Sentences with phrase «of traditional farmers»

This innovative outdoor event combines the lively appeal of a traditional farmers» market, with the business - building power of an industry trade show.

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The town, with just under 800 people, is too crowded for him; he lives on eight acres of Iowa farmland, though he's not a farmer in the traditional sense.

If your idea of home improvement is more traditional — involving lots of power tools and WD - 40 — then the Farmers ® Rewards Visa ® is what we recommend for you.

Confronting the claims that agro-tech is being held back because of a lack of openness to change by traditional farmers, the incubator tries to help entrepreneurs understand the needs on the ground.

Balinese rice farmers governed crop cultivation by the wisdom of the traditional water - temple system.

The transformation of artisans, farmers, and other small proprietors into wage - earners undermines the «traditional values» conservatives seek to preserve.

Fears have also been expressed that the patenting of seeds by multinationals such as Cargill will result in traditional farmers being displaced.

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As far as I'm concerned, there is only one good time of year (in the Northern Hemisphere) to make traditional tomato - based gazpacho: in the waning months of summer and through September, when the gardens and farmers markets are overflowing with warm, fat, vine - ripened tomatoes and shiny sweet peppers.

Chefs and farmers will work together to spotlight traditional outdoor cooking techniques paired with amazing wines and the craft beers of Magnolia Brewery.

The program also supposedly aims to address the improvement of seed quality, conversion of farmers from traditional farming to high - yielding hybrid rice seeds, lack of irrigation, and lack of fertilizers.

Unfortunately, IRRIs technologies have disregarded the local wisdom, traditional knowledge and innovation of rice farmers accumulated over centuries.

«The numerous traditional rice varieties that farmers have cultivated for generations were also lost, because IRRI and the government then only prescribed the use of a few IRRI rice varieties,» said Panerio.

Traditional organic farmers see hydroponic production as a new form of «factory farming» that further corporatizes organic agriculture.

My life before Bhumi was in International Public Health and it was here that I saw first hand the disastrous health and environmental impacts of traditional cotton growing with farmer suicides, child labour, pesticide poisoning, birth defects, harmful dyes and toxic water ways.

The company's mission transcends the traditional farmer's goal of providing high - quality, fresh products to a broad customer base by offering best - in - class retail solutions to its partners and blazing new trails in category innovation, food safety and quality.

Some groups are keen on stopping the deployment of Golden Rice by raising speculations that a) it will threaten food security by contaminating traditional rice varieties, b) it is being forced to farmers and consumers as a complete solution to VAD, and c) its lengthy development shows that it is a false solution to VAD.

That's why the Rainforest Alliance works with farmers to advance a variety of strategies, such as crop intensification (growing more food on less land), and with traditional forest - dwellers to develop livelihoods that don't hurt forests or ecosystems.

It is made by families who are coconut farmers using old - fashioned traditional methods that have been used in the Philippines for hundreds of years.

On Sunday, November 24, farmer Dean Carlson and Chef Andrew Wood of Russet will host La Tuade, a traditional French celebration of pig slaughter, at Wyebrook Farm, the 355 - acre oasis of sustainable agriculture just 45 minutes from downtown Philadelphia and two hours from New York City.

The daughter of a farmer and a restaurateur, Campbell grew up surrounded by traditional cuisine and natural ingredients.

The majority are now cultivated in China rather than Japan who were traditional farmers of pearls.

He is of the view that such community participation, through the involvement of traditional authorities, will help whip up the interest of farmers in education, especially tertiary education, and therefore produce the next generation of children of farmers who will become icons in their communities and give the needed attention to farming.

The reality in India is that a recent survey of cotton farmers by IMRB International (formerly known as the Indian Market Research Bureau) showed a 118 per cent increase in profit for farmers planting Bt varieties over traditional cotton.

«There is no plan to enact anti-grazing law in Osun State, we are convinced that the adopted traditional way of settling disputes between farmers and herdsmen have been effective and potent», Toogun stressed.

The President - General of the Agbekoya Farmers Association in Nigeria, Chief Aremu Okikiola, also called on the Oba of Lagos, to respect the Yoruba traditional hierarchy instead of debasing it.

President Muhammadu Buhari in Monday visited Taraba state in the aftermath of several killings as a result of clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers, calling on traditional rulers in the state to find a lasting solution to the recurring communal clashes between the Fulani and the indigenous Mambilla residents in Sardauna Local Government Area of -LSB-...]

