Sentences with phrase «local crops in»

Canada sends 50 percent of its food aid as cash to purchase local crops in Africa and other countries in the Global South.

Danish enzyme company Novozymes claimed this week that research into local crops in Brazil as a source of inexpensive and nutritious food is part of a cooperation agreement between Novozymes Latin America and Tecpar, the institute...

They remained a local crop in this area until their use spread across Europe during World War I. Brussels sprouts are now cultivated throughout Europe and the United States.

Not exact matches

After local anesthetic has been applied, the robot arm comes in and plucks a crop of hairs.

Local tech entrepreneurs have pitched their ideas to representatives from the Big Pitch competition in Leederville today, with the pick of the crop to go into the national finals with a chance to win $ 5 million to fund their idea.

In addition to Eatsa, Friedberg is pushing quinoa through a company he acquired called Northern Quinoa Production Corp., which contracts with local farmers in Canada to grow the crop with its proprietary seeIn addition to Eatsa, Friedberg is pushing quinoa through a company he acquired called Northern Quinoa Production Corp., which contracts with local farmers in Canada to grow the crop with its proprietary seein Canada to grow the crop with its proprietary seed.

That doesn't include the ancillary businesses that supply goods and services to the industry, such as Agrana Fruit, which opened a $ 50 million plant in Lysander in 2014 and sources crops from local fruit farmers.

In our eagerness to draw people into history thus defined, development policies have encouraged the shift from raising food for local consumption to growing cash crops for export.

Just want to share some valuable info (http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/california-targets-wrong-water-wasters/Content?oid=4222724) since I'm writing from Los Angeles — almond crops are currently responsible for making the current extreme draught conditions even worse because they are such a water - intensive crop in an area that does not naturally have sufficient water supply, so please consider using other nuts and seeds instead, as CA is currently the only major source of almonds in the world (if you're able to find a small, local / non-CA supplier, wonderful!).

In return, Henry took a portion of the potato crop, and marketed it to the local markets to make his profits.

In this recipe, for example, he recalled that his mother used to prepare almond cakes using the local crop, so he added them to a batter to create this elegant dish.

Simultaneously, during 2012 — 2015, three years of mentoring were provided by «The Postharvest Education Foundation» for more than a dozen Tanzanian extension workers and post-harvest trainers who are currently working within the local communities in and around Arusha to improve post-harvest handling practices and reduce losses in horticultural crops.

I haven't made my Vegan Peanut Butter and Fresh Apple Pancakes with Peanut Butter Maple Syrup in a while, but he reminded me how good they are; and, with local apples cropping up this autumn in farmers markets everywhere, I thought I should post a link.

Representatives have also written letters in support of beginning farmer issues, organic agriculture issues, local food issues, and conservation accountability and crop insurance, among others.

In return, Henry would take a 20 sales: $ 25 million 10 portion of the potato crop, and market it to the local HQ: Pompano Beach, Fla..

I'm lucky to live in an area where we have some top - notch potatoes available at the local farmstands, but the potato is such a widely grown crop, I'm sure you probably have some great local potatoes near you as well.

Rosemary and her team firmly believe in supporting local suppliers and produce, sourcing the best of the seasons crops, while keeping the carbon footprint and food miles low.

After thoroughly reviewing existing literature on the pros and cons of crop diversification, and interviewing local experts, it became clear that some Ghanaian cocoa farmers do diversify — most commonly in the form of shade crops or intercrops at the early stages of the cocoa plant's life — but the approach is uncoordinated and haphazard.

In contrast, many of Hawaii's farms play a big role in sharing their crop with local cafes, retail outlets and restaurantIn contrast, many of Hawaii's farms play a big role in sharing their crop with local cafes, retail outlets and restaurantin sharing their crop with local cafes, retail outlets and restaurants.

In interviews with The Age, the supermarkets said they came to rely more heavily on imports when local crops, such as tomatoes and pineapples, failed during the drought and floods.

Last summer, one farmer at my local farmer's market grew the San Marzano cultivar here in Cincinnati, but by the time I found about it, another customer had offered to buy their entire crop.

Rather than investing in the promotion and implementation of golden rice, this money could be used to promote crop diversity and strengthen local and regional nutrition and food sovereignty.

Our sustainability programme in Madagascar is making a real difference through agricultural best practice advice, empowering local women, crop security measures and ensuring education for farming community children.

GRAIN believes that the solution to reducing GHGs is an industry - wide transition from «factory farming and agribusiness» to small - scale producers and local food systems that provide moderate production level of meat and «do so in a way that regenerates soils, provides livelihoods to rural and urban communities and makes crops and animals resilient to the vagaries of an unpredictable climate.»

Weevils have attacked the plants in the past, damaging the local crop, but the biggest threats to supply are the lack of large - scale producers (most locals just grow a few plants for their own use) and hurricanes, which dump heavy rains and pack a punch with fierce winds that destroy the fragile plants.

