Sentences with phrase «of food system»

Agriculture and Agri - Food Canada (AAFC) provides information, research and technology, and policies and programs to achieve security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth.

Finally, having a direct human connection to food producers also helps increase the transparency of the food system and the customer's connection to where and how our food is grown.

It seems that so many of our problems, from energy independence to climate change to world hunger to water, could be significantly mitigated if we could just get control of our food system and stop wasting so much.

A big part of the answer is in the rapid and radical twentieth - century transformation of our food system from sustainably based, locally focused production, to a fossil - fuel addicted industrialized system.

A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System develops an analytical framework for assessing effects associated with the ways in which food is grown, processed, distributed, marketed, retailed, and consumed in the United States.

* Note: These percentages are a rough estimation of the global warming effect of the food system.

Hungry for Change is the perfect course for those of us who know that our eating choices are important, but want to delve deeper into the intricacies of our food system.

Cheap food policies have kept most Americans blind to the workings of the food system, but the end of cheap food will arrive with the end of cheap oil.

Most TreeHuggers will tell you that without access to decent, viable seed, and without a system for allowing that seed to develop and adapt, the long - term sustainability of our food system is nigh - on impossible.

Germany suggested that «non-production elements of the food system» be made more explicit.

Here at Eat Drink Better, we are focused on sustainable food choices, and this program has some powerful potential to change the future of our food system here in the U.S..

The theme of the summit, which draws hundreds of food system advocates from around the country, was how to cultivate the next generation of food leaders.

We can prevent a breakdown of the food system, but it will require a huge political effort undertaken on many fronts and with a fierce sense of urgency.

Meat is one of the food system's highest polluting sectors, so even small changes here can lead to big impacts.

Our fisheries are important components of our food system and are threatened not only by overfishing but by man - made climate change as well, and need policies to maintain fish populations.

Scientists call on the public to direct attention to the role of the food system in climate mitigation.

At a time when the land, water, and energy resources necessary to feed a global population of 6.9 billion are increasingly limited - and when at least 1 billion people remain chronically hungry - food losses mean a waste of those resources and a failure of our food system to meet the needs of the poor.

Hungry for Change ties directly to our UU Ethical Eating Statement of Conscience by exploring the social justice, environmental and health components of a food system shaped by our individual and collective food choices.

«We're at the beginning of the greatest transformation of our food system since the Green Revolution: the information revolution,» says Danielle Gould, the founder of Food + Tech Connect, which helps food and agriculture startups create a better future for food.

«So these managed bees have become an integral part of our food system.

What are the real and potential impacts of our food system on wild lands here and abroad?

Growing competition for land, water, and energy, in addition to the overexploitation of fisheries, will affect our ability to produce food, as will the urgent requirement to reduce the impact of the food system on the environment.

The Biomimicry Institute's Biomimicry Global Design Challenge, sponsored by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, asks participants to tackle any aspect of the food system that could be improved by looking to nature for design guidance.

One thing I hope you will discuss is the travesty of our food system.

She loves uncovering the stories behind ingredients and exposing the face of our food system, so that consumers can make educated choices.

I personally know so many people I've worked with who have the intentions to make better decisions but don't know where or how to start especially when they're so used to the «convenience» of our food system.

We, as consumers, are essentially voting with each item we purchase at the store and each meal we prepare (or don't) what the future of our food system will be.

Their findings, published in Nature Communications, shows how methane and bacteria that feeds off it forms the basis of the food system.

For example, a large body of research has found switching to an entirely vegetarian diet would make a huge difference on the carbon footprint of our food system — the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security research program reports that if the global population were to reduce or cut its meat intake, it would halve the cost of mitigation actions needed to stabilize carbon dioxide levels to 450 parts per million by midcentury — but for many people that is not in the cards.

Regulations in the U.S. and Europe that set maximum levels of aflatoxin in food keep tainted products out of the food system, even though farmers might end up throwing out portions of their harvest as a result.

Current research projects focus on the process and outcomes of food system localisation in a globalising environment, the sustainability implications of a large scale transition to agriculturally derived bio-fuels, the effects of school and community context on childhood obesity, and the micro-politics of animal welfare in alternative livestock systems.

The inception workshop will allow the researchers to discuss common themes relating to fraud, resilient food chains, consumer behaviour and an ageing population and thus allow the five projects to share knowledge and expertise throughout their projects and for the greater good of our understanding of the food system.»

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA), under the Global Food Security programme are delighted to announce the five successful grants of the «Understanding the Challenges of the Food System» call.

The problems of our food system and the media influence are here to stay.

By providing a «big picture» view of our food system, Nourish... [Continue reading]

I am very glad you posted this information, I find it very disheartening the state of the food system in schools today.

And there are also many, many things we could be doing to encourage children's acceptance of healthier school meals: imposing meaningful restrictions on children's junk food advertising; requiring food education in schools — not just nutrition education, but offering kids a real understanding of our food system, and overtly inoculating them against the allure of hyper - processed and fast food; teaching all children basic cooking skills; getting more gardens into schools; encouraging restaurants to ditch the standard breaded - and - fried children's menu; imposing taxes on soda (and even junk food); improving food access; and so much more.

Coffey launched the fund at a conference for WRAP's Courtauld Commitment 2025 - a voluntary agreement to bring together representatives of the food system to reduce food and drink waste by 20 per cent by 2025.

Based on this meeting, EPA and USDA will soon be releasing a new living document online called the «Call to Action by Stakeholders» which outlines key strategies and proven practices to reduce wasted food across all sectors of the food system.

Last November, EPA supported a national Summit to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders representing different areas of the food system.

For the first time, food enthusiasts can see this fascinating part of the food system.

From June 2010 — December 2015, I was the National Coordinator of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, (AFSA) which is Australia's first national alliance of producers, local food businesses, community gardeners, farmers market coordinators, food social enterprises, local governments, health professionals and many others who share a vision of a food system based on the values of fairness to all, health and well - being, and ecosystem integrity.

So while individually we can boycott some of the major culprits, we can't fix the unfairness of our food system alone.

While the sectors of the food system are segregated, it is important to note that many strategies as well as actors (e.g., producers, manufacturers, retailers, etc.) will find relevant factors to consider in multiple areas.

EPA and USDA offer this Call to Action in order to highlight and share the assessments of outside experts and representatives of the food system about current opportunities and challenges.

Convene meetings with stakeholders to improve the state of the food system and help craft new strategies to address food loss and waste.

Secondly, they want «resilient food production systems», which utilise ecological production methods, and are based on «a multitude of smallholder farmers, gardeners and small - scale fishers who produce local food as the backbone of the food system».

This is an exciting opportunity to demonstrate a way to take charge of the food system and support local farmers.

We need to be able to understand how the work that we do impacts and «feeds into» the rest of the food system, but we must make sure that we master the part that we can make a difference in.

Scaling access to healthy products is possible thanks to some important things happening at the «top» of our food system, as our Natural Products Expo West Friday keynote speaker, CEO of Campbell Soup Company Denise Morrison, can attest to.