Introduction

Everyone is saying that physical agility is good for your body and mind. But few people know that nature can do miracles to boost your spirit. Exercise helps you to deal with depression and anxiety, also promotes your sleep and relief from stress.

Exercise is not just about power, capacity, and muscle improvement. Surely, exercise raises your physical health. Moreover, you aim for a proper, perfect waistline. It also arouses your sex life. It even makes you look youthful. But thats not the real motivating factor that stirs people to train.

People go for regular walks because it gives them a sense of well-being. Besides, all day you feel more vigorous. Certainly, you sleep soundly at night, have sharper memories, and become stress-free. People feel positive about themselves. Surely, it is a great treatment for mental health improvement.

Routine exercise can have profound promising effects on depression and anxiety. Also, it lowers tension, strengthens memory, helps and boosts your whole attitude. You dont need to go to the health center to gain its benefits. Little plain exercise can make a remarkable change. Moreover, there is no age limit or fitness level. Activity is a powerful tool to fight mental health problems. Rather, it raises your energy and mindset, and you enjoy living.

Physical exercise can treat mild to moderate depression compared to any medicine. Besides, there is no aftermath. Fifteen minutes of light workout lowers the risk of evident depression. Everyday exercise also stops you from further deteriorating. Activity is a powerful depression medicine. It removes all kinds of changes in the brain

The outcomes of exercise improve your physical condition. See in your minds eye the flow of worries running through your head.

How does it feel when youre under stress?

Furthermore, all these signs worsen your stress. Then, it creates a continuous cycle between your mind and body. Exercising is a respite from all negative thoughts. Bodily exercise loosens the muscles and alleviates tension in the body. Mind reins the body, and when your body feels great, your mind will also feel great.

Everyone is aware of the value of physical exercise. The main issue is the initial step. The rest is easy to do. It should be the slogan. But for those who are also fighting with mental health, it gets even harder.

Feeling Beaten: If you are struggling with stress andmental health. Adding more burdens into your stricken life is intolerable. When you realize how exercise helps in your efforts to fight depression and mental health, you will try to add a day or two in your busy life for activity. Chill gummies are made from industrial hemp oil and designed to make you chill.

Feeling Depressed. Even if you are scared of exercise, just a short walk or a waltz for a few minutes a day will not harm you.

Feeling awful. Dont ever be ashamed of your age, weight, or size. Dont feel uncomfortable. There are so many like you. Ask a friend to walk or dance with you. Even a walk of 5 minutes will freshen you up.

Having pain. Suppose you are disabled or have an overweight issue. In that case, that curbs your movements, talk to your friends or a doctor about ways to exercise safely.

You are already facing problems with depression and stress. Dont try heavy movements on your first day. Even little exercise will do miracles. Go regular and go slow.

Morning is the time when you feel lively and ready to do everything. Maybe you want to save your energy for the weekend. The perfect time to do exercise is when you feel fresh and have power.

Do what you like the mosta walk along the seashore. A slow walk to buy groceries. Weekend chores or playing Frisbee with friends. Go doing things that imbue feelings of happiness and let other people join with you.

Morning is the time when you are clear and fresh. A good nights sleep gives a fresh start to tackle the day. The first thing to do after you wake up is to drink water. Water detoxifies your body. Add lemon juice to make it more refreshing. Lemon contains vitamin C, which is necessary for the growth of body tissues. Also, it enhances your immune system and helps in the absorption of iron. One should take at least sixty milligrams of vitamin C daily.

Nature connects us to the world we live in. It unites us with each other. When nature scenes surround people, the brains parts related with sympathy and understanding brightens up, nature reduces fear and anxiety. Nature stirs feelings that connect us and our environment.

Living with nature not only makes us feel better mentally, but it also adds to our physical wellbeing, decreases blood pressure, pulse rate, muscle stiffness, and reduces the release of stress hormones.

For people suffering from mental issues, an early morning walk in a park or forest can do miracles. Early morning fresh air, the sun rays reflecting through the leaves creates an amazing atmosphere. It opens up your mind, you feel relaxed, and it makes you want to live and enjoy.

Nature enhances your mood. Also, reduce stressful feelings or anger, and spike your physical health. Also, boost up your confidence and self-respect. While out with nature, you become more active. Above all, you connect with the environment. Hemp gummies are aromatic and enhances your mind

Walking barefoot in the grassy field releases stress, and you feel elevated. All negative thoughts disappear, and you feel brand new. The fresh mind changes your attitude, you are cheerful, and you try to connect with people.

One of the wonderful things about the world of tea is its variety. Numerous plant varieties, climatic conditions, and brewing ways create unending options. Herbal teas are different from true teas. Teas made from herbs do not contain caffeine.

