Sentences with phrase «sustainable food production grew»

Our interest in aquaponics as a means of supporting local and sustainable food production grew as we continued our research into food, food production, distribution, and the industrialized food system that has developed since World War II.

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In its most recent report on the state of global fisheries, the United Nations» Food and Agriculture Organization warned that 90 percent of the world's fish stocks are fully or overfished, and increasing production to meet the world's growing demand for animal protein can't be done in a sustainable manner.

As more consumers become interested in and educated about sustainable food production, the trend continues to grow and become more mainstream.

Food makers need to scrutinise what is fed to the livestock used in their products in order to develop a more sustainable production system that will be able to feed the world's growing population, forecast to reach 9bn people by 2040, a new report by...

At Real Food Farm, education coordinator Aliza Sollins led the group through a tour of the 6 acre property and explained how its production staff and AmeriCorps service members use organic and sustainable farming practices to grow fresh produce for the community.

Growing awareness of organic production methods and rising disposable incomes are fuelling demand for organic & sustainable foods.

It reads, «Ensuring environmentally sustainable ethical food production for the world's growing population.»

The National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia recently highlighted that Australia's food and grocery industry is «at a crossroads» as population - driven demand grows faster than food production, pointing to challenges ahead for sustainable development.1 Water is one of the most significant and increasingly scarce resources that producers need to meet this demand.

The idea is to maximize food production while minimizing environmentally taxing inputs and potentially polluting outputs — a sustainable approach to growing healthy food.

The challenges of sustainable food production without damaging the environment for a growing human population have increased considerably.

Protecting crop plants from diseases and adverse growing conditions is key to achieving sustainable food production.

Cricket flour is growing in popularity because of its high protein content an sustainable production... but would you eat cricket based foods?

The RUAF Foundation, its partner ETC Foundation and PPO of Wageningen University are organising a series of thematic meetings in the Netherlands to foster policy debate on sustainable food consumption and production, to discuss opportunities and constraints for enhancing both intra - and peri-urban agriculture in the Netherlands and to facilitate exchange and dialogue in the learning community «GROW the City».

A: Julie - Sustainable production; Growing Communities requires farmers to be certified organic, we do want it to be grown sustainably i.e. without artificial fertilizers and pesticides A: Terry We need to develop smart solutions, good safe food, protect environment whether organic or not.

With growing concerns about the greenhouse gas balance of many types of biomass and bioenergy — as well as effects on biodiversity, land use, and competition with food production — the EU needs to get policies right by capping the contribution of bioenergy to renewables targets at sustainable levels, and promoting only bioenergy that is both sustainable and delivers real carbon benefits.

Food insecurity can grow due to weather events, such as floods and droughts that affect conditions for sustainable food productFood insecurity can grow due to weather events, such as floods and droughts that affect conditions for sustainable food productfood production.

Of course, the biggest obvious benefit would come through more local food production and the transition away from growing the (mostly) useless crop of grass in yards and toward a more sustainable model of homegrown food and DIY living.

Scientist Uses Seed Diversity, Sustainable Farming Practices to Save Cuban Agriculture 6 Ways Agriculture Impacts Global Warming Stopping Deforestation, Greening Agriculture Better Than Carbon Capture & Storage, UNEP Report Says A Tale of Two Will Allens: «Industrial Agriculture One of Most Polluting & Dangerous Industries» Sustainable Agriculture Leaders Recognized By Natural Resources Defense Council's Growing Green Awards Peak Oil and Agriculture: A Farm for the Future Revisited 25 % Reduction in Global Food Production by 2050: Organic Agriculture Part of the Solution Agricultural Land Degradation Increasing, Affecting New Areas: FAO Report

Via AlterNet More on Will Allen & Urban Agriculture Growing Power: Urban Aquaponics, Vermiculture and Sustainable Agriculture Urban Agriculture Leader, Will Allen, Named MacArthur Genius Urban Agriculture Grows in the City Urban - Edge Communities Can Retain Agricultural Benefits The Urban Aquaculture Center: Aquaponics Goes Big Agriculture Needs a Fundamental Rethink in the 21st Century Five Dire Green Myths Causing the Greatest Global Harm 25 % Reduction in Global Food Production by 2050: Organic Agriculture Part of the Solution, UN Says Organic vs Local?

An avid vegetable grower for 38 years, I have been farming as a member of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia for over 20 years, where I lead the growing of food for around 100 people on three and a half acres and provide training for members in sustainable vegetable production.