Sentences with phrase «improving food security for»

Over the past three decades, however, hundreds of thousands of farmers in Burkina Faso and Niger have transformed large swaths of the region's arid landscape into productive agricultural land, improving food security for about 3 million people.

And Canada is further sharing its expertise on food security by developing innovative sustainable agricultural kits for Nepalese farmers, and improving food security for Cambodian farmers through new farm ventures.

In 2012 IFOAM started to implement activities in DPR Korea to assist Organic Agriculture development and capacity building with the goal to improve food security for the people in country.

Rising fish populations could improve food security for seafood - eating societies and boost global fishing profits by $ 53 billion per year, creating a «triple win» scenario, the researchers predict.

Author Dan Jason is not alone in believing that pulses are a key part of the effort to improve food security for a growing human population.

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Reducing loss and waste throughout the food supply chain should be considered an effective solution to reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture, to improve the income and livelihood of the chain actors and to improve food and nutrition security for low - income consumers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of its ongoing effort to improve the safety and security of the nation's food supply, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today gathered over 200 of the industry's top scientists and quality assurance experts to assess its current food safety practices, share successful practices and develop a comprehensive plan for preventing food - related health outbreaks.

Blockchain stands to alleviate poverty while improving food security prospects for everyone, according to Elizabeth Leake of STEM - Trek.

Improved access to knowledge and innovations in organic agriculture holds great potential for improving food security and raising the productivity of smallholders» farms in Africa and India economically, ecologically and socially...

It aimed to see whether the technologies delivered benefits such as increased productivity for rice farmers, improved livelihoods and food security, and bolstered social cohesion.

Reducing food loss in supermarkets is an important issue in terms of the efforts to increase profit in supermarkets, to increase income for small farmers supplying to supermarkets, and to improve food security in urban areas, as well as avoid environmental problems caused by food waste.

This annual conference allows students, academic researchers, industry professionals and government agents to network, share ideas and brainstorm new initiatives for improving global food security policies.

Feeding America also supports programs that improve food security among the people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry.

This provided an ideal time to delve deeper into the way ahead around food loss and waste for improved food security, rather than going over the extensive global discussions to date.

The Scholar Days also included seminars led by Researchers in International Agriculture for Development (RAID) representatives who shared knowledge of how to get your foot in the door and lead a successful career improving livelihoods and food security in developing countries.

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines - Senior officials of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), headed by Secretary General Arjun Bahadur Thapa explore opportunities for further collaboration to improve food security in South Asia.

Addressing this through Target 12.3 will also bring a range of other benefits — we'll require less natural resources for production, and we can improve food security and efficiency simultaneously.

Together, these commitments will contribute to improving food security, raising farmer incomes, reducing costs for companies, helping household budgets and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The project aimed to improve the quality of life for the population by creating more stable local economies, greater food security, improved gender relations and increased social capital.

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines - His Excellency Arjun Bahadur Thapa, secretary general of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and his colleagues are at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) this week to be acquainted with the Institute's research accomplishments and explore opportunities for further collaboration to improve food security in South Asia.

The Joint Statement also asserts that: Promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding is consistent with the Strategic Objectives of the Beijing Platform for Action 1995; Breastfeeding IS a Human Right; Promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding is consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals of ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition; and that Effective Interventions Exist.

Under the program, we will modernize agriculture, improve production efficiency, achieve food security, and increase profitability for our farmers.

It is difficult for anyone familiar with the Nigerian economy to fault these objectives as well as the five execution priorities specified in the plan - stabilising the macroeconomic environment; achieving agriculture and food security; ensuring energy sufficiency in power and petroleum products; improving transportation infrastructure; and driving industrialization through SMEs.

In order to improve the food security of the region, the Governors directed DAWN to convene a regional Agric Summit to be held in Ibadan, while approval as given for the establishment of Western Nigeria Export Development Initiative to drive the export potentials of the region.

That effort led to collaboration between The Miriam Hospital and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank to develop a six - week cooking program research protocol aimed at improving food security — or the ability to afford adequate food — for food pantry clients by using plant - based olive oil diet reciFood Bank to develop a six - week cooking program research protocol aimed at improving food security — or the ability to afford adequate food — for food pantry clients by using plant - based olive oil diet recifood security — or the ability to afford adequate food — for food pantry clients by using plant - based olive oil diet recifood — for food pantry clients by using plant - based olive oil diet recifood pantry clients by using plant - based olive oil diet recipes.

