Sentences with phrase «more sustainable food systems»

They include shifting towards more sustainable food systems, facilitating access and strengthening social protection.

Patrick Holden is founder and chief executive of the Sustainable Food Trust, an organisation working internationally to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable food systems.

For those who've been following, NWEI just came off of its bi-annual North American Gathering in Port Townsend, WA, where for 3 and half days over 90 of us convened to share ideas and plan new actions around creating healthier communities and more sustainable food systems.

Communications, advocacy and policy change on behalf of healthier food choices and more sustainable food systems;

Whether you are concerned about improving maternal and infant health outcomes, preventing chronic disease and obesity, reducing health - related costs, or developing more sustainable food systems, you have a role in supporting breastfeeding.

Although the pact's framework for action is voluntary, it provides strategic opt ions to those cities aiming to achieve more sustainable food systems.

In 2014, the 1st International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition provided an opportunity to share experiences and build the evidence base on agroecology, as well as reaching a consensus on the priorities for achieving more sustainable food systems through agroecology.

To support our growth and develop a more sustainable food system, we work directly with family - run farms to grow specialty produce just for us, affordably bringing the freshest ingredients into our customers» kitchens.

Pinnacle's shift is not only a result of consumer demand for plant - based foods but also is directly correlated with creating a more sustainable food system.

For example, we're looking at how legislation could be improved to enable a more sustainable food system.

Michael McCain, president and chief executive of Maple Leaf Foods, was pleased by the news and applauded the federal government's leadership and consultative approach to building a national food policy as the foundation for a more sustainable food system.

But are the proposals a missed opportunity for a more sustainable food system?

The club, which strives to create a more sustainable food system, began with an on - campus garden and soon expanded to a school food pantry.

New York is also an acknowledged world leader in its efforts to create a more sustainable food system.

Lead author Dr. Peter Alexander, of the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences and Scotland's Rural College, said: «A mix of small changes in consumer behaviour, such as replacing beef with chicken, reducing food waste and potentially introducing insects more commonly into diets, would help achieve land savings and a more sustainable food system.»

«Buying local supports a more sustainable food system because true sustainability goes beyond the methods used in food production to include every step that brings food from farm to plate.»

Last year, Walmart announced a commitment to create a more sustainable food system, with a focus on improving the affordability of food by lowering the «true cost» of food for both customers and the environment, increasing access to food, making healthier eating easier, and improving the safety and transparency of the food chain.

In October of 2014, Walmart announced a commitment to create a more sustainable food system, with a focus on improving affordability by lowering the «true cost» of food for both customers and the environment, increasing access to food, making healthier eating easier, and improving the safety and transparency of the food chain.

This dynamic group of individuals representing our national parks, hospitals, school systems, airports, and retail outlets demonstrated the opportunity for collaboration in creating a healthier and more sustainable food system.

«The actions needed to develop a more sustainable food system in the NHS whilst maintaining nutritional value include... a reduction in the reliance on meat, dairy and eggs.»

We speak with Hazon's Nigel Savage and Jeremy Kranowitz about what their organization is doing to help to inspire and build a more sustainable food system.

Here, PCI's Executive Director Asher Miller talks about what he sees as the biggest barriers to bringing about a more sustainable food system and what makes him hopeful that we can make things right.

Not only does cooking meals at home ensure a healthier and happier family, but it also rejects the processed - food industry in favour of a better, more sustainable food system.

Many people have to eat on a tighter budget than I do and its important that I remember what that's like as I continue to advocate for a more sustainable food system.»

Let's hope that the daily reminder of healthy, sustainably sourced food will be reflected in progressive policies to create a more sustainable food system for all Americans.

Not exact matches

The FSA has pledged its support to WRAP, which brings together organisations from across the food system to make food and drink production and consumption more sustainable for the future.

No food system can be sustainable if it requires more resources than it yields.

Proponents of blockchain say it can make our food system more sustainable from farm to fork.

We have to make use of this evidence to drive forward innovation, so that our food system becomes more sustainable, businesses thrive and we all save money.

Food makers need to scrutinise what is fed to the livestock used in their products in order to develop a more sustainable production system that will be able to feed the world's growing population, forecast to reach 9bn people by 2040, a new report by...

To establish organic agriculture as an important tool in sustainable food production, the factors limiting organic yields need to be more fully understood, alongside assessments of the many social, environmental and economic benefits of organic farming systems.

Our enduring goals are a healthier, more environmentally sustainable and more economically dynamic food system.

Organic agriculture has been recognized as a driver towards more sustainable agricultural practises and food systems.

The sausage's success is nothing to scoff at and could help us shift our broken food system to a more sustainable model.

With the help of companies like Tyson, there is hope in shifting our broken food system away from industrial animal agriculture and towards a more sustainable one centered around plant - based proteins instead.

Information and schedule highlights of this leading national event — which promotes a healthier, more environmentally sustainable and more economically dynamic food system — are below.

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The focus of our discussion here was proposed to be on «sustainable» «food systems» for «small farmers» not «high yield» to generate «more money» from «small pieces of land.»

We can choose to support a more equitable and sustainable food system by purchasing local, organic or small - scale produced food as well as adopting a plant - based diet, low in animal products - which have the highest eco-footprint.

Working with USDA and partners in the states and tribes, EPA plans to secure action on the 2030 FLW reduction goal by working with leaders in the food system (e.g., private, government, nonprofit, academia, faith) to promote action and bring more successful interventions and tools to advance the sustainable management of food.

Over the past 31 years, the EcoFarm Conference and education programs have reached more than 75,000 participants, supporting grassroots leadership and regional solutions to increase and promote healthy, ecologically - sustainable farms and food systems.

As a B Corporation, we work closely with value - similar suppliers, producers, and local communities to help create more informed eaters and more resilient, responsive and sustainable regional food systems.

There is important work to do: on flood risk; air pollution; how we ensure a sustainable and economically viable food and farming system; and much more.

It echoes community concerns over weaknesses in the region's food system and seeks to make fresh food more equitably accessible, to ensure that sustainable food production remains a viable career, and to strengthen the connections between the region's food producers and residents.

His lab's goal is to examine the complex interactions necessary to create food systems that are more productive, healthy and sustainable.

Access to wood fuels for cooking must be considered when formulating policy to deal with food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa, according to researchers who advocate expanding the effort to improve wood - fuel systems and make them more sustainable.

Integrating perennial plants with longer root systems among crops is an agricultural strategy that can simultaneously produce more food, and improve soil quality, said Jerry Glover, a senior sustainable systems advisor at USAID.

There was never a better time to start the Body Fuel System — I've got grocery lists, recipes, food prep and SO MUCH MORE to help you create and maintain a healthy, sustainable eating lifestyle!

Eating Real can save your own health and put our food system on a more humane, sustainable path.

One movement in education that has already begun linking schools directly to communities by engaging kids in building more sustainable environments through food, water, and energy is systems thinking — the process of understanding how things influence one another other within a whole.