Sentences with phrase «in global agriculture»

The commissioners include some heavyweights in global agriculture, so I would expect the recommendations to get a serious hearing.

Organic farming is not the paradigm for sustainable agriculture and food security, but smart combinations of organic and conventional methods could contribute toward sustainable productivity increases in global agriculture.

In global agriculture, 35 percent of annual water is wasted because of «poor resource management.»

Compare this to the fierce determination and focus of our other cousins, the New Zealanders, who worked out long ago that to be relevant in global agriculture, you have to be big, nimble, and at the risk of sounding xenophobic, in control of your own destiny.

Not exact matches

Such indoor farming — ranging from skyscraper greenhouses to in vitro meat — is altering our definition of agriculture and creating technologies that could stave off a global food crisis.

Early this month, a report commissioned by Quebec Agriculture Minister Pierre Paradis, who sought a review of how the federation regulates supply, found that Quebec's share of global supply has dropped by 10 % in a decade — even as demand and output rose.

Global consumption of avocados, now a $ 3 billion industry, has doubled in the last decade, and a third of the 3.8 million tonne annual harvest is currently traded internationally, according to data from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

The producer of phosphate and potash nutrients for the global agriculture industry is based in Plymouth, Minn..

For starters, it's part of a wave of global consolidation in agriculture that will put an increasingly large portion of the world's commercial seed market — roughly 50 % — under the control of a few giant multinationals.

In its most recent report on the state of global fisheries, the United Nations» Food and Agriculture Organization warned that 90 percent of the world's fish stocks are fully or overfished, and increasing production to meet the world's growing demand for animal protein can't be done in a sustainable manneIn its most recent report on the state of global fisheries, the United Nations» Food and Agriculture Organization warned that 90 percent of the world's fish stocks are fully or overfished, and increasing production to meet the world's growing demand for animal protein can't be done in a sustainable mannein a sustainable manner.

Inspired by the Fossil Fuel Divestment campaign, the London panelists developed a global opportunity to address the excessive use of antibiotics in agriculture.

Particularly, the overlap between food and water, exemplified here in the case of water - efficient agriculture, an opportunity from Global Opportunity Report 2015, is shaping up to be a booming market in the coming years.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Blue River Technology, a leader in the use of computer vision, machine learning and robotics for agriculture, today announced it has raised $ 17 million in Series B funding led by Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (Pontifagriculture, today announced it has raised $ 17 million in Series B funding led by Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (PontifAgriculture Technology Fund (Pontifax AgTech).

About Avrio Ventures Inc: Avrio Capital was established in 2006 to identify and invest in innovative food and agriculture companies that provide solutions to global challenges in the areas of health, wellness and sustainability.

Lauren lives in Chattanooga, with her husband, Scott Phillips, who is a portfolio manager of the Global Maximum Pessimism Fund and author of the investing book, Buying at the Point Maximum Pessimism: Six Value Investing Trends from China to Oil to Agriculture, 2010, FT Press, and co-author to the revised edition of The Templeton Touch, 2012, Templeton Press.

Mr. A. H. Boerma, General Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, is calling upon the world to set aside 15 % of the annual grain yield in a global food bank for emergency use to prevent starvation.

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

In May 2015 under the Turkey Presidency, the G20 agriculture ministers highlighted the extent of food loss and waste (FLW) as «a global problem of enormous economic, environmental and societal significance» and encouraged all G20 members to strengthen their collective efforts to prevent and reduce FLW.

IFOAM raised awareness of its campaign messages, high sequestration, low emission, food secure farming which highlights the superior performance of organic agriculture in preventing global warming and adapting to it.

The Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change in The Hague, The Netherlands - 31stOctober - 5th November

A global contest to find world's best agroecology policies has been jointly launched by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Future Council (WFC) and IFOAM — Organics International was launched last week at the 2nd International Symposium on Agroecology, held in Rome (6 April 2018).

A global expansion in organic agriculture could be good news for the environment in many ways.

Growing scarcity In addition to a growing scarcity of natural resources such as land, water and biodiversity «global agriculture will have to cope with the effects of climate change, notably higher temperatures, greater rainfall variability and more frequent extreme weather events such as floods and droughts,» Diouf warned.

Danone (BN) asked Russia's agriculture minister to retract a statement that global dairy companies are using plant oils in milk products, becoming the latest Western company to clash with the nation's regulators.