The sod - cutting ceremony was well attended by traditional leaders, rice farmers, and hundreds of youth in the area, who are looking for job opportunities.

The entrepreneur and traditional leader disclosed that, the new investors will also build the capacity of the rice farmers.

The FreshConnect program includes projects such as youth markets, delivery of products to low - income housing facilities and new initiatives at traditional farmers» markets.

Okowa pointed out that through the efforts of the traditional rulers, Fulani herdsmen / farmers clashes did not escalate adding that the peaceful environment provided the opportunity for us to work in the state, the Governor said.

And to all the members of the Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council, all the PGs and members of the various town unions across Anambra State, all the Bishops, Reverend Fathers and Pastors, the members of the organized Labour, the youths of Anambra State, the traders, the farmers, the ordinary men and women who look up to government for a better day, I assure you that my team and I shall never fail you.

Iwar said, «We want everybody to be proactive in resolving this problem whether you are a farmer, herdsman, traditional ruler or security personnel, you are involved, because it affects the economy of the country.

«I am aware of the contribution of farmers in the Tumu Traditional Area to the production of cotton and the textile industry in Ghana, especially the establishment of the cotton ginnery at Tumu.

Gracer wants people to move away from getting their protein from traditional livestock such as cows, pigs, and chickens because raising livestock has a huge negative impact on the environment, regardless of whether the animals belong to subsistence farmers in developing countries or a Western industrial conglomerate.

If ATryn finally receives approval, traditional dairy farmers flirting with insolvency may gaze in astonishment at a product made in milk that commands thousands of dollars per gallon.

Economists are also sounding the alarm, cautioning in a series of articles set to be published in Human Ecology that government policies that have forced these farmers to abandon traditional agriculture practices will leave them vulnerable to future fluctuations in rubber prices.

«Tomatoes of the same quality as normal, but using only half the water: Some farmers have already expressed their interested in these water - sustainable products that can produce more compound health benefits than traditional crops.»

This will guard the traditional rights of Indian farmers to produce, modify and sell their own seeds, argues the KRRS.

So we focused on, and the Foundation has had a lot of investments in agriculture and farming, and we focused on everything from seeds to fertilizer to knowledge; agricultural extensions, places where farmers can learn more about being a successful farmer are traditional.

The researcher collected samples from 25 Matses and also from 31 Tunapuco, a traditional community of potato farmers from the Andean highlands who also eat guinea pig, pork, lamb, and some cheese from cows.

The anti-GMO clichés go something like this: GM crops are unsafe to eat; they are bad for the environment; they are a tool of agribusiness corporations; and they exploit poor farmers who must buy seed as opposed to their traditional practice of saving seed.

Traditional methods used to limit the impact of MSD include insecticides to control leafhopper populations (which are not affordable to most small - scale farmers and can be environmentally damaging), and conventional selective breeding of maize for resistance traits that naturally exist in some varieties.

«Our traditional varieties could not survive submergence, so the introduction of IRRI's flood - tolerant Swarna Sub1 for testing holds big promise for our farmers in the south,» he added.

In China, the market price for hybrid rice can be a third of the price for conventional rice, and many farmers are now shifting back to traditional rice varieties that are of higher quality and higher market value.

David Bainbridge's low - tech solutions — inspired by traditional techniques, proven by modern research — offer guidance for gardeners and small - scale farmers facing a period of water shortage or looking to operate more efficiently.

The pair of German plant biologists who authored the piece argue that nearly extinct varieties of wheat, like einkorn and emmer (aka farro), could create new niche markets for farmers, diversify ecosystems, boost local food security, revive traditional recipes — all while satisfying consumer demand for food that makes you feel like you're traveling back to a simpler time (a Paleolithic time, perhaps?).

Make traditional pizza dishes primal friendly and Whole30 - Approved by ditching the gluten and sugar, and discovering the unbeatable flavor of fresh farmers market ingredients, gluten - free flour, and real food Primal Kitchen condiments.

When I compose a recipe, I draw inspiration from both my far flung travels and my local farmers markets; the traditional pairings of my culinary training and the chefs I have worked with; holistic remedies and artisanal producers.

In their marketing, BASF advises farmers that Clearfield wheat is the product of «enhanced traditional breeding methods.»