Sentences with phrase «work on food security»

I will continue to work on food security as I strive to achieve the delicate balance of work and family life.

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The dairy industry can work towards ending hunger and achieving food security (SDG2) and contribute to healthy lives (SDG3), because of the important role of milk in the provision of energy, protein and micronutrients and through investments that reduce the negative impact of the dairy industry on public health.

«We're already seeing public - private partnerships working to develop innovative, scalable food security solutions, and we must continue to foster these creative collaborations if we are to continue to build on this progress.»

LOS BAÑOS, PHILIPPINES — The world's premier research organization focused on rice makes a commitment to keep working toward food and nutrition security for at least the next few generations.

By approaching global food security from different directions, with equal emphasis on reducing waste, improving supply and working with consumers and governments to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production, we can truly make a systemic difference.

Many organizations around the world are tackling issues related to food waste and food security — the next critical step is ensuring that we work together on these goals.»

IRRI's work in India is supported by contributions from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).

He sits on numerous public and social sector boards, including the global advisory board of the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All Initiative (SE4ALL), USAID's Private Capital Group Partners Forum (PCG), and is Co-Chair of the Aspen Institute's Global Food Security Working Group.

General News of Tuesday, 8 May 2018 Source: Myjoyonline.com USAID is working with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to address all soil fertility issues USAID Ghana Agriculture Sector Team Lead, Ms Jenna Tajchman has called on stakeholders to urgently put in place the necessary measures to restore soil fertility in the three regions of the north to complement efforts towards food security.&raFood and Agriculture to address all soil fertility issues USAID Ghana Agriculture Sector Team Lead, Ms Jenna Tajchman has called on stakeholders to urgently put in place the necessary measures to restore soil fertility in the three regions of the north to complement efforts towards food security.&rafood security.»

Christopher Scott is an interdisciplinary scholar and practitioner whose work focuses on water security, river - basin resilience, groundwater depletion, the water - energy - food nexus, water reuse, transboundary adaptive management, climate resilience and science - policy dialogues.

Aside from its work on grasses, CIAT has focused on breeding improved varieties of beans, rice and cassava — staple crops that are important to the food security of the rural poor.

«People involved with these gardens are passionate about healthy eating, food security and helping people connect to where their food comes from,» says Ashley Chaifetz, lead author of a paper describing the work and its effect on school and community gardening practices.

«Imagine working two or three jobs just to put food on the table, having no transportation other than buses to get to those jobs and no security that their job or the wages agreed upon will be available tomorrow,» says Jeanette Zoeckler, a public health project manager at OHCC.

IAP (the InterAcademy Partnership), the global network of science academies, has initiated a project on «Food and Nutrition Security and Agriculture» that encompasses work by its regional academy networks in Africa, Americas, Asia and Europe.

IRRI's work in India is supported by contributions from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).

LOS BAÑOS, PHILIPPINES — The world's premier research organization focused on rice makes a commitment to keep working toward food and nutrition security for at least the next few generations.

She worked in Malawi for 6 years in varying capacities, focusing on food security for rural, subsistence farmers.

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Foster's provide, love, patience, socialization, work on training if needed (like sit, lay, leash manners, etc), food, security and an opportunity for the animal to learn what family life is all about.

While veterinarians work on small animal and large animal clinical health, they also serve positions in Homeland Security, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Defense, research laboratories, the US Agency for International Development, United States Department of Agriculture, the US Public Health Service and many other organizations.

He is currently working to develop the WCVM's human and technological resources in the areas of veterinary oncology and food safety and security — two areas that the college is focusing on for the future.

Her volunteering journey began at a young age for cats at the local animal shelter, and has brought her across the world working on international issues such as education and food security.

Global climate change risks are high to very high with global mean temperature increase of 4 °C or more above preindustrial levels in all reasons for concern (Assessment Box SPM.1), and include severe and widespread impacts on unique and threatened systems, substantial species extinction, large risks to global and regional food security, and the combination of high temperature and humidity compromising normal human activities, including growing food or working outdoors in some areas for parts of the year (high confidence).

FAO considers climate change a top - line corporate priority and focuses its work on enhancing institutional and technical capacities of Member Nations and improving integration of food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries within the international climate agenda.

I'm sure there are plenty of issues that relate to what we're working on here: Markets, accounting, land use and food security discussions.

Not only does this work help stabilize the coastal ecosystem, but it also serves to improve food security and the prospects for peace, and builds on one of Adeso's largest projects funded by the European - Commission — Your Environment Is Your Life.

This work was undertaken as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), which is a strategic partnership of CGIAR and Future Earth.

This analytical report examines how the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change work plan on Loss & Damage relates to food security and livelihoods, and proposes recommendations for managing loss and damage based on evidence from Asian countries.

In those cities, a Multi-stakeholder Forum on Urban Agriculture and / or Food Security has been established, involving all direct and indirect stakeholders in urban food production and consumption, assisted by one or more multi-disciplinary working groFood Security has been established, involving all direct and indirect stakeholders in urban food production and consumption, assisted by one or more multi-disciplinary working grofood production and consumption, assisted by one or more multi-disciplinary working groups.

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Much of Adeso's work is rooted in the notion that people's livelihoods are inextricably linked to natural resources and a healthy environment, which is why its programs have a strong focus on stopping deforestation and the illegal charcoal trade, protecting and regenerating pastoralists» rangeland and promoting food security.

Finally, James Hansen's 2012 paper, «Public perception of climate change and the new climate dice», was important in highlighting the real - world impacts of climate change, says Prof Andy Challinor, expert in climate change impacts at the University of Leeds and lead author on the food security chapter in the working group two report.

The results of this model - based study fall in line with the previous work of Idso (2013), who calculated similar CO2 - induced benefits on global crop production by mid-century based on real - world experimental data, both of which studies reveal that policy prescriptions designed to limit the upward trajectory of atmospheric CO2 concentrations can have very real, and potentially serious, repercussions for global food security.

A group of organisations, including the UN FAO, the International Sustainability Unit - Prince of Wales Charity Foundation, the CFS - Civil Society Mechanism, Communitas Coalition, Global Food Security Cluster - Urban working group, ICLEI — Local Governments for Sustainability, RUAF Foundation, IUFN, UCLG, ILO, IFAD, UNCD and Habitat International Coalition jointly organised at the World Urban Forum a session on city region food systFood Security Cluster - Urban working group, ICLEI — Local Governments for Sustainability, RUAF Foundation, IUFN, UCLG, ILO, IFAD, UNCD and Habitat International Coalition jointly organised at the World Urban Forum a session on city region food systfood systems.

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This activity report aims to summarize findings on IPCC Expert Meeting, Dublin, Ireland 27 - 29 May 2015, which considered options for future IPCC work on the topic of Climate Change, Food and Agriculture, including food securFood and Agriculture, including food securfood security.

This also has a knock - on effect: As food security declines and poverty increases, these people will end up migrating to urban areas in search of work — further stressing areas already trying to adapt to changing climate and building enough infrastructure to accommodate these newcomers.

OSLO, October 16 — More than 100 experts from 52 countries met in Oslo on Monday 16 October to begin work on the IPCC's special report on Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems.

If you are a commercial driver's license (CDL) holder, you know that your CDL is your ticket to work, the key to ensuring your family's financial security, and that any traffic ticket you get can compromise your ability to work and put food on the table.