The 15th edition of the book «The World of Organic Agriculture 2014», presented at BIOFACH Germany 2014, documents recent developments in global organic aAgriculture 2014», presented at BIOFACH Germany 2014, documents recent developments in global organic agricultureagriculture.

Today Rodale Institute, the global leader of regenerative organic agriculture, announced it has received a grant for $ 5,995,000 from the William Penn Foundation to partner with Stroud Water Research Center, the global leader in the advancement of knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems, on a groundbreaking project to improve soil health and water quality.

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.

Since its initial report in 2011, the committee has monitored global progress on food and nutrition security issues and explored three aspects in greater depth — the role of technology and innovation in agriculture, opportunities for advancing nutrition security, and the need for environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable agricultural systems.

The Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC), brings together seven of the world's most influential voluntary sustainability standards: Fairtrade International, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), GoodWeave International, Rainforest Alliance (RA), Social Accountability International (SAI), Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) and UTZ, in its partnership with the ISEAL Alliance, and world - renowned living wage experts Dr. Richard Anker and Ms. Martha Anker.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Dr. R.R.A. Wijekoon, Director General of Agriculture, Government of Sri Lanka, said «This will strengthen rice research development activities in the country especially to ensure food and nutrition security and sharing of global innovative technologies for the country's successful rice production.»

CSIRO Agriculture and Food is transforming productivity, profitability and sustainability in Australia's food and fibre industries and is a leader in the global response to food and nutritional security.

Enhance the California wine community's global leadership position in sustainable agriculture and production by remaining on the leading edge of sustainability;

Together with the top leadership of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and other public and private sector partners, MARD seeks the rapid and sustained growth of the agriculture sector, especially the rice subsector in which Vietnam is already a global leader.

These were developed by applying a food and agribusiness lens to previous megatrend analysis including CSIRO's global megatrends6 and the agriculture megatrends developed in partnership with the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) 7.

Numerous reports have emphasized the need for major changes in the global food system: agriculture must meet the twin challenge of feeding a growing population, with rising demand for meat and high - calorie diets, while simultaneously minimizing its global environmental impacts1, 2.

March 2015 IFPRI — Advances and Setbacks in Global Food Security African Communication Vale Dr Lloyd Evans Tree Seed Training [ACT] Cow talk [Vic] Plant Breeders Without Borders [Vic] Climate Smart Agriculture From Famine to Feast in 40 Years

We discussed a wide range of topics related to food security, youth engagement in international agriculture and global agriculture research dynamics.

We continue to support the wheat and barley industries in the face of global challenges such as climate change, food and fuel security and sustainable agriculture practices.

For the first time ever, a complete global overview of policies supporting organic agriculture has been compiled, and tools for advocates and policy - makers are now available in the «Global Policy Toolkit on Public Support to Organic Agriculture&rglobal overview of policies supporting organic agriculture has been compiled, and tools for advocates and policy - makers are now available in the «Global Policy Toolkit on Public Support to Organic Agricultagriculture has been compiled, and tools for advocates and policy - makers are now available in the «Global Policy Toolkit on Public Support to Organic Agriculture&rGlobal Policy Toolkit on Public Support to Organic AgricultureAgriculture».

Global yields in Organic Agriculture are at most 20 % lower than in conventional agriculture in specAgriculture are at most 20 % lower than in conventional agriculture in specagriculture in specific cases.

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).

The oil is also used in animal feed, and while major global retail chains, multiples and manufacturers such as Arla, Danone, Kelloggs, M&S and Unilever have already begun to show their support for sustainable palm oil products, the agriculture industry has been slower to catch on.

An expected increase in global dairy production is unlikely to alleviate current industry concerns over high milk prices, according to findings by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Global food prices fell by 1.4 % in the last month but seem to have stabilised at a relatively high level, says the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

WineTech 2015, the nation's flagship wine sector trade show, will address national and global influences on demand, capability and competitiveness in a sector that is vitally important to the economy and jobs in agriculture, tourism and hospitality.

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).

Mr Corbett's comments came ahead of the release in Beijing of an ANZ report, The Grains Muster, which predicts the redirection of global capital flows in to Australian agriculture would be a «game changer» for the nation's wheat production.

Australian agriculture is riding high on the back of unprecedented wool prices driven by demand from China and shifts in the global textile industry.

Topics up for discussion this year include issues around genetically modified (GM) technologies in agriculture, the impact of regulation and planning schemes on small - scale farmers, hunger activism and the «right to food», and food sovereignty at a global level.

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