Natural herbal teas are prepared by imbuing herbs, flowers, spices, roots, and any other plant product in hot water. Tea, both true and herbal, is a natural way to reduce fever, mild gastrointestinal discomfort, weight loss, lower lethargy and in general help to detox the body.

Best Herbal Teas

After morning walks, a heavy breakfast keeps you sustained all day. A cup of hot herbal tea will surely boost your mind and energy.

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Keystone denial offers Canada an opportunity

Dear Editor:

The many articles about President Joe Bidens cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline have run the gamut from hand wringing to anger that the president would do such a thing to its most important trading partner. Virtually none, except for Adam Radwanski (Globe and Mail, 2019), have mentioned the opportunities for Canada in this decision.

The opportunity for Canada and the provinces to get the finger out and begin to treat the climate crisis as a real crisis. The opportunity to make serious investments in renewable energy as Canada emerges from the pandemic, many of which could be made in concert with the oil and gas industry if Canada develops its large geothermal energy potential.

The opportunity to stop wasting billions of taxpayers dollars propping up an industry that must die. The opportunity to become a climate leader in reality instead of stumbling along far behind most industrialized countries with the second or third worst record of greenhouse gas emissions per capita.

The timing could not be better. Canada finally has a decent climate plan and, when passed, Bill C-12 will require the federal government to set and meet five-year GHG reduction targets. Alberta and Saskatchewan have very high potential for wind, solar, and geothermal energy production. The only thing standing in the way is government recalcitrance bolstered by oil industry lobbying.

Michael Healey, Peachland

Standardized tests are not useful at all

Dear Editor:

Re: Standardized testing provides useful information, Jan. 14

Richard Knight concludes his Jan. 14 letter: I believe that we should continue to give the (FSA) tests and receive the useful information they provide, and simply ignore the Fraser Institute.

What useful information?

The B.C. government has mandated the Foundation Skills Assessment tests to students in Grades 4 and 7 since 2000, which supposedly assess reading comprehension, writing, and numeracy.

In reality, these tests have flawed methodology. FSAs are not accurate indicators of individual progress, since no single measure of assessment provides reliable data by itself. FSAs do not take into account a students learning style, nor do they help students learn or teachers teach.

A question for the Minister of Education, school board members and school principals: If these tests are so important and contain useful information, havethe test results everresulted in additional funding or support for certain schools and students?

Then you have the Fraser Institute misusing the FSA data to create unscientific school rankings.For those unaware, this is the same right-wing think tank that in 1999, wrote letters to British American Tobacco begging for more funding, highlighting reports they had done to discredit science around the harms of second-hand smoke. This is the sameright-wing think tank thatsupports huge tax cuts for the 1% and corporations, but opposes a higher minimum wage for workers.

Patti Bacchus was chair of the Vancouver School Board from 2008 to 2014. Google her Jan. 2 article, FSA tests misused, should be scrapped.

Bacchus concludes: FSAs may have been well intended when they were brought in, but when the professionals we trust to teach our kids are telling us theyre a harmful waste of time, we should listen. I support B.C.s teachers in calling on government to scrap the discredited and misused tests.

I recall American author and lecturer Alfie Kohn was the keynote speaker at our teachers convention several years ago. Kohns talk is still very fresh in my mind. He works in the areas of education, parenting and human behaviour, andwas described in Time magazine as perhaps the countrys most outspoken critic of educations fixation on grades (and) test scores.

In 2004, Kohn was interviewed for an article inHope Magazine (Test Ban Entreaty, Jan-Feb. 2004). He remarked:The farther you get from real kids, the more likely you are to think that standardized testing is a fine idea.

A PDF of the article is available on Kohns website.

David Buckna, Kelowna

KSS football program a huge success

Dear Editor:

Re: Level up: Owls on the rise, page B1, Jan. 28.

Hats off to Head Coach Chris Cartwright and all the Kelowna Secondary School football coaches, who support, and taught these young players and those like them, who have developed the skills, talent and tenacity to succeed, both on the field and in the classroom.

High school is a big step up from Kelowna Minor Football and the leadership and program Cart-wright developed and expanded with all the coaches, is making a huge change in experience and of opportunity for these players, and those who will hopefully continue at KSS, until they graduate.

Nothing ever just happens; it takes a lot of effort, to set up, believe and follow through a tough program, when there are so many easier options to follow, if you dont have the right leadership.

Having this many players, from a single school, graduate, and take the next big step in their development is no accident; it is a net result, of respect, hard work, sweat, and a positive mental attitude..

Congratulations to you all

Chuck Liebrock, Kelowna

Travel rules meant to be a distraction?

Dear Editor:

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new international travel restrictions that are supposed to stop new COVID-19 strains getting into the country.

