Sentences with phrase «of national food»

This is that coordinated action to address food security nationally should begin with the development of a National Food Security Strategy.

But officials and experts warn that these spending plans are now at risk due to the arrival of the National Food Security Act, which was passed last month.

Urban agriculture to a large extent complements rural agriculture and increases the efficiency of the national food system in that it (IDRC 1998) provides products that rural agriculture can not supply easily (e.g. perishable products, products that require rapid delivery upon harvest), that can substitute for food imports and can release rural lands for export production of commodities.

In particular, it describes a methodology for assessing, through different steps and tiers, the effects of bioenergy use and domestic production on the price and supply of a national food basket.

The brief promotes climate - smart agriculture, where: agricultural development is directed along pathways that lead to sustainable increases in agricultural productivity; social and ecological resilience are increased in order to contribute to climate change adaptation; and agriculture is used to support the achievement of national food security and development goals.

Climate - smart agriculture, which sustainably increases agricultural productivity and enhances achievement of national food security goals, provides a window of opportunity to avert the impact of drought.

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The membership of the National Food Security Council include the governors of Kebbi, Taraba, Plateau, Lagos, Ebonyi and Delta States.

H.R. 1060, the Young Farmer Success Act, is a bipartisan bill sponsored by Thompson, Rep. Joe Courtney (D - CT) and Rep. John Faso (R - NY) in an effort to preserve America's agricultural economy and the security of its national food supply.

The Federal Government has on Friday announced the appointment of the wife of the senator representing Osun Central district, Prof Sola Adeyeye, Christianah the Director General of the National Food Drugs Administration and Control, (NAFDAC).

Buhari said a key mandate of the National Food Security Council is to «continuously assess and enhance these infant, but impactful programs, thereby guaranteeing they achieve their full potential.»

These outbreaks receive most of our national food safety attention, but according to the CDC these represent only 5 % of the food - borne illness cases that

The Plan continues as a manifesto of good ideas and community and smallholder needs even though the federal government has abandoned the idea of a national food plan.

The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) were endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) on 11 May 2012.

These bodies provided advice on opportunities to reduce food waste, the provision of data sources that could assist in the formation of a National Food Waste Baseline, and governance arrangements for the delivery of the strategy once it is released.

These groups provided advice to the Department on opportunities to reduce food waste, data sources that may assist in the formation of a National Food Waste Baseline, and possible governance arrangements for the delivery of the strategy once it is released.

A public version of National Food's application will soon be available on request from the Commission.

The UK Government has provided funding of # 14m for the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in order to prepare for Brexit and expand the operations of the National Food Crime Unit...

(Washington, DC) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today issued the following statement from Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO, on the introduction of a national food labeling proposal by Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts (R - Kan.)

Blanton began his career in foodservice in 1995 as the Managing Partner and Branch Manager of National Food Equipment Services for 17 years before accepting the Service Manager position at Carpigiani in 2012.

May is National Celiac's Awareness month along with a full week of National Food Allergy Awarness.

Not exact matches

Some of Tom Cat's employees and advocacy groups, such as Brandworkers, a non-profit organization for food workers, believed the dismissals were improperly handled, sparking a local and national outcry that led to protests, bad press and boycotts of Tom Cat Bakery bread from famous restaurants such as Le Bernardin.

Started in the early 1970s by a group of stoners, 4/20 has become the defacto national holiday for marijuana users across the U.S. Consumers of cannabis celebrate the day by attending parades, eating a ton of junk food and, of course, smoking some of the stuff.

But that's only part of the story conveyed by this map, which also reveals where those calories come from — or as National Geographic spells it out: «the leading kinds of food available in the country's daily supply.»

«The annual Girl Scout cookie sale is a force of nature at the national level,» John Frank, a Mintel food analyst, told USA Today.

The African nation of Zambia, for instance, has only enough food available to provide its population with 1,870 calories on average, per day, according to a striking global map in the October issue of National Geographic — and in truth, in much of the world, such calorie counts offer an inflated view of what's actually accessible to most citizens, due to widespread poverty, civil unrest, natural disasters, corruption, government mismanagement, food - distribution failures, and other issues.

For instance, legislators like Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Jeff Merkley of Oregon recently warned that Cures amounts to a big pharma giveaway which will weaken regulatory standards on drugs, provide a mere pittance to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and do nothing to confront the rising tide of high drug prices.

