Sentences with phrase «targeted by farmers»

All three processors were targeted by farmers protesting against planned milk price reductions this summer.

Not exact matches

Dairy and poultry farmers who function under Canada's supply - management system are already being targeted by dairy farmers in the U.S.. Under Trump, the U.S. will likely want our protections broken down, even as they erect their own.

Agriculture is an area specifically targeted by the retaliatory tariffs proposed by China, and California farmers exported $ 2.0 billion in agricultural products in 2016 to China (including Hong Kong), which ranked third as a destination for the state's agricultural exports.

Beijing responded with plans to target products made by American soybean farmers, car makers, chemical companies and other corporations.

As of October 2016, the project has enrolled 7,000 farmers (88 % of the project's total target), who are registered in the Olam Information System (OFIS); completed basic training in order to optimize sustainable yields and other income opportunities; introduced record keeping practices by distributing log books to 1,000 farmers; promoted farmer group development in a Training of Trainers (ToT) session; trained 10 new lead farmers on best agricultural practices that were then integrated with climate - smart agricultural Practices (CSA) and the Sustainable Agricultural Network (SAN) Standard; as well as conducted a baseline sampling monitoring survey that is currently being analyzed by the program team.

«While the talks are encouraging, the NFU will not let the matter rest until the positive statements by retailers translates into a price for farmers nearer the EU target price of 20p per litre.»

Four concrete and relevant targets by 2025 In order to secure the future of chocolate, Barry Callebaut's new sustainability strategy includes four targets that the company expects to achieve by 2025 and that address the biggest sustainability challenges in the chocolate supply chain: • Eradicate child labor from its supply chain • Lift more than 500,000 cocoa farmers out of poverty • Become carbon and forest positive • Have 100 % sustainable ingredients in all its products CEO Antoine de Saint - Affrique says: «The targets we have set ourselves after a thorough materiality analysis are bold, and we recognize that we do not have all the answers.

Results from these MLTs showed that while the target level of beta - carotene in the grain was attained, average yield was lower than that of comparable local varieties preferred by farmers.

Target 100 is an initiative of Australian cattle and sheep farmers, alongside the broader industry, to deliver sustainable farming by 2020 and help Australians understand more about where their beef and lamb comes from.

Champions 12.3, a coalition of 30 CEOs, government ministers, executives of research institutions, farmer organisations and civil society groups, was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos and aims to accelerate progress toward meeting target 12.3 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which seeks to halve per capita food waste by 2030.

California dairy farmers — from the nation's leading agricultural state — are facing pressure to lower methane emissions under the state's ambitious new greenhouse gas reduction laws, which include methane emission reduction targets of 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030.

Smashing their campaign goal by raising twice as much as targeted, Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes guests, team members, farmers and suppliers have raised $ 300,000 for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ® battle to help kids beat cancer and other serious diseases.

Dairy farmers in California are already facing pressure to lower methane emissions under the state's ambitious new greenhouse gas reduction laws, which include methane emission reduction targets of 40 % below 2013 levels by 2030.

We must work with the communities of our smallholder farmers, especially women; encourage multi-sectoral approaches to developing agricultural programmes that deliver positive nutrition and economic outcomes; and be accountable to the targets we set for achieving zero hunger by 2025.

Champions 12.3 is a coalition of executives from governments, businesses, international organizations, research institutions, farmer groups, and civil society dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action, and accelerating progress toward achieving SDG Target 12.3 by 2030.

PARIS and WASHINGTON, 21st June 2016 — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has agreed to join Champions 12.3, a coalition of leaders from governments, businesses, farmer groups, and civil society organisations dedicated to inspire ambition, mobilise action, and accelerate progress toward achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 12.3 by 2030.

Victorian farmers say they are being unfairly targeted by animal activists, putting pressure on their businesses and personal lives.

«Therefore, we are going to reinforce and reinvigorate the fight not only against elements of Boko Haram which are attempting a new series of attacks on soft targets, kidnappings, farmers versus herdsmen clashes, in addition to ethnic violence fuelled by political mischief makers.

A statement by the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Kehinde Oloruntoba, said the exercise is was not targeted at any particular section of the state as it was committed to finding lasting peace between the herdsmen and farmers.

He tells Joy News that «most often when we the farmers are targeted by armed robbers, they accost us from the cocoa purchasing point and take away our hard earned cocoa money at gunpoint.

TAM 305 is now being adopted by farmers in its target area.

Since the loan is furnished and guaranteed by the United States Department of Agriculture, it's assumed (by those who have even heard of the loan) that the only people who qualify are farmers or those willing to live miles from the nearest Super Target.

Perhaps most notably, the village - scale improvements first demonstrated by the MVP catalyzed the government of Malawi to enhance access to nitrogen fertilizer and improved seed varieties in a policy targeted at its poorest farmers.

When you are a player, your intention is to have fun, so when you finish a certain quest chain, or when you have accomplished your set target of grinding, you go back to the pure enjoyment of the game, leave the area and move on... Our grind is for fun... however, the farmers intention is to make as much as possible in as short a time as possible... They are motivated by greed, not fun, these are 2 opposite ends of a spectrum, hence when they meet they clash...

The impact is obvious: how do entities affected by the Bill, such as pension funds, property funds, listed and non-listed entities, or even a farmer, account for the value of property in their balance sheets if the Bill can ignore the market value or replacement costs of properties targeted for expropriation?