Sentences with phrase «rural policy at»

The success of the Rural and Provincial Affairs Unit led to a fundamental broadening of what was understood to be «rural»; it moved from the traditional, narrow focus on primary industry, which dominated rural policy at that time, to an understanding that encompassed social, economic, cultural and environmental matters.

«This explains why those opposing genetically engineered crops have it easier to convince policymakers,» explains Justus Wesseler, prof. of Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy at Wageningen University, lead author of the study.

Not exact matches

Tom worked as regional policy advisor to the Leader of the Opposition in the South Australian Parliament before working at Elders Rural Services, one of Australia's largest agri - retailers, from 2006 - 2013.

Few can deny that the rising crime rate and abuse of drugs are related to the destruction of rural and urban communities that are the direct result of economic policies aimed at the one goal of increasing production.

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

He said: «We at the grassroots are very happy with the pragmatic steps taken by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to positively impact on the rural populace with meaningful economic policies and Deltans will benefit immensely.

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Oppong - Fosu says the development of the National Decentralisation Policy Framework and National Decentralisation Action Plan is aimed at systematic rolling out of the implementation of tangible activities to promote participatory decision - making and effective service delivery at the local level.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearat Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearAt a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

I'm surprised May hadn't ditched the policy — no seats where it might be a positive can be seriously at risk, and I'm not sure even the old guard of rural MPs care much about this these days.

The researchers examined the impact of this policy on children's snack food and beverage intake at eight middle schools in rural Appalachian Virginia.

«Offsetting disaster assistance with the conservation dollars that are absolutely essential for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities to withstand these extreme weather events is reckless and runs counter to the very real need for hurricane recovery support,» said Alyssa Charney, a policy specialist at the NSAC.

But rather than supplanting BMI as the best predictor of diabetes risk, waist circumference might be most useful if it's simply added to the mix, says Jane Bolin, Ph.D., an associate professor of health policy and management at the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, in College Station.

Wang, a former Fulbright Fellow and now a second - year doctoral student at HGSE, saw firsthand as an 11th - grade English teacher that the needs of rural, low - income communities often aren't represented in state policy, but are overlooked in favor of efforts that target urban areas because there's little awareness of the rural problems and few advocates are calling for change.

The organization looks at each state's rural population and gauges how «urgent» it is for policy makers to explicitly address each state's rural education issues.

Education secretary Nicky Morgan made the announcement in a speech at the Policy Exchange, saying that rural schools and coastal schools will be the focus on the new plans, which will see teachers offered higher salaries, future leadership roles and relocation costs as incentives.

Smarick, a partner at Bellwether Education Partners and adviser to the Rural Opportunities Consortium of Idaho, will discuss his findings with a panel of national and state - level policy experts and practitioners.

That said, there is considerable evidence of staffing difficulties in specific subjects (e.g., STEM and special education) and in specific types of schools (e.g., rural schools or schools serving disadvantaged students), which suggests that policies aimed at addressing these true shortage areas must be targeted to these specific teachers and schools.

In Rural Innovators in Education, Terry Ryan of the Idaho Charter School Network looks at examples of this trend, using his findings to develop five policy lessons for Idaho and other rural stRural Innovators in Education, Terry Ryan of the Idaho Charter School Network looks at examples of this trend, using his findings to develop five policy lessons for Idaho and other rural strural states.

Digital Learning Strategies for Rural America offers profiles of policies and programs at work in 15 states across the country, including examples of state virtual schools, course access opportunities, blended learning models, district - led online learning initiatives, and regional partnerships.

As a recent graduate student in education policy at Harvard University, he received a fellowship that helped him conduct research into the lives of rural gay youths and the educators and other professionals who cross paths...

Our input has led to the creation of bills and policies that directly benefit rural schools and led to the defeat of others that would have put us at a disadvantage.

Robinson is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he works on education policy issues including choice in public and private schools, regulatory development and implementation of K - 12 laws, the role of for - profit institutions in education, prison education and reentry, rural education, and the role of community colleges and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in adult advancement.

Mark Anderson, assistant professor in the Montana State University Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics and Mary Beth Walker, professor and dean with the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, examined elementary school test score data on the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) from 2001 - 2010 across the state's rural districts, fifteen of which operated on a four - day week.

Teachers for Illinois» Future is a campaign led by Advance Illinois, Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools, Center for the Study of Education Policy at Illinois State University, Equity First Superintendents, Northern Illinois University, Roosevelt University, and Teach Plus.

«The potential value of legal industrial hemp in rural economic development should be targeted for investment by the Department of Agriculture,» says Dr. Jon Gettman, a researcher in Public Policy and author of a new comprehensive report highlighting that marijuana valued at $ 35.8 billion is America's number - one cash crop.

At the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, she engaged state governments and rural communities on policy options to increase the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

Relatively few countries specifically address poverty or rural employment when updating their forest policies, it says in the report, despite the forest sector employing 13.2 million people across the world, and at least another 41 million people informally.

Democrats recognize the importance of climate leadership at the local level and know that achieving our national clean energy goals requires an active partnership with states, cities, and rural communities where so much of our country's energy policy is made.

«It's a growing problem across academia,» Mark Partridge, a professor of rural - urban policy at the Ohio State University, said in an interview with Bloomberg.

Marigold has ten years of experience in environment and development issues, including working as Policy Lead for the UK's timber procurement policy and efforts to promote forest governance reform at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DPolicy Lead for the UK's timber procurement policy and efforts to promote forest governance reform at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dpolicy and efforts to promote forest governance reform at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Prior to joining American Progress, Richard was a policy fellow at the Alliance for Climate Protection and worked in government relations at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

Rural hospitals at risk amid policy debate Health information exchanges get mixed reviews Electronic records a boon and a burden

Yogesh Gupta, head (business procurement and micro insurance) at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, said renewal of policies have been very challenging in rural areas due to factors such as customers» low literacy, low awareness, language barrier, lack of infrastructure, and «untraceable» customers.

The Netherlands About Blog Jessica Duncan is Assistant Professor in Rural Sociology at Wageningen University.Her research areas include: food policy; food security; global governance; environmental policy; and participation.Her main research focus concerns the practices and politics of participation in food policy processes.

The Netherlands About Blog Jessica Duncan is Assistant Professor in Rural Sociology at Wageningen University.Her research areas include: food policy; food security; global governance; environmental policy; and participation.Her main research focus concerns the practices and politics of participation in food policy processes.