On paper, it looks very persuasive: every traveller will have to take a test on the arrival and wait for three days in specially designated hotels the result of the test and then (if all is OK) will be released to continue a quarantine at home. This welcome home package is supposed to cost $ 2,000 per traveller (much more than an air ticket itself).

It seems that by making the restrictions unreasonably tough, the government tries to actually ban an international travel.

Health Canada says that international travel accounts for only 2% of all COVID cases; will it really help fighting coronavirus?

Some examples of such disproportionate measures. Many countries already require an anti-COVID test before you get on board of an aircraft. So you are certified of not being ill, but you are still required to pass another test on arrival; so the danger of getting infected is during the flight.

Another issue: 14 days mandatory quarantine in Canada and a 10-day quarantine in U.S.. Does it mean that COVID lasts longer in Canada?

What are rules without exceptions? No fun for bureaucrats!

The latest clarification from the government says that foreign temporary workers will be allowed to take their quarantine not in the hotel, but at their working place.

So the government knows that foreign workers provide less danger from the point of new COVID strains than its own citizens.

Then why make this fuss with travel?

Maybe the answer is simple: to blame travellers and to distract attention from local news (insufficient number of vaccine doses; alleged future supply shortages; we still do not know when mass vaccination will start and will end, etc.).

For example, we are told about recent recommendation of doctors to delay the required second dose of vaccination to 42 days instead of 21 day as prescribed by Pfizer (because there is not enough vaccines).

Have you ever heard about doctor who prescribes you to take a pill every morning or (at your choice) every third day if you lack a medication?

Is it serious? Will Pfizer extend its guarantee of such extended vaccination?

The government seems to jump on any measure to show us that it is fighting with COVID irrespective of whether these steps will work or not (show me any analysis or reflections on the efficiency of previous lockdowns). To be fair, it shall be noted that governments in other countries are also totally lost and play stop-go/open-close policies, thus losing trust of its citizens.

Serge Kouzmin, West Kelowna

Make life better for people with dementia

Dear Editor:

At the end of Alzheimers Awareness Month 2021, the Alzheimer Society of B.C. thanks the people of Kelowna for the role they play in helping to change the future for people living with dementia and their families across B.C.

While the Alzheimer Society of B.C.s vision is for a province where families on the dementia journey are welcomed, acknowledged and included a truly dementia-friendly B.C. the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on some of the issues facing families on the dementia journey, including social implications and the many challenges being experienced in long-term care.

Never has it been more important to not simply raise awareness of the disease, but to talk about what we want the future to look like people living with the disease and how were going to get there.

Even under normal circumstances, the dementia journey can be incredibly isolating. This remains a difficult time for caregivers of people living with dementia, including many who are supporting people living in long-term care and are unable to stay connected as they have in the past.

Making a commitment to finding ways to engaging with the people in your life who are living with the disease is an important part of a dementia-friendly future but so is raising your voice and becoming an advocate for policies that reflect their needs.

Though Alzheimers Awareness Month ends with January, the work isnt finished. We hope Kelowna residents will remain committed to changing the future. One way we invite you to do this is by registering and fundraising for the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimers.

Participants can raise funds to support Alzheimer Society of B.C. programs and service and walk their own way all throughout May to honour people in their lives who have been affected by dementia. Then we will join together virtually on Sunday, May 30, to celebrate the difference weve made. To learn more, visit walkforalzheimers.ca.

Its going to take a movement of people committed to making life better for Canadians affected by dementia.

Local volunteers play an invaluable role. By sharing our stories and publishing our letters, local media helps foster a better understanding of dementias impact on local families. Together, we are working towards our goal of a dementia-friendly province.

If your family is affected by Alzheimers disease or another dementia, please call the First Link Dementia Helpline (1-800-936-6033) to learn about the disease or find out about support groups and other services available to Kelowna residents. Support is also available in Mandarin or Cantonese at 1-833-674-5007 and in Punjabi at 1-833-674-5003.

Learn more about us at alzheimerbc.org.

Sherry Wezner, Support & Education Coordinator, North & Central Okanagan region, Alzheimer Society of B.C.

Leave nostalgia to the future generations

Dear Editor:

When nostalgia poisons the soul,(guest column, Jan. 28).

Neil Godbouts column was interesting and informative. However, I wondered why the Canadian references to restorative nostalgia were always negative and apparently only applied to European settlers.

Would it not be fair to presume that all races and cultures through the ages share equally their acceptance of restorative nostalgia?

Is the implication that before settler Canada was perfection restorative nostalgia for some, and reflective nostalgia for others? Does it depend on whose agenda is paramount at any given time?

The final paragraph provides a clear path: make positive choices to deal with the problems at hand.

But who will make the decisions for which problems who will judge?

Throughout history, the effects of well-meaning and ill-conceived choices abound.

