Sentences with phrase «improving food security in»

USAID science advisor Angela Records: Disease - resistant GMO cassava, bananas show promise in improving food security in developing countries...

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.

As a plant geneticist, attending this conference helped me to have better understanding about the food waste and loss in the world and new areas that I can apply my expertise to help improve food security in the world.

Burundi has turned its rice research capacity up a notch to improve food security in Eastern and Southern Africa by establishing a regional rice research and development hub with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

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.

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.

This could improve the resilience of agriculture to climate related shocks, which can improve food security in many areas across the globe», says Matias Heino, a doctoral candidate at Aalto University.

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.

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APF Canada is dedicated to strengthening ties between Canada and Asia with a focus on expanding economic relations through trade, investment and innovation; promoting Canada's expertise in offering solutions to Asia's climate change, energy, food security and natural resource management challenges; building Asia skills and competencies among Canadians, including young Canadians; and, improving Canadians» general understanding of Asia and its growing global influence.

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...

To meet the world's growing food security needs and face the parallel challenges of improving nutrition and reducing poverty under a changing global climate, a second — science - based — Green Revolution in agriculture is already under way.

These panelists will detail what is being done and what is on the horizon to reduce food loss in order to improve food security and conserve our nation's natural resources.

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.

As a global food company, we believe we have a significant role to play in helping to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture (UN SDG 2).

30 March 2017, Rome - FAO and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have agreed to cooperate more closely to support sustainable rice production in developing countries to improve food security and livelihoods while safeguarding natural resources.

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 countrIn 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 countrin DPR Korea to assist Organic Agriculture development and capacity building with the goal to improve food security for the people in countrin country.

As a global food company, we believe we have a significant role to play in helping end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture (UN SDG 2).

The Closing Rice Yield Gaps in Asia With Reduced Environmental Footprint (CORIGAP) aims to improve food security and gender equity, and alleviate poverty through optimizing productivity and sustainability of irrigated rice production systems.

As part of the effort, the federal government will lead a new partnership with charitable organizations, faith - based organizations, the private sector and local, state and tribal governments to reduce food loss and waste in order to improve overall food security and conserve our nation's natural resources.

WHO can play a key role in reversing this situation by promoting emergency preparedness protocols that protect breastfeeding and improve food security.

This paper summarizes the harmful impacts of poverty, food insecurity, and poor nutrition on the health and well - being of children; and summarizes research demonstrating the effective role of the Child Nutrition Programs in improving food and economic security, dietary intake, weight outcomes, health, and learning.

The new goals of the new development agenda to be adopted during the UN summit on September 25, 2015, in New York include ending poverty in all its forms everywhere; ending hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture.

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 regioIn 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 regioin Ibadan, while approval as given for the establishment of Western Nigeria Export Development Initiative to drive the export potentials of the region.

Meanwhile, countries like Kenya and Ethiopia where the United States and aid groups have worked with governments to improve irrigation and other measures aimed at boosting food security are faring far better in the crisis.

In a world where more than one billion people do not have enough to eat, and our future food security is threatened by climate change and an ever - growing population, it is essential to improve the control of crop diseases like fusarium ear blight around the globe.

Since 2012, Oliver and her colleagues have been working to develop a food technology undergraduate program at Herat University in Afghanistan aimed to improve food safety, quality, and security sponsored by USAID.

The objective is to improve food security and to develop the capacity of biotechnological research in India.

It could also greatly improve yields in existing corn - growing regions of the world where food security remains a major problem.

The paper (DOI 10.1038 / ngeo2957), published May 29 in Nature Geoscience, is the first to look at biosphere - atmosphere interactions using purely observational data and could greatly improve weather and climate predictions critical to crop management, food security, water supplies, droughts, and heat waves.

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.»

The McKnight Foundation has a remit to improve the quality of life in the world, promoting food security and funding a crop research program.

In a November 11 keynote address at Sigma Xi's «Food Safety and Security: Science and Policy» symposium, Buchanan charted out several examples of how GM crops could improve agricultural productivity.

«We know that the pressures of increasing food security will only get bigger as population and economic growth pressure the world's food system,» writes Foley, who is not involved in the work, «and understanding how and where yields can still improve is vital to improving food security.»

«Our results can empower people in the Coral Triangle region and throughout Oceania, where millions of people rely directly on coral reef fisheries and desperately need improved management, to take effective local actions that help ensure their own food security,» the scientists conclude.

In the summer of 2015, Dr. Smyth was part of a large group of scientists at the University of Saskatchewan that received $ 37 million targeted towards designing crops that will improve global food security.

«This is a momentous achievement, which will allow AfricaRice to invigorate its effort to reach the common objectives of improving food security and reducing poverty in Africa, through advances in rice research and training of rice breeders,» stated Dr Roy - Macauley, Director General of AfricaRice on the occasion of the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding in late 2016

The SAC met four times over the course of the 2016 - 2017 school year and selected seven key topics that the SAC feels can be changed or improved in the DC education system.The proposals submitted by the SAC focused on graduation requirements, security, access to humanities and civic engagement courses, hall sweeps, food and nutrition, grading systems, and student socialization.

The theme of this year's World Veterinary Day on April 28 is the role of the veterinary profession in sustainable development to improve livelihoods, food security and safety.

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.

Relevant local and national authorities, civil society organisations, farmer groups and youth groups improved their coordination and enhanced their capacity to identify and develop solutions to issues of land tenure and agriculture - related job creation in the context of the multi-stakeholder forum on urban agriculture and food security.

This infographic on the actions that need to be prioritized to improve the adaptive capacity in agriculture sectorsto ensure food security and build resilience against climate change impacts.

MP: A project to improve food security among vulnerable rural groups coordinated by Mountain Partnership member the International Potato Centre (CIP) is underway in four Latin American countries.

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.

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

Gee, I know enough to know that soil degradation could be alleviated by a simple change in agricultural policy to the use of perennial grains to improve food and ecosystem security.

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.

«However, rather than easing the financial burden of fishing losses and improving food security, it may drive down the price of seafood, leading to further decreases in fisheries revenues.»

(07/17/2008) 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.

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.