Sentences with phrase «supporting rural development»

This helps the company secure supplies of agricultural raw materials it requires, as well as having a positive impact on society by supporting rural development, water conservation, and food security.

IFOAM has always criticized this policy, and asked for international aid to support rural development in particular adopting organic agriculture as an efficient tool for food security.

She supports rural development based on food sovereignty, and promotes routes to market for small producers as well as spaces for education, nutrition, enterprise and tourism.

She supports rural development based on food sovereignty, and promotes routes to market for small producers as well as spaces for education, nutrition, enterprise and tourism in ethnic locations.

The report concludes with a discussion of the reforms needed to scale up the A / R CDM in a significant manner and how this experience could inform the ongoing debate about other landbased carbon market mechanisms to mitigate climate change and support rural development.

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On the spending side of the ledger, the priorities have been agriculture support (after two weak monsoons), rural development spending, infrastructure investments and a massive structural shift to direct benefit transfers deposited in the bank accounts of beneficiaries — made possible by the extraordinary biometric identity card program (Aadhaar) covering 950 million people, and the impressive financial inclusion initiative which has opened over 200 million new bank accounts for impoverished families.

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: 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 Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB 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 Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners 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, Minister 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 Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation 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

Clemens Food Group's new plant in Michigan was supported by The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), which undertook research on pork producers in the state for three years to determine the feasibility of setting up a new processing plant in the area.

Announcing the emergency support measures today, Dacian Ciolos, EU Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner, acknowledged the impact of the Russian sanctions on the region's dairy sector stakeholders.

The course aims to assist the development of the required knowledge and skills about Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture through an intensive program of participatory knowledge sharing and empowerment of Rural Service Providers to further extend this knowledge in rural areas through implementation of micro-projects as part of their program output and in support of the NMA project objectRural Service Providers to further extend this knowledge in rural areas through implementation of micro-projects as part of their program output and in support of the NMA project objectrural areas through implementation of micro-projects as part of their program output and in support of the NMA project objectives.

The Food Industry Research and Development Institute (FIRDI) is a non-profit legal entity established in 1965 with financial support from the Canners» Association of Taiwan, CIECD (Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development) and JCRR (Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction).

that the overlapping regulations for abattoirs be reviewed and streamlined to support the development of new small - scale abattoirs to better service regional and rural Australia, and include provision for the safe regulation of mobile abattoirs.

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

The Attachment Parenting Movement has grown up with the technology able to demonstrate that children's brain development depends on the consistently loving interactions between parent and child, as well as the technology able to provide education and support to even the most rural of households.

Ukip now commands support of 13 % of rural voters, in a significant development that will be of deep concern to ministers.

Mr. Speaker, we note that several transition programs run under the various government institutions and agencies including the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, the National Vocational and Technical Institute (NVTI), Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), Youth Enterprises Support and the Youth Employment Authority, have targeted non-tertiary graduates.

To enhance efficiency both in the valuation of properties and revenue collection process from this source, in 2018, GRA will collaborate with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) to support the MMDAs in the assessment and collection of property taxes.

In its current form, the CAP funds a flat - rate land - based income support (known as Pillar I) and match - funds a smaller rural development programme (known as Pillar II).

HCR's Rural and Urban Community Investment Fund supports retail, commercial or community facility components of mixed - use affordable housing developments in urban and rural communities statewide, as well as supporting preservation of existing affordable multi-family rental housing in rural areas of the SRural and Urban Community Investment Fund supports retail, commercial or community facility components of mixed - use affordable housing developments in urban and rural communities statewide, as well as supporting preservation of existing affordable multi-family rental housing in rural areas of the Srural communities statewide, as well as supporting preservation of existing affordable multi-family rental housing in rural areas of the Srural areas of the State.

The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama at a press conference urged Ghanaians to support their MMDCEs.

«To support more opportunities for the girl child, especially those in the rural areas and those who were not opportune to go to school, we are planning on setting up six Women Development Centres to make it easier for them to access projects and programmes set up by government to better their living conditions», she said.

The working team will create practical solutions to promote efficient land use, economize on infrastructure, support economic development, and protect rural land, parks, and watersheds.

The new Erie County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan creates innovative strategies to guide the County to identify and protect agricultural land with development pressure, support new farms and attract new farmers to Erie County, identify strategies to increase the financial viability of agriculture in the County, connect rural and urban farmers with consumers and new markets, and increase accessibility of healthy, local food for consumers.

The union said it was perverse that the Tory - led government is choosing to abolish the commission and England's nine regional development agencies - bodies which deliver essential work to support and improve the lives of those living in rural communities.

William Powell AM has reiterated his call for the Welsh Government to use the Rural Development Plan (RDP) to deliver a dedicated Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) support scheme which will target those farming in the Moorlands (Upland areas above 400m).

What is more worrying is that government is engaging in this environmentally unfriendly action at a time Ghana's development partners and the international community are sympathizing with the Ghanaian people on the increasing impacts of climate change on livelihoods and supporting the country with huge resources to implement a number of climate adaptation projects to help the people especially rural communities to improve livelihoods under severe climate change impacts through effective adaptation interventions.

«Though our program is yielding great results for the state, we also support initiatives to further bolster and grow broadband connectivity in rural areas,» said a spokesman with Empire State Development, the state agency overseeing the effort, when asked about the federal legislation.