Future generations will decide which nostalgia they want to apply to choices that are made now.

Eleanor J. Walker, Okanagan Falls

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The Budget 2021-22 was placed in the background of the ravaging pandemic and with a hope that the urban centres, which saw the worst kind of reverse migration in recent times would be targeted. However, the Union Budget belies all hopes of the poor, especially the urban poor and has been overwhelmed by a large section of the corporate giants.

A budget to boost economic recovery, said Nirmal Jain, chairman of Indian Infoline (IIFL); Sensex skyrockets 2,315 points on Budget Cheer; Unmatched Times, Extraordinary Budget, said the Hindujas group; A Vision Statement for the country, said the Birlas; An expansionist and bold Budget, said Karnad, MD of HDFC; Aiming for growth of better quality, termed CRISIL head, Mehta; Atmanirbhar Healthcare, said Pretha Reddy, vice-chair, Apollo hospital; Historic budget with growth at its centre, was the opinion of Uday Kotak, president Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Quite obvious, but almost all of them have been giving similar statements to the budgets in the past as well. So, what is different and new?

Apart from the various heads, especially social welfare sectors, which have been hit by the budgetary allocations and reduction in subsidies, urban development is another area which has been neglected. Though, as pointed out, the more than 9,000 urban centres comprising urban agglomerates; Tier 1, 2 and 3 cities; small towns and other non-statutory urban settlements, which hold nearly 34% of the Indian population were supposedly perceived to be prioritised in meeting their economic challenges through budgetary support, especially after the lessons learnt from the pandemic.

However, all such hopes have fallen flat. I remember Venkaiah Naidu complaining in one of the conferences, when he was the Urban Development Minister, saying that the cities do not have money so they approach the states, the states also are financially constrained, so they look at the Centre and the Centre is also in a financial mess so it looks at the multilateral agencies. In this Budget, this has come more vividly to the fore. The Centre has relied more on private capital, both foreign and domestic, to invest in cities and ameliorate the problems there. Will this happen? It has not happened in the past and there are no chances of it happening now!

Also read: Unsustainable Cities: Stop Piecemeal Approach, Constitute National Commission on Urbanisation

The total budgetary outlay for urban development is Rs 54,581 crore, which is just 9% above the budget estimates (BE) of 2020-21. However, the revised estimates (RE) for the previous year, too, fell far below to Rs 46,791 crore. There is no chance and scope of even meeting the BE of 2021-22. But then what is this amount at all? It is just 1.5% of the total budgetary allocation, though 34% of the people live in urban centres and the cities contribute to nearly 67% of the GDP and 90% of total government revenues. In all this amount, BE 2021-22 falls short of the budgets of four metros of the country. So, what is in the offing we can easily make out.

Even in this Budget, there is a shortfall in the total grants outlay to the urban local bodies. There is a reduction from Rs 25,098 crore to Rs 22,114 crore, which is a fall of nearly 11%. This means that the urban bodies will be forced to shore up its resources through either user fees on various utilities, or other means taxing people more.

There is not a word on smart cities, the much-trumpeted flagship programme of Modi government. These smart cities were supposed to be the lighthouses for other cities in the country. The Budget is completely silent over it owing to the fact that it has become one of the biggest embarrassments to the Modi government. Likewise, the Budget on AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) remains stagnant at Rs 13,750 crore.

The Finance Ministers speech elaborates on the direction which will be followed for urban development. She said, We will work towards raising the share of public transport in urban areas through expansion of metro rail network and augmentation of city bus service The scheme will facilitate deployment of innovative PPP (public private partnership) models to enable private sector players to finance, acquire, operate and maintain over 20,000 buses. The scheme will boost the automobile sector, provide fillip to economic growth, create employment opportunities for our youth and enhance ease of mobility for urban residents.

As pointed out above, the model of development is PPP, which has been an utter failure in the urban development sector in the past. A similar model is being suggested for urban rental housing instead of government providing housing and labour hostels to the urban poor.

Also read: Finally, Modi Govt Wakes Up to Urban Joblessness Or Does it?

The lockdown and the resultant reverse migration made people realise that the present model of urban development and governance cannot and is not sustainable, and hence, two important interventions were demanded universally across sectors. These sectors are employment guarantee in urban areas and housing; and rental and labour hostels.

A single line on rental housing in the Budget goes as, We are committed to promote supply of Affordable Rental Housing for migrant workers. For this, I propose to allow tax exemption for notified Affordable Rental Housing Projects. Thus, it is only tax exemption to these projects that is the concern of this government. Who are constructing these projects? Once again these are done carried out through the PPP model, whereas the government should have used funds to construct labour hostels and rental houses in the manner in which Kerala state government did or what was done almost a century ago in Shimla.

