Sentences with phrase «promote organic agriculture»

With the increasing demand for organic food, housing and environmentally friendly fuels, Lopata saw an opportunity to promote organic agriculture and give small farmers a way to remain competitive and viable.

With high - hopes to share research, agricultural practices, farming experiences, and more importantly, build new relationships between the two countries, the continuing support organic farmers give each other, can promote organic agriculture on a global level.

CFS has four stated goals, which promote organic agriculture by restricting traditional farming methods: «Ensuring the testing, labeling and regulation of genetically engineered (GE) foods; Preserving strict national organic food standards; Preventing potential animal and human health crises caused by food borne illness — including «mad cow» disease; Educating the public on the hazards of industrial agriculture.»

Also in other parts of the world, governments and development agencies are beginning to promote organic agriculture, especially in protected areas, because of its biodiversity benefits.

Lotus Foods wanted to share exceptional healthy heirloom rices with U.S. consumers, promote organic agriculture and rice biodiversity, and support producers with higher prices.

In doing so, the Federal Government always pursued the goal of reaching a compromise proposal that builds on tried and tested foundations, whilst also providing answers to the specific new challenges of the globally booming organic sector since it regards the safeguarding of a clear, appropriate and reliable EU legal framework as a key instrument in efforts to promote organic agriculture.

Stephen says Don continued to promote organic agriculture even throughout his later years by making trips to Brisbane's Northey Street City Farm organic market where he interacted with consumers and sold books from the United States on issues that concerned him.

It has also been teaching farmers to diversify their crops, promote organic agriculture, and to strengthen farmers» network so that they may help each other in times of difficulties and calamities.

Additional efforts to further the mission of Simply Organic are funded by an annual grant program called the Simply Organic Giving Fund that supports training and community projects for organic farmers where our spices are grown, as well as a variety of organizations and events that study, support and promote organic agriculture.

With high - hopes to share research, agricultural practices, farming experiences, and more importantly, build new relationships between the two countries, the continuing support organic farmers give each other, can promote organic agriculture on a global level.

• Support the nation's oldest, most trusted organization devoted to researching and promoting organic agriculture

Formerly Elm Farm Research Centre, it develops and promotes organic agriculture as the most environmentally sound way of producing healthy food.

It has been promoting organic agriculture in India for the last 20 years and placed India on the international list of leading standard organic food and ingredients suppliers in line with countries like Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, France, Austria, Denmark, Czech Republic, Belgium, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Middle Eastern countries.

In 1992, the Cuban Association of Organic Agriculture (ACAO) was founded and has since played an important role in promoting organic agriculture, raising awareness, implementing projects and establishing pilot models.

San Francisco, CA About Blog Earl's Organic Produce promotes organic agriculture and a sustainable food trade while cultivating enduring partnerships with growers and customers.

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From there, the company sets the standards for the products, and promotes them and organic agriculture in general.

To facilitate more organic products on the market by promoting and protecting the KAMUT ® trademark, Kamut International's other initiative is to help farmers convert to organic agriculture.

The role of organic agriculture to promote an inclusive rural transformation is analysed in two chapters: «Environmental sustainability» and «Agrifood Markets and Value Chain».

The role of organic farming was recognized in other documents discussed during the week such as the «Sustainable agricultural development for food security and nutrition, including the role of livestock» and also in a promotion by FAO stating that «FAO promotes organic, fair trade and slow food as concrete ways to support sustainable agriculture».

He also noted that «while organic agriculture contributes to hunger and poverty reduction and should be promoted, it can not by itself feed the rapidly growing population.»

Apart from campaigns, this network also promotes alternative farmer - led agriculture, such as sustainable and organic agriculture, seed conservation among others.

There also the role organic agriculture can take in promoting regional development should be explored.

Don became a leader of biological farm tours to the United States and through promoting the practices of Sally Fallon, Joel Salatin, Jerry Brunetti and outstanding practitioners of organic farming and sustainable agriculture in Australia.

Drôme, the department with the most organic producers, strongly engages in the development of organic agriculture and promotes applied research in favour of organic farming.

Research and extension institutions to focus their work on agroecology and organic agriculture and to develop long - term solutions and promote and exchange successful techniques amongst farmers and technicians.

Andre Leu, President of IFOAM - Organics International, was the keynote speaker at the ALGOA Summit and presented his thoughts on why ALGOA should promote Organic Agriculture.

Despite smallholder agriculture now taking center stage in international food security policy discussions there is a strong push within the CFS for promoting chemical agriculture and GMO's as the solution for smallholders despite the high suitability and affordability of organic agriculture for smallholders.

We have supported its mission to promote and protect organic agriculture and commerce by serving on the board of directors, providing sponsorships and participating in policy meetings.

We support actors at various stages of the supply chain in making the transition to Organic Agriculture, promoting local organic solutions, and collecting and disseminating best practices.

Recent reviews suggest that organic agriculture is beneficial to the environment and promotes e.g. animal welfare in a wide context.

Because industrial agriculture was on the rise and milk prices were unrealistically low to sustain family farming, Straus saw an exciting opportunity — Create an organic marketplace; one which reflected the true costs of production and promoted responsible land stewardship, offering a viable, principled, sustainable business model for small dairy farms.

In Peru, organic agriculture practices are promoted in the buffer zone of the Ampay Forest Sanctuary.

Organic Farmers & Growers CIC (OF&G) promotes the well - being of the UK organic food sector, by protecting the integrity of organic standards for the benefit of producers and consumers of organic food, by assisting the activities of other stakeholders in the sector and by acting as an advocate for the sector's development, and by supporting the development of sustainable agriculture.

Create green jobs, Promote organic, local agriculture.

We began farming here in 1994, planting and harvesting organic ginger and turmeric, and promoting sustainable agriculture and conservation in the local community.

• Promote organic, permaculture, low impact agriculture and other agro-ecological systems to meet human food needs, including major reduction in meat consumption.

Founded in 1973, CCOF promotes and supports organic food and agriculture through a premier organic certification program, trade support, producer and consumer education, and political advocacy.

Alternatively, REED students interested in sustainable agriculture can learn the basics of organic farming with a vision to design urban gardens and systems to promote local food production.

The Scientific Alliance is either (using Stott's own «words of magic») «an organisation that promotes concern about the environment through rational science; while accepting climate change as a reality, the Alliance is critical of current methods proposed to manage climate change and energy production» or (using the New Statesmans «words of magic»), «an anti-environmentalist campaign group that denies climate change; opposes organic agriculture and promotes genetically modified foods and nuclear power»

Your membership dues will help OTA promote and protect organic agriculture and trade on behalf of the diverse business community.

Through ECEAT - Poland and ICPPC, Lopata provided training in organic agriculture, promoted ecological tourism and the development of local markets.

Almost nobody actually reads and understandings the government sanctioned definitions; and the Agriculture Department, beholden to the more powerful agribusiness interests, does little to promote the sales of organic food.

I was in the textile business a few years later in agriculture and close to a project to promote organic cotton in the Cañete Valley, Peru.

Organizations given grants for the 2005 cycle include many groups devoted to promoting sustainable, organic and local agriculture.

Compared with industrial agriculture, organic farming is less energy intensive, helps pollinators and other beneficial insects flourish and promotes biodiversity.