About Site - The Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) is the Rural Research and Development Corporation that supports the red meat processing industry throughout Australia.

They have worked with local landowner Nick Lear with support from the Leader scheme and East Sussex County Council rural development funding to bring the idea to life.

a support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning

It's the reason I support African Initiatives, a small international development charity based in Bristol, which brings education, hope and human rights to remote rural communities — the kind of communities in which a girl is often seen as an extra mouth to feed until she is married off in exchange for cattle.»

The UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy — supported by the Government of the People's Republic of China and dedicated to literacy work benefitting rural populations and out - of - school youth, particularly girls and women — is awarded to laureates in South Africa, India, and Senegal: The South African Department of Basic Education for its Kha Ri Gude Mass Literacy Campaign; the Jan Shikshan Sansthan organization in Kerala, India, for its programme, Vocational Skill Development for Sustainable Development, and the Directorate of Literacy and National Languages in Senegal for its National Education Programme for Illiterate Youth and Adults through ICTs.

This belief inspired the HGSE project that would become the pilot program, Podrska ne Perfekcija — which translates to «support, not perfection» — a 10 - week relationship - and strength - based workshop for parents in rural Serbia that teaches about child development and positive discipline strategies, and helps build a social support network.

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These include the development of a clear vision and plan of action when transitioning to a personalized learning model by district leaders, the need for rural leaders to collaborate with other Future Ready Schools, and provision of funds by state governments and departments of education to support the implementation.

His dissertation, «Lessons from a Rural Georgia Principal on Developing Professional Learning Communities,» describes his support for personalized professional development for educators and his commitment to being known as a leader of learners.

It includes four strands: (1) development of a tool (the «Framework») to guide teachers» design of student learning experiences, (2) enhancement of teachers» leadership skills (particularly related to sharing leadership for instructional improvement), (3) dissemination efforts that support understanding and use of the Framework across levels of the education system and in all areas of the state, and (4) provision of a platform that provides rural areas in Colorado with easy access to the Framework and extends access to and use of the Framework across the nation and the globe.

Federal law in postsecondary education must also be a robust source of support for local innovation, research, and implementation of strategies designed to improve teacher and principal effectiveness and include: Evidence - based preparation and professional development; Evidence - based evaluation systems that include, in part, student performance; Alternative certification programs that meet workforce needs; State and school district flexibility regarding credentials for small and / or rural schools, special education programs, English learners and specialized programs such as science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics; and Locally - determined compensation and teacher and principal assignment policies.

Use the culturally accepted institutions of rural life to support the development of highly gifted children.

The Rural Educator Support and Training Act (REST Act S. 457), and the Native Education Support and Training Act (NEST Act S. 458), provide financial and instructional support via a scholarship - for - service program component for teachers in training who will serve in rural and Indian country districts; a loan repayment component for teachers currently serving in rural and Indian country districts; and a professional development / advanced credentialing compoRural Educator Support and Training Act (REST Act S. 457), and the Native Education Support and Training Act (NEST Act S. 458), provide financial and instructional support via a scholarship - for - service program component for teachers in training who will serve in rural and Indian country districts; a loan repayment component for teachers currently serving in rural and Indian country districts; and a professional development / advanced credentialing comSupport and Training Act (REST Act S. 457), and the Native Education Support and Training Act (NEST Act S. 458), provide financial and instructional support via a scholarship - for - service program component for teachers in training who will serve in rural and Indian country districts; a loan repayment component for teachers currently serving in rural and Indian country districts; and a professional development / advanced credentialing comSupport and Training Act (NEST Act S. 458), provide financial and instructional support via a scholarship - for - service program component for teachers in training who will serve in rural and Indian country districts; a loan repayment component for teachers currently serving in rural and Indian country districts; and a professional development / advanced credentialing comsupport via a scholarship - for - service program component for teachers in training who will serve in rural and Indian country districts; a loan repayment component for teachers currently serving in rural and Indian country districts; and a professional development / advanced credentialing comporural and Indian country districts; a loan repayment component for teachers currently serving in rural and Indian country districts; and a professional development / advanced credentialing comporural and Indian country districts; and a professional development / advanced credentialing component.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) fosters positive youth development, supports rural and community development efforts, and promotes healthy eating and nutrition.

In spite of deep budget cuts, leaders must find ways to support professional development and collaboration among rural teachers.

At the Texas Comprehensive Center, she supports the development of literature reviews for the state and districts on Grow Your Own Programs, rural teacher recruitment, and career and technical education.

VTS provides STELLAR participants both in - person and online professional development sessions with the goal of supporting rural schools with evidenced - based strategies that lead to the following student outcomes:

Two decades of experience with the use of school counselors in rural areas of Russia has demonstrated their necessity in supporting students, but their further development and increasing effectiveness requires a significant increase in resources provided to them.

Ventures in Leadership supported a wide variety of projects including professional development for leaders and leader - mentors; data management to track and improve student performance; online networking to reduce isolation among rural districts; recruitment strategies including media campaigns; and innovative leadership models.

All supporting documentation of the compensating factors must be imaged as an essential document in the Rural Development Imaging Repository.

After 8 years of fundraising and the support of hundreds of people, including a Community Facility loan from the USDA's Rural Development, HART had its official grand opening on May 2, 2014, followed by an Open House on May 3, 2014.

The House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee on April 11 voted 14 - 1 in favor of a bill that has the wide support of the U.S. veterinary profession.