Urban employment guarantee scheme emerged as the sector that required to be directly addressed during the pandemic period. It is not that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has not been speaking about it. In fact, since the 2009 election campaign, the BJP has been promising for an employment guarantee scheme. However, the Budget kept silent on it.

Various groups and urban practitioners have been demanding the urban employment guarantee scheme in tandem to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Schemd. The Centre for Monitoring India Economy data has shown that India is facing the worst form of the unemployment crisis. The unemployment rate had crossed 24% during the pandemic and the labour participation rate, too, is low and has not reached the pre-pandemic levels. It is estimated that nearly 20 million people lost their jobs during the pandemic. The employment scenario was not good even before the pandemic.

In such a situation, the government was expected to ensure direct cash transfers and provide employment guarantee scheme in the towns which would have created a huge demand in the economy. More than that, it would have also addressed many issues that are faced in urban centres from civil works to administrative tasks. This would have also helped in the creation of assets in the urban centres, however, the government is not interested in mitigating the challenges that are faced by the poor and especially the urban poor.

The prose read by the FM depicts the outlook and mental attitude of this government, A King/Ruler is the one who creates and acquires wealth, protects and distributes it for common good. The prose may sound good but the intent of a ruler- ruled combination is inherently deep in the mindset of this government, instead of a citizenry conceptualisation, which accrued legitimate rights to the citizens. The ruled live because of the benevolence of the ruler. And that is what is being professed and practised.

Also read: Union Budget 2021-22 and the Issue of the Fiscal Stimulus

(The writer is former deputy mayor of Shimla. The views are personal.)

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Project-based learning helps students to gain knowledge, skills and attributes by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to a complex question, problem or challenge.

These projects are designed to help students to think critically and develop problem-solving, teamwork and self-management skills.

Two student groups decided to look at racism, while others chose to focus on human trafficking, suicide awareness and mental health or SEN representation during the Covid-19 pandemic. Each of these issues also related to early years education.

Each of the groups did literature reviews and researched their chosen topic and then formulated ideas and next steps for a product to raise awareness. Two of the groups created posters to raise awareness about racism and human trafficking.

Megan May, early years level three extended diploma student at Banbury and Bicester College, said: We chose to focus on racism because so many people are affected by racism and we believe that everyone should be treated the same and have access to the same equal opportunities.

Caitlin Brain, Keira Ashby, Libby Tydeman and Tiannon Herring created a powerful music video demonstrating the effects of racism.

The video features a range of pictures depicting racism alongside with a dance routine performed by three of the students. This is intertwined with statistics outlining the impact of racism in society, to the song Where is the Love? by the Black Eyed Peas.

Tiannon Herring, early years level three extended diploma student at Banbury and Bicester College, said: We chose to focus on racism because we wanted to raise more awareness about racism to people who may not know about it.

We chose a video because some people are more visual learners, and you can really see how racism affects others throughout the video.

Shannon, Elle and Ashlee decided to focus on suicide awareness and mental health and put together a presentation with fundraising ideas and services to implement at college including mental wellbeing community champions and a drop-in centre.

As one of their next steps, the students presented their ideas to Cheri Ashby, group executive director and Leanne Hicks, group head of student support at Activate Learning.

In addition, the learners plan to hold a sponsored silence to raise money for suicide and mental health charity SOS Silence of Suicide and may do other fundraising events, if possible.

Shannon Baker, early years level three extended diploma student at Banbury and Bicester College, said: We chose to focus on suicide awareness and mental health as my family and I have unfortunately experienced it. I have gone through this in the past and I felt that there was nowhere to go, and I wanted to remedy that.

We came up with a number of ideas. A fundraiser is a great way to raise awareness. We have decided to do a sponsored silence because people who are suicidal usually suffer in silence.

One of our ideas was a mental health community where a bunch of people who had suffered from mental health problems or wanted to help, can act as mental health and wellbeing champions who are available for people to talk to. They would wear a badge so that they can be easily identified.

Another idea that we had was for a drop-in centre that would be open to everyone. We hope to raise awareness about suicide and mental health, whether that be through the wellbeing champions, the drop-in centre or fundraising events and make sure that is such a non-spoken about topic.

Sheree Wakefield, faculty manager at activate learning, said: It has been inspiring to facilitate the project-based learning initiatives of our Level 3 Early Years learners studying at Banbury and Bicester College.

Its been inspiring to see young people who are passionate and interested in important and vital issues which are important to all of us. Their research has resulted in them finding new knowledge but serving to educate and inform us, their teachers.

It has also provided the opportunity for them to liaise with employers and other outside agencies to examine and evaluate how these real-world issues are being dealt with in the workplace.

Their passion to see a change in their communities and the wider society gives me hope and faith in the future as these inspiring students, with this type of attitude and desire for change and a fairer society go out and make a lasting impact on the world.

