Sentences with phrase «low food productivity»
«We believe that Swaziland neither needs the tons of food aid coming from western and eastern countries, nor complicated expensive strategies beyond the budget of the country to solve low food productivity,» Shongwe and Mahlalela state in their Google Science Fair entry.
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Grant acknowledges that studies reveal many givers tend to linger at the bottom of the food chain, with low promotion and productivity rates.
CBH managing director Andrew Crane said it was a «lie» to assume Australia would become Asia's food bowl because rival nations were improving productivity and lowering supply chain costs that were allowing them to steal market share in Asia and the Middle East.
«High agricultural productivity — necessary for profit for farmers, agri - businesses and food retailers, whilst also keeping prices low for consumers — currently requires high levels of application of relatively cheap fertilisers.»
Each one of us can be responsible for our own health by avoiding junk food in all its disguises, maintaining a moderate amount of physical activity and regulating stress, thereby having a higher quality of life with very low medical costs, reduced disease risk and more productivity.
Demand for food in these countries will also double, which, at their current low levels of agricultural productivity, will drive up demand for forest land.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that although the longer - term maximum technical energy potential of biomass could be large (around 2 600 EJ), this potential is constrained by competing agricultural demands for food production, low productivity in biomass production, and other factors.
In particular, the report cites the effects increased temperatures and heat waves have on essential food crops — in most cases lowering productivity — and warns of food availability and price swings that could lead to civil unrest in countries that are already having problems meeting the basic needs of their citizens.