The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is at its lowest level in four years, giving U.S. consumers billions more to spend this holiday season, but that extra money is being offset by higher food costs, which account for a bigger chunk of most consumers» budgets.

An Iranian immigrant, Khoshabe had been working for the food giant for nearly 20 years, rising from moving pallets on the warehouse floor to becoming superintendent of national distribution for Cracker Jack.

Their early 1990s study Minimum Wages and Employment: A Case Study of the Fast - Food Industry in New Jersey and Pennsylvania (available for download here) showed «no indication that the rise in the minimum wage reduced employment» and sparked a national debate.

National frozen - food retailer M&M Meat Shops has been tapping its customer database to guide the frequency and types of offers it sends out to the roughly one million subscribers in its digital loyalty program.

Higher demand for food is also putting pressure on water resources, says Angelo Katsoras, a geopolitical analyst at National Bank and co-author of the report.

That our national food consumption patterns are in need of a dramatic overhaul is indisputable — almost 17 percent of children and 35 percent of U.S. adults are obese, percentages that are only rising.

What Happened: After the stuff had received national buzz, the press tasted it: «Many reporters took a spoonful, grimaced, and set down the rest of their free food uneaten — perhaps a first in the annals of journalism,» wrote Newsweek at the time.

What we're working on now is developing a national brand of locally grown produce that reinforces regional food systems by creating opportunity for local urban micro-agribusiness to augment year - round supply in any metropolitan area.

Starting at $ 9.95 per month, the Santa Clara, Calif. - based service delivers subscribers a box of organic or all - natural snacks; with every order the company also donates a meal via a national food bank.

For example, if you type in «migraines» or «food allergies» into the search box, now a white box will come up in the top right hand corner of the screen with a description of the ailment, with links to causes, symptoms, tests, treatments, prognosis, prevention and the National Library of Medicine.

The National Restaurant Association said on Thursday the Board of Health unfairly burdened restaurant owners and usurped the power of the popularly elected City Council by forcing restaurants with more than 15 locations nationwide to warn diners about salty foods.

The strongly worded ruling from Judge Leon was in a case brought against the governors of the Federal Reserve by a group of plaintiffs including the National Association of Convenience Stores, the National Retail Federation, the Food Marketing Institute, Miller Oil Co., Boscov's Department Store and the National Restaurant Association.

«Obesity is a national epidemic that affects millions of Americans,» Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg told reporters on a conference call on Monday.

Things look even worse if you're in the food service sector where the National Restaurant Association says 30 percent of new restaurants fail in the first year, with another 30 percent failing within the next two years.

«We believe that the Food and Drug Administration has positively addressed the areas of greatest concern,» said Dawn Sweeney, chief executive of the National Restaurant Association, which represents 990,000 restaurant and food - service outlFood and Drug Administration has positively addressed the areas of greatest concern,» said Dawn Sweeney, chief executive of the National Restaurant Association, which represents 990,000 restaurant and food - service outlfood - service outlets.

Chipotle, one of the first national brands to market where its ingredients come from, has faced supply - chain issues and food - borne - illness outbreaks as its restaurants have grown in number to more than 2,300.

Over the last two years, the movement has brought national attention upon the issue of minimum wage, with a special focus on how much fast - food chains pay workers.

We get some water from food, «but drinking water is your main, and best source, of water,» according to a website maintained by the US National Institutes of Health.

That's more than four times the national industry average, says Thomas May, food editor of the trade journal Natural Foods Merchandiser.

A bill making its way through the House of Representatives and heavily backed by Big Food would create a voluntary national labeling standard, while preventing states from mandating labeling on their own.

Several of those groups, including the National Restaurant Association, the Retail Industry Leaders Association and the Food Marketing Institute, had been fighting hard for what they referred to as «transition relief,» extra time for companies that must provide health insurance to their workers under the new law to implement the changes without having to fear financial penalties for not doing so properly.

Similar scheduling measures for fast food, retail or other workers have been introduced in several states and are pending in Connecticut, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Texas, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

There's more to Atlanta than Outkast and Georgia peaches — the city's cost of living is astonishingly low, with food and gas prices hitting the same level or lower than national averages.