Find out more about early years courses at Banbury and Bicester College via the Activate Learning website or contact via telephone on 0800 612 6008.

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According to the [190+ Pages] research report; the global Organic Food And Beverages Market in 2019 was approximately USD 220.00 Billion. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16% and is anticipated to reach around USD 620.00 Billion by 2026. Top market players are Amy's Kitchen Inc., The Hain Celestial Group Inc., Private Label Companies, Organic Valley, General Mills, Inc., Whole Foods Market Inc. and others.

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Some of the key players operating in the market include Amy's Kitchen Inc., The Hain Celestial Group Inc., Private Label Companies, Organic Valley, General Mills, Inc., Whole Foods Market Inc., WhiteWave Foods, Everest, Cargill, Inc., United Natural Foods Incorporated, Danone, Dean Foods Company, Starbucks Corporation, Cargill, Inc., Kraft Heinz Co., Kellogg Co., ConAgra Brand, Inc., Kerry Group Plc, The J. M. Smucker Co., Dole Food Company, Inc., Horizon Organic, Nestle SA, PepsiCo Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, Eden Foods Inc, among others.

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The global organic food and beverages market is mainly bifurcated into organic food, organic beverages, and distribution channel. By organic food, the global market is bifurcated as organic meat, organic fruits & vegetables, organic dairy products, fish & poultry, organic frozen & processed foods, and others. On the basis of organic beverages, the global market is classified as organic coffee & tea, organic non-dairy products, organic beer & wine, and others. On the basis of the distribution channel, the global organic food and beverages market is classified as supermarket/hypermarket, convenience stores, specialist stores, internet retailing, and others. In addition, research and development, high levels of marketing support, and innovative product launches are propelling the organic food and beverages demand. In recent years, the rise in technological development and the increase in soil adaptability to organic farming have predicted the reduction in the cost of organic food and beverages in the near future.

The report study includes an in-depth analysis of industry players' market shares and provides an overview of leading players' market position in the organic food and beverages sector. Key strategic developments in the organic food and beverages market competitive landscape such as acquisitions & mergers, inaugurations of different products and services, partnerships & joint ventures, MoU agreements, VC & funding activities, R&D activities, and geographic expansion among other noteworthy activities by key players of the organic food and beverages market are appropriately highlighted in the report.

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The global organic food and beverages market is experiencing significant growth that is expected to continue over the upcoming years. A massive rise in the demand for organic food and beverages in the food & beverage industry sectors is likely to act as a key driver of the global organic food and beverages market.

The organic food and beverages market research report delivers an acute valuation and taxonomy of the organic food and beverages industry by practically splitting the market on the basis of a different type, and application, and region. Through the analysis of the historical and projected trends, all the segments and sub-segments were evaluated through the bottom-up approach, and different market sizes have been projected for FY 2020 to FY 2026. The regional segmentation of the organic food and beverages industry includes the complete classification of all the major continents including North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East & Africa. Further, country-wise data for the organic food and beverages industry is provided for the leading economies of the world.

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The organic food and beverages market is segmented based on organic food, organic beverages, and distribution channel. On the basis of organic food segmentation, the market is classified into organic fruits & vegetables, organic meat, fish & poultry, organic dairy products, organic frozen & processed foods, and others. On the basis of organic beverages segmentation, the market is classified into organic non-dairy products, organic coffee & tea, organic beer & wine, and others. On the basis of distribution channel segmentation, the market is classified into supermarket/hypermarket, convenience stores, specialist stores, internet retailing, and others.

On the basis of region the organic food and beverages market is segmented into, North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. In 2019, the North American region dominates the organic food and beverages market among all the regions followed by Europe in terms of value.

Browse the full Organic Food And Beverages Market By Organic Food (Organic Fruits & Vegetables, Organic Meat, Fish & Poultry, Organic Dairy Products, and Organic Frozen & Processed Foods), By Organic Beverages (Organic Non-Dairy Products, Organic Coffee & Tea, Organic Beer & Wine, and Others), By Distribution Channel (Supermarket/Hypermarket, Convenience Stores, Specialist Stores, Internet Retailing, and Others): Global Industry Outlook, Market Size, Business Intelligence, Consumer Preferences, Statistical Surveys, Comprehensive Analysis, Historical Developments, Current Trends, and Forecasts, 20202026" report at https://www.fnfresearch.com/organic-food-and-beverages-market-by-organic-food-1322

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As per our primary respondents, the China organic food and beverages market is set to grow annually at a rate of around 17.0%

North America is the biggest organic food generating income producer. It is a mature economy with strong buying power on the part of customers. Consumer product recognition pushes the industry with a CAGR of over 14.0%

The Asian market has large imports of refined organic foods and drinks from the European and North American developed countries.

