Sentences with phrase «sustainable rice production»

U.S. growers working with Mars include those who earned the first carbon offsets in the world from sustainable rice production, issued by ACR in 2017.

Mars Food is the maker of Uncle Ben's, the world's largest rice brand, therefore Mars» commitment to sustainable rice production is essential.

«Being the first of a kind emission reductions from sustainable rice production, Microsoft valued the innovation by farmers and the investment in technology to catalyze measuring and monitoring emission reductions», said Rob Bernard, Chief Environmental Strategist, Microsoft.

«Over the next 10 to 20 years, during which GR2.0 will phase into GR3.0, we will seize opportunities for sustainable rice production in ways that will stagger our imagination,» he confidently forecasted.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Experts gathering at the 5th Responsible Business Forum (RBF) on Food and Agriculture have stressed the need for multi-stakeholder collaboration to upscale the sharing of proven best practices in sustainable rice production among Asia's smallholder rice farmers.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Experts gathering at the 5th Responsible Business Forum (RBF) on Food and Agriculture have stressed the need for multi-stakeholder collaboration to upscale the sharing of proven best practices in sustainable rice production among Asia's smallholder rice farmers.

30 March 2017, Rome - FAO and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have agreed to cooperate more closely to support sustainable rice production in developing countries to improve food security and livelihoods while safeguarding natural resources.

Lotus Foods, a heirloom rice company focusing on sustainable rice production, introduced new Organic Pad Thai Rice Noodles.

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Installment 8 of Creating a Sustainable Food Future explores the potential to improve water management in rice production in order to reduce agricultural...

This hackathon is unique not only because of its focus on agricultural technology, but also because it is driven by IRRI's mission: • reduce poverty and hunger • improve the health of rice farmers and consumers • ensure that rice production is environmentally sustainable.

Using rice cultivar mixtures: a sustainable approach for managing diseases and increasing yield Integrated natural resource management for rice production

In doing so we have made progress towards fulfilling our mission to reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers, and ensure that rice production is environmentally sustainable.

Both FAO and IRRI are actively promoting more sustainable rice practices throughout the value chain - production, marketing and consumption - to optimize its nutritional properties and as a means of improving livelihoods and tackling poverty, particularly in rural areas.

Meeting the world's future food and nutritional needs in a sustainable way presents critical development challenges, underscoring the urgent need for action to enhance production while minimizing the environmental footprint of rice systems and their vulnerability to climate change.

There is a pressing need to look for sustainable ways to accelerate the production, dissemination, and adoption of new rice varieties to meet future demand and prevent cultivar depreciation from the continuous use of farm - saved seeds.

India strengthened its rice production capacity through concerted efforts by India and IRRI to develop rice varieties with resistance to pests and diseases and stresses such as drought and flooding; to commercialize hybrid rice; to streamline production practices so they would be profitable, sustainable, and environment - friendly; and to extensively exchange information with Indian scientists and researchers along with capacity building.

India strengthened its rice production capacity through concerted efforts by India and IRRI to develop rice varieties with resistance to pests and diseases and stresses such as drought and flooding; to commercialize hybrid rice; to streamline production practices so they would be profitable, sustainable, and environment - friendly; and to extensively exchange information with Indian scientists and researchers along with capacity building.

Something not to ignore is also the impact of the coconut sugar production on the environment which is by far more sustainable and respectful of the earth than e.g. cane sugar production; it was even named the most sustainable sweetener in the world last year, by The United Nations» Food and Agriculture organization.The wholewheat flour can easily be switched to a regular rice flour, or also a regular wheat flour if you don't mind the gluten.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 14, 2017 — Terra Global Capital, a woman - run private social enterprise, along with the American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, announce the first - ever issuance and sale of greenhouse gas emission reduction credits from the sustainable production of rice.