Sentences with phrase «term food security»

This spells trouble for the country's long - term food security

Zeigler was conferred the Rank of Datu (Grand Cross, Gold Distinction) in appreciation of his ``... continuing support in mitigating poverty through the promotion of long - term food security for the Philippines.»

As more people cluster in urban areas and cities seek long - term food security, it's important to consider what is required to achieve that, and who benefits, the authors said.

Small farms are also more likely to grow more variety, too, says CNAD, protecting biodiversity and preserving a wider agricultural gene pool, an important factor in long - term food security.

The company collaborated with CSIRO and Food Innovation Australia (FIAL) through the SME Solution Centre to support the long term food security and nutritional well - being of those most vulnerable in the community.

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Food waste: A global issue Food waste is an important global issue, with substantial repercussions in terms of both food security and the environmFood waste: A global issue Food waste is an important global issue, with substantial repercussions in terms of both food security and the environmFood waste is an important global issue, with substantial repercussions in terms of both food security and the environmfood security and the environment.

There were librarians and archivists focused on copyright term extension and digital locks; several doctors spoke to the impact of the TPP on public health and access to medicines, food experts highlighted the dangers associated with food security, environmental activists focused on the TPP and climate change, and speakers of all ages (including a 92 year old woman) expressed concern with the investor - state dispute resolution provisions.

Arguably we should be doing even more in terms of food security, but for all — it has nothing to do with supply management.

Food waste is an urgent global issue, with substantial repercussions in terms of both food security and the environmFood waste is an urgent global issue, with substantial repercussions in terms of both food security and the environmfood security and the environment.

He did not engage in practical administration of the city of Rome in terms of its security or its food supply, as Gregory had had to do, although he didwelcome millions of people there annually on an unprecedented scale.

Preemptive Love Coalition wants to empower women like Sozan and set these women who ISIS would like make invisible free to care for their kids with dignity and long - term security, so these mothers can provide food, water, shelter, clothes, and healthcare for themselves.

So, as governments oversee matters of security, we will care for the hurting, calling Christians to embrace refugees through their denomination, congregation or other non-profits by providing for immediate and long - term needs, such as housing, food, clothing, employment, English language classes, and schooling for children.

«Our strategy is to develop our business to provide long term security of supply of critical dairy ingredients to the major food manufacturers in the UK,» says Simon Chantler, executive chairman of Meadow Foods.

By breaking the cycle of slash - and - burn, Inga Alley Cropping allows families to gain food security on one piece of land on a long - term - basis.

Being a researcher in food and agriculture, «food security» is a term that I come across frequently through books, articles, newspapers and interactions.

Reducing food loss in supermarkets is an important issue in terms of the efforts to increase profit in supermarkets, to increase income for small farmers supplying to supermarkets, and to improve food security in urban areas, as well as avoid environmental problems caused by food waste.

May 2014 Australian and African farmers tackle food security [Qld] Long - term friendships through ag research Free flowing fish for food security [NSW] Increasing crop yields should be the focus for achieving global food security Ecosystem characterisation of the Bay of Bengal

Hangzhou City, People's Republic of China (21 September 2017)- Agriculture research heads of 14 Asian countries supported the ASEAN +3 Rice Breeding and Genetics Initiative - a long - term regional investment and collaboration initiative in rice breeding aimed to address regional food security and national rice sector strategies.

State of development of organic aquaculture Organic aquaculture and the environment Long - term prospects for certified organic aquaculture products Potential development in developing countries and likely impact on food security

The alleged proof of a «hunger problem» comes from a 2011 USDA study on childhood «food security» — a nonsense USDA term that is not synonymous with either child nutrition or child hunger.

«In terms of the food security of the first food, the global breastfeeding movement continues to call for greater vigilance around the more aggressive marketing of baby and toddler foods, using new promotional avenues on the internet, especially social networking, via mothers» clubs, educational foundations targeting students, and as business interest NGOs etc..

«Importantly, we are the only organisation that can help the next government achieve the long term security food, water, housing and energy issues that will be at the top of every party's agenda.

Citing the project as the solution to a green revolution in Ghana, President Mahama said, «in the next ten years when these centers are set up, Ghana will become self - sufficient in food production in terms of food security and become a net exporters of food to other countries»

Mike Fishman is a former secretary - treasurer of the influential Service Employees International Union and once served four terms as president of 32BJ, a private - sector union representing office cleaners, doormen, maintenance and food service workers, and security officers.

Legumes, which include peas, beans, peanuts and alfalfa, are grown in almost every climatic region and are second only to cereals in terms of contribution to food security.

Professor Jaimie Dick, from the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's School of Biological Sciences, is calling on the EU to commit long - term investment in a European - wide strategy to manage the problem.