The increasing demand for organic food and beverages from various sectors in China is supposed to display the highest growth in the regional market as it is one of the developed economies.

Based on the study results, relative to the other products, the fruit and vegetable sector has been the primary contributor to the global organic food industry. The growth of organic fruits and vegetables means that they provide more valuable nutrients, such as antioxidants, are young, and use environmentally sustainable farming methods relative to their conventional counterpoints

Innovation in organic food and beverages is supposed to fuel market growth. The companies are supposed to invest in R&D to innovate the better product. Product invention will open new opportunities for organic food and beverages thus are expected to propel the product demand in the upcoming years.

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Carlota Mateos and Juan Vila, co-founders of PlenEat have a vision: to pioneer the rural-urban virtuous circle in Madrid through 100 per cent certified organic meals. With momentum from its participation in the EIT Climate-KIC accelerator programme, PlenEats has the ambition to generate the greatest possible positive impact on both society and the planet while feeding the city delicious and nutritious meals.

The Countryside-City mindset that forms the foundation of PlenEat is committed to increasing the accessibility of certified organic food to achieve a healthier society and a healthier planet. With seasonal, healthy ingredients that local farmers cultivate and local chefs prepare, they provide healthy meals for company canteens and events. They currently work with 14 companies, including HP, Disney, Reale, BBVA, ICEX and the Instituto de Empresa. This is complemented by sales through vending machines and takeaway shops, as well as meal delivery service, which is currently in the pilot phase. In addition, they have entered a strategic alliance with Sodexo, the largest company in the food service operations sector worldwide.

An unlimited ambition

PlenEat also seeks to transform the production side of the food services industry. In the first half of 2021, they will launch a project in La Manchuela (Cuenca, Spain) that aims to convert conventional chicken production into an organic industry. The new processing plant for chicken products will be built with the intention of opening the door for farmers in the region to switch to organic production. The plant will also include a line of hamburgers and vegan meatballs made from certified organic pulses. PlenEat has raised over 4 million to date to fund this ambitious project.

The project has a triple impact: it improves the health of the customers who eat our organic food, stimulates the economy of rural areas of depopulated Spain and protects the environment, as organic production avoids the use of tons of chemicals that pollute the soil, aquifers and air, while guaranteeing animal welfare, says Carlota Mateos.

The co-founder explains the biggest challenge is a shortage of time. In order to contribute to the fight against climate change, we need PlenEat to have a big impact in the shortest space of time, so increasing demand exponentially is key to this project. And thats where we are, despite the pandemic. The team is already working at full speed and plan to have the project fieldwork implemented before the summer.

The pandemic is an additional factor of risk, uncertainty and difficulty for entrepreneurs, but Carlota Mateos stresses that if the pandemic has revealed anything, it is the vulnerability of human beings and the fragility of the planet. PlenEat is a company that provides a solution to both problems. We have no doubt that once the pandemic is over, PlenEats position will have strengthened exponentially.

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Computer scientists have achieved a quantum computing breakthrough that makes it possible to massively scale up the ultra-powerful machines.

A team of researchers from Microsoft and the University of Sydney invented a chip, dubbed Gooseberry, that can support thousands of qubits the building blocks of quantum computers while operating at temperatures close to absolute zero.

Qubits replace the traditional bits found in current computer systems, which use 1s and 0s to store and transfer data. By acting in a state of superposition, qubits are able to act as both a 1 and a 0 at the same time, allowing quantum computers to achieve processing power that is exponentially more powerful than traditional computers.

To realise the potential of quantum computing, machines will need to operate thousands, if not millions, of qubits, said Professor David Reilly from the University of Sydney, who was chief investigator of the research.

The worlds biggest quantum computers currently operate with just 50 or so qubits. This small scale is partly because of limits to the physical architecture that control the qubits. Our new chip puts an end to those limits.

The research is published in the journal Nature Electronics.

Qubits need to be stored at temperatures that are 40 times colder than deep space in order to function, with current systems relying on cables connected to each individual qubit stored a these extreme temperatures.

The cryogenic Gooseberry chip disrupts this architectural approach by generating control signals for thousands of qubits in a single place, while requiring only two wires to communicate with the rest of the system.

Current machines create a beautiful array of wires to control the signals; they look like an inverted gilded birds nest or chandelier, Professor Reilly said.

Theyre pretty, but fundamentally impractical. It means we cant scale the machines up to perform useful calculations. There is a real input-output bottleneck.

Building a quantum computer is perhaps the most challenging engineering task of the 21st century Through our partnership with Microsoft, we havent just suggested a theoretical architecture to overcome the input-output bottleneck, weve built it.