«Ultimately, the extent to which large land deals can generate real development, secure access to natural resources for all, and improve food security will depend on their terms and conditions,» said Jose Graziano da Silva, director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, at a 2012 Cornell University conferefood security will depend on their terms and conditions,» said Jose Graziano da Silva, director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, at a 2012 Cornell University confereFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, at a 2012 Cornell University conference.

Elizabete Carmo - Silva, LEC lecturer in plant sciences for food security, said: «Both jointed grass and barley are regarded as valuable genetic resources for improving wheat disease resistance, our research suggests that they can also be used to improve biomass production.»

To ensure food security, irrigation should be encouraged wherever and whenever it is environmentally sustainable, so the key is to improve the spatial and temporal allocation of water used for irrigation.»

The budget's proposed increases for the National Institute of Health, National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy's Office of Science and ARPA - E, NASA, and the Agriculture Food Research Initiative would help build our economy, improve health, and strengthen our national security...

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines - Senior officials of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), headed by Secretary General Arjun Bahadur Thapa explore opportunities for further collaboration to improve food security in South Asia.

Flagship Project 5 will speed up genetic gain for the development of improved and climate - resilient rice varieties to increase farmers» income, overcome challenges of climate change, and increase farmers» and consumers» food and nutritional security.

A new study from the Carnegie Institution for Science examining the effects of sunshade geoengineering has concluded that such an approach would be more likely to improve food security than threaten it.

Salk Institute and University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a $ 1.5 million grant by the Department of Homeland Security for a three - year study to see whether restricting food intake to a 10 - hour window can improve firefighters» well - being.

Other hotel services include 24 hour onsite assistance, tour information and city guides, electronic swipe cards for improved security, an onsite supermarket, plus several food and retail stores.

What the Human Development report provides is a framework for thinking about how climate change affects the range of options for improving human lives, as experienced through food security, education, health, natural disaster risks, migration, and so on.

For instance, food security should seek to end hunger and improve the efficiency of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers.

This can create anchor loads to attract investment, lowering the average cost of household connections, improving food security and creating job opportunities, notably for women.

For the only proven routes to development — to water and food security, improved health care and education, secure livelihoods — involve expanding access to energy services, and, consequently, a seemingly inevitable increase in fossil fuel use and thus carbon emissions.

Not only does this work help stabilize the coastal ecosystem, but it also serves to improve food security and the prospects for peace, and builds on one of Adeso's largest projects funded by the European - Commission — Your Environment Is Your Life.

This guidance document focuses on how forests and trees are fundamental for food security and improved livelihoods.

Given the increasing population of the region and need for food security, improving the scientific understanding in these areas is of utmost importance.

This book provides valuable insights and guidelines which are essential reading for the staff of municipal authorities, NGO's producer groups, universities, agricultural research and extension organisations and others who seek to enhance participatory governance, urban food security, urban poverty alleviation and improved urban environmental management.

The case studies show that gender - sensitive adaptation results in better livelihood options and incomes, improved yields, more food security and reduced workloads for women an d their families.

It also supports local agriculture to reduce dependency on imports, to lower greenhouse gas emissions and energy requirements for food production, transport and storage, and to improve food security and livelihoods.

Beyond high food prices, little to show for $ 11B / yr in biofuel support, says OECD report (7/17/2008) Government support of biofuel production in rich countries is squandering vast amounts of amounts of money while exacerbating the global food crisis and failing to meaningfully curb greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy security, alleges a new report from the OECD, the club of industrialized nations.

The major outcome of the workshop will address how to integrate, water harvesting techniques to boost household food security, improve on - farm retention capacity, mobilize communities to harvest rainwater through river dams, earth dams and farming techniques as a foundation for successful tree planting and food security implementation.

«Near term and future climate predictions are essential for anticipating climate shocks and improving food security,» he said.

«While the science is becoming clearer, we need to improve and extend sustained observations of the Arctic that can inform sound decisions on environmental health and food security as well as emerging opportunities for commerce.»

For the Green Belt Movement which has empowered communities to conserve the environment forover 37 years, ensuring food security at household level is vital to having improved livelihoods, economic empowerment and build resilience against climate change in the rural Kenya.

Palm oil companies sell themselves on the promise of sustainable development, good jobs, improved food security and opportunities for local communities.