animal agriculture and encourages people to help by eating less meat
IRRI's work in India is supported by contributions from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commiagriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European CommiAgriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).
State officials say so - called Climate Resilient Farming is a pilot program intended to help mitigate the environmental impact of agriculture, following Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signed pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions about 40 percent by 2030.
He said Nigeria is not excepted from impacts of the current global economic downturn, adding his administration remained undeterred and has embarked on comprehensive diversification reforms by shifting emphasis to non-oil sectors of «mining, agriculture, industrialization, infrastructure development and the creation of the enabling environment for Foreign Direct Investment.»
With plans that incorporate efforts made by the Commerce, Agriculture, Energy, Transportation and Defense departments, among others, the administration's effort acknowledges that climate impacts are happening now and require action
By IFPRI's estimate, 25 million more children will be malnourished in 2050 due to the impact of climate change on global agriculture.
Among others, I have requested hearings on new findings on the impacts of climate change on agriculture, new findings regarding the probability that extreme weather events are influenced by climate change, and new analysis of earth surface temperatures.
Premature mortality accounts for more than half of the overall welfare losses ($ 120 billion), followed by impacts on coasts ($ 42 billion) and agriculture ($ 18 billion).
The petition, which is the first organized by individual scientists in support of GM technology, yielded more than 1,400 signatures from plant science experts supporting the American Society of Plant Biologists» (ASPB) position statement on genetically modified (GM) crops, which states that they are «an effective tool for advancing food security and reducing the negative environmental impacts of agriculture.»
Obama Administration Releases First - Ever Climate Adaptation Plans With plans that incorporate efforts made by the Commerce, Agriculture, Energy, Transportation and Defense departments, among others, the administration's effort acknowledges that climate impacts are happening now and require action
And certainly they didn't have the awareness of some of the damaging impacts of agriculture that we do now because they weren't limited by land or resources.
An international research team led by Jon Foley at the University of Minnesota has concluded that five basic changes in the way agriculture operates — and in the ways we eat — could double food production, yet decrease overall environmental impacts.
Using data collected primarily by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, scientists have compared the environmental impacts of conventional meat production with those of alternative sources of food.
Previous studies by other researchers have shown that increasing the use of nanotechnology in agriculture in densely populated countries such as India and China has made an impact on reducing malnutrition and child mortality.
«There are many potential benefits to concentrating our environmental impact by intensifying drivers of land - use change, such as agriculture and forestry, in exchange for gazetting large remote undisturbed reserves.
New research suggests that offering financial incentives for farming industries to mitigate the impact agriculture has on the environment, by reducing fertiliser use and «sparing» land for conservation, for example, actually has a positive effect on critical areas such as greenhouse gas reduction and increased biodiversity.
IRRI's work in India is supported by contributions from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commiagriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European CommiAgriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).
This work is part of a newly funded U.S. Department of Energy / Department of Agriculture project led by the University of Missouri, Columbia to explore the biology of a single plant cell type, while gaining novel insight into the impacts of temperature and water availability on a crucial root cell necessary for nutrient uptake.
However, any effort at assessing climate impacts on agriculture faces multiple levels of uncertainty, including uncertainty that a) accompanies all climate projections, b) is specific to agricultural projections, and c) is created by adaptive actions (human interventions) that can mask a direct climate signal.
Three of these videos, «Americans on the Front Lines of Climate Change,» deal with impacts being felt by people around the country: A fire chief in Colorado talking about wildfires; a father - son rancher family in West Texas talking about extreme heat and agriculture; and two first cousins and fifth - generation oyster farmers in Washington state speaking about ocean acidification.
The McCartney family launches short film «One Day a Week» highlighting the environmental impact of animal agriculture and encourages people to help by eating less meat, with appearances by Paul, Mary and Stella McCartney, Woody Harrelson and Emma Stone.
Something not to ignore is also the impact of the coconut sugar production on the environment which is by far more sustainable and respectful of the earth than e.g. cane sugar production; it was even named the most sustainable sweetener in the world last year, by The United Nations» Food and Agriculture organization.The wholewheat flour can easily be switched to a regular rice flour, or also a regular wheat flour if you don't mind the gluten.
According to an assessment by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, «the contribution of the livestock sector to global greenhouse gas emissions exceeds that of transportation,» and a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences estimated the impact of a global move to a plant - based diet could reduce global mortality by 6 to 10 percent and reduce food - related greenhouse gas emissions by 29 to 70 percent.
Using the award - winning documentary, «FARMLAND, a film by James Moll,» as a foundation, Discovering Farmland is designed to cultivate conversations about food and agriculture and bring to life critical issues impacting the agriculture industry.
Using the award - winning documentary, «FARMLAND, a film by James Moll,» as a foundation, this new initiative will inspire students using an innovative, multi-modal curriculum that brings to life critical issues impacting the agriculture industry, such as sustainability, the new science behind farming, and entrepreneurship.
Wholesale Trade faces the second-most impact from this barrier, followed by Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting and then Transportation and Warehousing.
Undercover investigations might also cause indirect impact by increasing public opposition to animal agriculture or certain features of it.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Animal Industry, has temporarily suspended the intrastate movement requirements for the transportation of animals from the areas expected to be impacted by Hurricane Irma.
Whether it's the impact of bad publicity or the recession cutting into purebred dog sales, the number of commercial dog breeders licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is declining, from 3,486 in 2009, to 2,904 in 2010 and 2,205 in 2011, according to USDA spokesman Dave Sacks said.
When not interrupted by agriculture, territorial encroachment and modernization, foraging cultures have a much lower impact on the environment than modern cultures, and their populations can also be quite stable (for a popular reference, read some of Jared Diamond's books).
This was stated by Dr Mohsin Iqbal, head of the agriculture and coordination section at the Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC), who added that recent projections have confirmed that wheat [continue reading...]
Finally, RUAF undertakes awareness - raising and advice on short food chains, more commercial forms of urban agriculture and associated value - adding enterprises by supporting studies and international expert panels, such as the Assistance to the World Bank for the Expert seminar on peri-urban horticulture and the Expert consultation on economic impact of urban agriculture at ODI.
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These tools provide the means to sharpen assessment and management capacities required to: compare the result of several water allocations plans; improve soil - moisture control - practices under rainfed conditions; optimize irrigation scheduling; sustainably intensify crop production; close the yield and water - productivity gaps; quantify the impact of climate variability and change on cropping systems; enhance strategies for increased water productivity and water savings; minimize the negative impact on the environment caused by agriculture.
It especially explores links between climate change and hydrology, including impacts of climate change on: ecosystems and biodiversity, agriculture and food security, urbanization, land use and forestry, water supply and sanitation, health, infrastructure, and energy security which, in addition to climate, are strongly influenced by human interventions and actions.
This analytical report identifies expected climate change risks for Trinidad and Tobago generally and by their potential impacts on six priority sectors, namely agriculture, human health, human settlements, coastal zones, water resources and energy.
Up to 14 percent of emissions from agriculture in 2050 could be avoided by managing food use and distribution better, according to a new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
We are proud of the tool developed in partnership with the China Beijing Environmental Exchange and completed in 2012 that can help assess impacts on poverty achieved by implementing agriculture and forestry projects under the Panda Standard.