Sentences with phrase «organic farmer movement»

With the purpose to build and support a farmer - led national organic farmer movement and national policy platform by: developing and advocating policies that benefit organic farmers ¹; strengthening and supporting the capacity of organic farmers and farm organizations; and supporting collaboration and leadership among state, regional and national organic farmer organizations.

Together we'll build a stronger organic farmer movement!»

We are also a pro organic farmer movement...

We are also a pro organic farmer movement and we need to remain sensitised to the myriad of challenges our farmer members already face day to day.

With the purpose to build and support a farmer - led national organic farmer movement and national policy platform by: developing and advocating policies that benefit organic farmers ¹; strengthening and supporting the capacity of organic farmers and farm organizations; and supporting collaboration and leadership among state, regional and national organic farmer organizations.

This allows these organizations advocating for their local organic farmers and supporting the growth and viability of organic farmers to work collaboratively to grow a stronger organic farmer movement through stronger organizations.

Not exact matches

What started as a simple plan to sell organic produce for bitcoin has turned into a movement to provide security for farmers.

From the beginning, this French association has involved a number of stakeholders and pioneers of the organic movement, including farmers, consumers, agronomists, technicians and even doctors.

I saw and knew too much about the truth behind the textile industry, things we don't see and hear every day so after some years in the field meeting with amazing NGOs, grassroots organizations and a growing movement of organic farmers, it was time for positive change and I combined my love for the Earth, humanity and sustainable design to create Bhumi Organic Cotton.

My love of growing and cooking good food brought me to the organic agriculture movement and while I aspired to being a farmer, I have found my calling in organic certification.

From building awareness among the public and advocating for sustainable policy, to building capacity and facilitating the transition of farmers to organic agriculture, everything we do aims to strengthen the organic movement and lead it forwards.

Still, the preservation of native varieties and breeds is an important initiative of the organic movement, but their actual use depends on individual farmers.

With a view to facilitating small farmers entry into internationally agreed organic standards, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) is operating worldwide to develop a reliable smallholder certification system, i.e. the Internal Control System (see Box 5 in Chapter 1).

Based on these numbers it would appear smallholder farmers are less interested in joining the organic movement than large agribusiness farms.

Barriers to entry for third - party certification, including direct costs and paperwork, mean that many of the smallest and poorest farmers (those that have the most to gain by joining a system of committed organic production) can not participate, and this hurts the growth of the organic movement as a whole.

«The home birth movement is part of the overall «back to nature, organic food, farmer's market, etcetera» trend of the last decade,» said Dr. Ian Holzman, professor of pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

The Soil Association, which has long been at the head of the British organic movement, was founded in 1946, by a group of farmers, scientists and nutritionists who posited direct connections between farming practice and plant, animal, human and environmental health.

And this is really the key to a successful (commercial) organic movement — the character of the farmers who are on the land.

Like, the sweetness of the farmer and his parents working side by side for twenty years to pay off the farm, and the cleverness of the farmer figuring out how to be part of the local food movement without organic certification.