«Ultimately, the extent to which large land deals can generate real development, secure access to natural resources for all, and improve food security will depend on their terms and conditions,» said Jose Graziano da Silva, director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, at a 2012 Cornell University conferefood security will depend on their terms and conditions,» said Jose Graziano da Silva, director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, at a 2012 Cornell University confereFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, at a 2012 Cornell University conference.

I think the evidence is pretty clear that for instance, local, labor — intensive, low - input agriculture is the smartest option from much of the world, both in terms of providing jobs, security, stability and food, and in making those ecological systems robust enough to withstand the damage that's coming, that's already here.

I am curious if you have considered that the solutions you offer, which many have the luxury of following, could potentially shift the burden of one semi-global concern (dietary related illness) to a potentially long term global one (food security, global well - being, environmental sustainability)?

«We compare farms in the past to farms of today, and look to the future in terms of urban agriculture and food security.

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During a panel discussion with senior global leaders at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Symposium «Advancing Food and Nutrition Security at the G8 Summit» in Washington, Jeff Simmons urged leaders to take action now to address the challenge of developing more efficient food production systems and pressed for policy alternatives that provide long - term, sustainable solutions to hunger, food inflation and food availabilFood and Nutrition Security at the G8 Summit» in Washington, Jeff Simmons urged leaders to take action now to address the challenge of developing more efficient food production systems and pressed for policy alternatives that provide long - term, sustainable solutions to hunger, food inflation and food availabilfood production systems and pressed for policy alternatives that provide long - term, sustainable solutions to hunger, food inflation and food availabilfood inflation and food availabilfood availability.

Data is also used to establish Marine Protected Areas that will provide long term benefits to the local community and help guarantee food security for future generations.

While Congress members like Fred Upton (Republican, Michigan) yowl about the EPA's efforts to regulate carbon emissions as «an unconstitutional power grab» and attach the term «job - killing» to every piece of environmental legislation with a political pulse, national security officials have been offering dire warnings about the perils of climate disruption and its offshoots like food shortage, water depletion and massive migration.

This flurry of research and review is of course timed to help world leaders at Davos concentrate on the longer - term problems of climate change, environmental degradation, and food security, in addition to immediate problems of economic stagnation, poverty, conflict and so on.

The U.S. DoD is specifically confronting the issue of regional vulnerabilities and security implications to extreme weather events and climate change, in terms of food, water and energy security, and the impacts of disruptions or longer term decreases in per capita availability.

Broadly speaking, food security is less seen in terms of sufficient global and national agricultural food production, and more in terms of livelihoods that are sufficient to provide enough food for individuals and households (Devereux and Maxwell, 2001; Devereux, 2003; Gregory et al., 2005).

The term may sound like jargon for simply having enough to eat or knowing where one's next meal is coming from, but food security is a multifaceted concept that has evolved significantly over time.

Climate variability, such as periods of drought and flood as well as longer - term change, may — either directly or indirectly — profoundly impact on all these three components in shaping food security (Ziervogel et al., 2006; Figure 9.6).

Science Paper: One of the key papers describing the benefits of emissions controls is the journal paper «Simultaneously Mitigating Near - Term Climate Change and Improving Human Health and Food Security», Shindell et al., Science, 2012, which can be freely accessed without a subscription courtesy of Science.

-- The term «Advisory Committee» means the USDA Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Sequestration Advisory Committee established under section 1245 (f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3845).

«Near term and future climate predictions are essential for anticipating climate shocks and improving food security,» he said.

We talk about intensification in terms of food security (which at COP22 has taken on the meaning of food intensification), rather than talking about what just agriculture might look like: food sovereignty.

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«If crop yields go down 10, 20, 30 percent, that would have had an enormous impact across the world in terms of food security,» he said.

«The rural poor are often the most directly dependent upon natural resources, and they can get stuck in a real dilemma,» John Buchanan, Conservation International's Senior Director of Food Security, explains, «immediate needs for food and income can lead to unsustainable production practices or over-harvest of resources, which undermines the long - term viability of those same resourFood Security, explains, «immediate needs for food and income can lead to unsustainable production practices or over-harvest of resources, which undermines the long - term viability of those same resourfood and income can lead to unsustainable production practices or over-harvest of resources, which undermines the long - term viability of those same resources.

There is an excellent new site from The Economist which compares countries around the world in terms of their food security and food spend.

FThe food sovereignty movement argues that the focus solely on food security, without addressing the production of food, has caused poor, food - insecure countries to import cheap, subsidized food to the detriment of their local farmers, economies, and cultures, thus adversely affecting longer - term and sustainable food security.

Agriculture is a vital source of income for many Africans, while at the same time the sector's full potential — in terms of climate resilience, food security, job creation and empowerment — remains underdeveloped.

To implement this long term strategy, the European Un - ion supports measures to improve food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture in over 60 part - ner countries, providing approximately $ 8,5 billion of funding between 2014 and 2020.