Sentences with phrase «scale food producers»

As a political movement, agroecology is an action agenda to achieve food sovereignty led by small - scale food producers and their allies.

Dan Brown, farmer from Blue Hill, noted during the discussion on the Ordinance that this comes down to whether or not small - scale food producers can earn a livelihood.

The food price spikes of 2008 brought new attention to the need for developing countries to reduce their dependence on imports and invest in their small - scale food producers.

«The real solutions to feeding the world and nurturing our planet are in the hands of small scale food producers.

Instead of creating one more body for business - as - usual, governments, funding agencies, and international organizations should be taking bold action: committing to shift resources away from climate - damaging practices of chemical - intensive industrial agriculture and meat production and towards investment in and commitment to agroecology, food sovereignty, and support to small - scale food producers.

Thus, to the greatest extent possible, policies at all levels should be designed and implemented to meet four goals: (i) In sustainable ways, maintain and increase the security of food supplies for food insecure people, particularly in developing countries; (ii) Enable small - scale food producers and other vulnerable populations to become more resilient to climate change; (iii) Sustainably reduce emissions from the agricultural sector; and (iv) Reduce emissions from the conversion of other land to agriculture.

A vast majority of the world's population is dependent on small - scale food producers — climate change puts all of this at risk.

«We expect Parties to come to COP24 ready to agree on the outcomes they will deliver to catalyze action to safeguard food security and empower small - scale food producers facing climate impacts.»

2.3 by 2030 double the agricultural productivity and the incomes of small - scale food producers, particularly women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets, and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment

The sustainable land management (SLM) and restoration of terrestrial resources are vital to enhancing agricultural productivity especially for small - scale food producers.

Tell the Foreign Minister and Shadow Foreign Minister that we can reduce hunger with targeted support of small - scale food producers.

Governments must create a more equal society by prioritizing ordinary workers and small - scale food producers instead of the rich and powerful.

As any large - scale food producer knows, many innovative processes are needed to maintain uniform quality and keep food shelf - stable and appetizing.

Not exact matches

Recommendations for actions include: specific targets to reduce single - use plastic packaging; scaling up the use of reusable packaging; reviewing food cosmetic standards and labelling; greater investment in waste prevention systems; and looking at how market - based instruments like extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes can prompt behavioural change towards avoiding food and plastic waste.

The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) is calling on the NSW Government to secure a future that encourages regenerative farmers by ensuring regulatory burdens on small - scale pastured livestock producers are commensurate with the low risk they pose to their communities.

Despite being a large - scale producer of peas, India is also the world's largest importer of this food due to its great popularity in that country.

Producers, regulators, industry representatives and certification agencies were invited to participate in two panels addressing the challenges and opportunities of ensuring safety and transparency in small scale food production and retailing.

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On Monday 18 July 2016, dozens of London's small - scale food growers, producers, retailers and restaurateurs gathered on a garden rooftop in Shoreditch to make plans for the upcoming Urban Food Fortnight and taste delicious foods created in the cfood growers, producers, retailers and restaurateurs gathered on a garden rooftop in Shoreditch to make plans for the upcoming Urban Food Fortnight and taste delicious foods created in the cFood Fortnight and taste delicious foods created in the city.

The Dean Organic Fund will benefit small scale organic farmers and food producers who want to expand their businesses.

Earlier this week, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee called for protection provided against major retailers by the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) yo be extended to all dairy farmers and small - scale producers.

Mr Kerr said the international food industry was dominated by multinationals that enjoyed the benefits of scale such as Nestle or the French group Danone, the world's biggest producer of organic food since this year's US$ 12.5 billion purchase of US organic food producer WhiteWave.

Oxfam are urging Australia's political parties to commit to a major increase in our foreign aid budget and the proportion of it that goes to working with small - scale producers, women especially, to tackle food insecurity in the global south.

GRAIN believes that the solution to reducing GHGs is an industry - wide transition from «factory farming and agribusiness» to small - scale producers and local food systems that provide moderate production level of meat and «do so in a way that regenerates soils, provides livelihoods to rural and urban communities and makes crops and animals resilient to the vagaries of an unpredictable climate.»

Under its Zócalo Gourmet brand, the Collective supports small - scale producers of all - natural cultural foods in Latin America by bringing quality products such as grains, flours, beans and chili pastes direct from the producers to US and Canadian retailers and consumers.

WASHINGTON, DC — At the Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum meetings being held this week in Big Sky, Montana, Pamela G. Bailey, President and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), applauded the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Food Safety Cooperation Forum Co-Chairs and the World Bank to collaboratively scale up the deployment of food safety training modules and build out a network of food safety experts to reach more growers, more produceFood Safety Cooperation Forum Co-Chairs and the World Bank to collaboratively scale up the deployment of food safety training modules and build out a network of food safety experts to reach more growers, more producefood safety training modules and build out a network of food safety experts to reach more growers, more producefood safety experts to reach more growers, more producers,.

The Fairtrade mark is a seal of approval that indicates that in the opinion of the Fairtrade Organization, the small - scale producers of the food product in question have been paid a reasonable price by the multinationals which process the food into their own products.

School meal providers are also required to source 30 % of the food they serve from small - scale local producers, so each region's economy also benefits.

Due to scientific and public fears about food safety and concern about export markets, China has decided not to grow GM food crops on a commercial scale, even though China is the world's biggest producer of GM cotton.

But while food industry giants that have long opposed new regulations are beginning to change their tune, small - scale producers are growing increasingly vocal about their own concerns.

SLAVE MARKET FOODS: Studies, and a bit of common sense, show that classifications on the socio - economical scale such as low income, inner city and / or ethnic minority [Hispanic / Black] predisposes consumers (who are equal under the law to protections against harm) to diabetes, obesity and other health risks as grocery stores in their area tend to sell lower qualities foods while food producers price high quality (or even halfway decent) foods out of rFOODS: Studies, and a bit of common sense, show that classifications on the socio - economical scale such as low income, inner city and / or ethnic minority [Hispanic / Black] predisposes consumers (who are equal under the law to protections against harm) to diabetes, obesity and other health risks as grocery stores in their area tend to sell lower qualities foods while food producers price high quality (or even halfway decent) foods out of rfoods while food producers price high quality (or even halfway decent) foods out of rfoods out of reach.

Milling Meta Co was then a small - scale livestock and dog food producer, but the Schell's and Kampeter's have since expanded the operation, growing from one small plant servicing rural Missouri to a national business with at least five manufacturing facilities around the country.

NorAg's operations include the purchase and resale of agricultural commodities from grain elevators and large - scale producers, to food processors, ethanol and feed manufacturers.

As part of the RUAF `' From Seed to Table» (FStT) programme, RUAF realised 5 regional 2 - week «train the trainers» courses and 18 local staff training courses, including modules on participatory market analysis; development of short food chains; small scale enterprise development; business planning, management and administration; marketing social and green labels and certification; local financing of urban agriculture; and the design and organisation of Urban Producer Fields Schools.

Large scale agricultural production is not the answer to food shortages and climate change says a UN report which backs smaller producers and green farming methods.

About a dozen pilot groups, with a farmer or food producer in each one, are meeting in February and March, and plans are in motion to scale up during the remainder of the year.