Traditional crop improvement seeks broadly adapted genotypes to give best average performance under a standard management regime across the entire production region, with some subsequent manipulation of management regionally in response to average local environmental conditions.

Our honey is from hives on our very own farm in Aurora, OR as well as other local farms, and has a well rounded flavor that reflects the diversity of crops grown in the harvest area.

When a gardener anticipates growing vegetable crops during the fall or winter, it would be wise to contact the local agricultural representative in an effort to find out which types of vegetables grow best at specific times of...

He is a lean and well - washed boy, with all that is open and innocent about the plains of Kansas showing in his face, in his summer - sky eyes and even in the comb - furrowed bangs that are bleached the color of corn from many blazing August days of helping in the hellish, itchy harvest of the celebrated local hay crop.

This crop now includes three local blue - chippers in the trenches, as the Terps scored commitments from four - star offensive guard Evan Gregory and defensive tackle Austin Fontaine before the spring game in April.

They also have other crops available in their store, so one stop for apples can mean a stock up on other local goodies, including apple cider.

And by governance on a daily basis, mean from the how from kings, aristocrats, down through every layer of bureaucracy till you get to your local tax collector, what / why / how these people ran the government administration on a day to day basis, from dealing with a rival city who recently stole one of your citizens crops, to pirates interfering with trade on the Mediterranean, to drought, city administration, what to do with tax money, neighborly disputes, superstition, weather, crime, theft, laws and battles of ideology, to political rivalries and infighting, to a foreigner spreading strange religious ideas in the city (or dealing with somebody accused of a crime they claim they did not commit), I mean everything and everything these officials may have dealt with, daily, and how they changed over time.

«Farmer» shall mean any person, organization, entity, association, partnership or corporation engaged in the raising of crops, or the raising of livestock or livestock products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law, or the business of agriculture, whether for profit or otherwise, including the cultivation of land, the raising of poultry, fish, or fur - bearing animals, the harvesting of timber or the practice of horticulture, aquaculture, apiculture or viticulture; «Generally accepted agricultural practices» shall mean those practices which are lawful, customary, reasonable, safe and necessary to the industry as they pertain to the practices listed in subdivision a of section 3 of this local law.

The reliance on rudimentary and rain - fed agriculture, Mr Greenstreet said, had not helped the country and advocated massive investment in the country's research institutions, and added that because most of the research institutions were donor - funded, they were promoting genetically modified crops in Ghana instead of paying attention to local crops.

While last year the Farm Bureau secured nearly $ 1 million earmarked by Senator Ken LaValle (R - Port Jefferson) for deer fencing to protect local crops, Mr. Gergela said this year his organization has $ 200,000 it will contribute to expanding wildlife sharpshooting efforts on the East End through the United States Department of Agriculture — a service Southold Town has utilized in recent years.

He said over 239 hectares of land had been selected and made available in seven local government areas of the state for the production of the crop.

A farm manager, identified as Gbenga Kiki, has been strangled to death by unknown persons while harvesting crop on a farmland in Orisada - Eyo community in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Indigenes and farmers of Ekpetiama Kingdom in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have cried out over the destruction of their farmlands and crops by cattle led by herdsmen.

Researchers from Radboud University in the Netherlands found that in the two decades since Dutch farmers began using the pesticide on a variety of crops, the birds» population declined by an average of 3.5 percent annually in farmlands where local water levels contained high concentrations of the chemical.

Now a local Indian civil engineer has mastered the art of making «artificial glaciers» that deliver water when it's needed most — in the early spring, right after farmers sow their single crop of wheat, barley, or peas.

Beyond honing communications skills, participants said while the discussions often started off with broad trends in climate science, invariably the exchanges shifted to specific local issues such as wildfires, ozone levels, crop rotations, sea level rise, droughts and air quality.

In this image, a local farmer drives harvested energy crops to the bioenergy plant, where they will be stored under large tarps until ready for processing.

For example, Kenya is suffering from a shortage of maize, in part because a drought has destroyed large swathes of local farmers» crops.

Even if global climate issues are resolved, local fluctuations in environment will always occur and greatly impact crop growth and yield, Huot added.

He says the bank's backing for economic reforms in developing countries, which tends to favour cash crops over local subsistence, makes that a worrying prospect.

In 2011 drought again swept the country, and almost 90 percent of local farmers lost their corn crop.

Then, when necessary, we should use remaining aid money to buy either hybrid or genetically modified crops grown in African soil for local distribution.

Now, as part of that effort, we invest with lots of research partners, always local, in developing new seeds and new crop varieties that can protect families from the consequences of drought or that have more vitamin A, and some of those projects are testing the use of different transgenic technologies.

Applied in combination with crop simulation models, it is also possible to evaluate local adaptation strategies as successfully shown in an earlier study for barley in Finland.

Mexico is in the middle - ground due to the continued popularity in local diets of crops like maize and beans, two plants native to the region, alongside sugarcane (with origins in Southeast and South Asia) and wheat.