He continued, «In partnership
with Olam Ghana, the Rainforest Alliance will work not only with governments and companies, but also with forest communities and cocoa farmers, giving them the tools they need to diversify their income and improve their yields — and therefore their livelihoods — while protecting forests and landscapes.»
Adveq's executive director Berry Polmann said the fund was «convinced about the potential of the almond orchards and looked forward to building a farming relationship
with Olam, centred around sustainable practices.»
The program team will also continue to study the social, economic, and environmental benefits of shade trees (including species such as durian, sesbania, and mahogany) by working
with Olam to distribute these to farmers, and develop a monitoring plan that will track trees and cocoa seedlings that are distributed.
Not exact matches
Such friendship
with each other may in fact be our best hope for tikkun
olam — the healing of the world.
The problem for me was that the idea of tikkun
olam has become so hackneyed an idea, filled
with the eisegetical meaning from well - intentioned political activists, that it has become meaningless.
There's emphasis on tikkun
olam, healing the world, and on our partnership
with God in bringing about the day when the work of perfecting creation is complete.)
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.
With the new non-GMO and gluten free certifications,
Olam product portfolios can meet the diverse needs of customers worldwide.
Another Asia - based firm,
Olam International, is developing a 250,000 - acre plantation on about 741,000 acres of land
with the government of Gabon that Earthsight claims is on high - value forest that includes great ape habitat.
Olam, however, denies the claim, insisting it will only put the plantation on «land that is classed as savannah mosaic, woody pioneer areas, logged or degraded forest that does not support significant conservation priorities,» and it is working
with authorities to develop an ape management plan that aims to «safeguard ape populations wherever they are found.»
Yoga Vacation Rental — Nautilus» in - house restaurant includes accommodations in a luxurious one bedroom villa
with one king or two single beds, daily detox shake of greens and cacao, daily wellness breakfast at
Olam, one massage session per person, one complimentary healthy power shake per person and a daily yoga instruction by one of our experienced instructors.
At the hotel restaurant «
Olam», you can treat yourself
with healthy and divine foods.
First Climate has been involved in the development and implementation of the standard since 2011
with support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the Gold Standard Foundation and more than 20 partners, including major international companies and organizations such as WWF, Carlsberg, Bayer, Munich Re, Nestlé,
Olam and the International Red Cross.
With California's water levels beginning to hit record lows this spring, Singapore - based
Olam International, Australia's largest almond producer, signed a deal to develop 1,480 acres of orchards in New South Wales.
Our clinical work prepares people to be active shapers of their personal lives and also, if they choose, to join
with others — in the Hebrew phrase, tikkun
olam — to repair the world.