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CHICAGO, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the new market research report "Quantum Computing Marketwith COVID-19 impact by Offering (Systems and Services), Deployment (On Premises and Cloud Based), Application, Technology, End-use Industry and Region - Global Forecast to 2026", published by MarketsandMarkets, the market is expected to grow from USD 472 million in 2021 to USD 1,765 million by 2026, at a CAGR of 30.2%. The early adoption of quantum computing in the banking and finance sector is expected to fuel the growth of the market globally. Other key factors contributing to the growth of the quantum computing market include rising investments by governments of different countries to carry out research and development activities related to quantum computing technology. Several companies are focusing on the adoption of QCaaS post-COVID-19. This, in turn, is expected to contribute to the growth of the quantum computing market. However, stability and error correction issues is expected to restrain the growth of the market.

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Services segment is attributed to hold the largest share of the Quantum Computing market

The growth of services segment can be attributed to the increasing number of startups across the world that are investing in research and development activities related to quantum computing technology. This technology is used in optimization, simulation, and machine learning applications, thereby leading to optimum utilization costs and highly efficient operations in various end-use industries.

Cloud based deployment to witness the highest growth in Quantum Computing market in coming years

With the development of highly powerful systems, the demand for cloud-based deployment of quantum computing systems and services is expected to increase. This, in turn, is expected to result in a significant revenue source for service providers, with users paying for access to noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) systems that can solve real-world problems. The limited lifespan of rapidly advancing quantum computing systems also favors cloud service providers. The flexibility of access offered to users is another factor fueling the adoption of cloud-based deployment of quantum computing systems and services. For the foreseeable future, quantum computers are expected not to be portable. Cloud can provide users with access to different devices and simulators from their laptops.

Optimization accounted for a major share of the overall Quantum Computing market

Optimization is the largest application for quantum computing and accounted for a major share of the overall Quantum Computing market. Companies such as D-Wave Systems, Cambridge Quantum Computing, QC Ware, and 1QB Information Technologies are developing quantum computing systems for optimization applications. Networked Quantum Information Technologies Hub (NQIT) is expanding to incorporate optimization solutions for resolving problems faced by the practical applications of quantum computing technology.

Trapped ions segment to witness highest CAGR of Quantum Computing market during the forecast period

The trapped ions segment of the market is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period as quantum computing systems based on trapped ions offer more stability and better connectivity than quantum computing systems based on other technologies. IonQ, Alpine Quantum Technologies, and Honeywell are a few companies that use trapped ions technology in their quantum computing systems.

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Banking and finance is attributed to hold major share of Quantum Computing market during the forecast period

In the banking and finance end-use industry, quantum computing is used for risk modeling and trading applications. It is also used to detect the market instabilities by identifying stock market risks and optimize the trading trajectories, portfolios, and asset pricing and hedging. As the financial sector is difficult to understand; the quantum computing approach is expected to help users understand the complexities of the banking and finance end-use industry. Moreover, it can help traders by suggesting them solutions to overcome financial challenges.

APAC to witness highest growth of Quantum Computing market during the forecast period

APAC region is a leading hub for several industries, including healthcare and pharmaceuticals, banking and finance, and chemicals. Countries such as China, Japan, and South Korea are the leading manufacturers of consumer electronics, including smartphones, laptops, and gaming consoles, in APAC. There is a requirement to resolve complications in optimization, simulation, and machine learning applications across these industries. The large-scale development witnessed by emerging economies of APAC and the increased use of advanced technologies in the manufacturing sector are contributing to the development of large and medium enterprises in the region. This, in turn, is fueling the demand for quantum computing services and systems in APAC.

In APAC, the investments look promising, as most countries such as China, Japan, and South Korea have successfully contained the virus compared with the US and European countries. China is easing the restrictions placed on factory lockdowns and worker movement. Despite being the epicenter of COVID-19, China has maintained its dominant position as a global network leader.

The Quantum Computing market was dominated by International Business Machines (US), D-Wave Systems (Canada), Microsoft (US), Amazon (US), and Rigetti Computing (US).

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It's fitting that one of the coolest quantum computing projects going has an equally cool name.Goldeneyeis IBM's internal codename for the world's largest dilution refrigerator, which will house a future 1,000,000 qubit quantum processor.

In September 2020, IBM debuted a detailed roadmap about how it will scale its quantum technology in the next three years to reach the true quantum industry inflection point of Quantum Advantage -- the point at which quantum systems will be more powerful than today's conventional computing.

But there's a catch: You can't do anything in quantum without incredibly low temperatures.

To reach this 'moon landing' moment, the IBM team developed the largest dilution refrigerator, which will house a future 1,000,000 qubit system. Work is underway to reach the goal of quantum computer capable of surpassing conventional machines by 2023, and this 10-foot-tall and 6-foot-wide "super-fridge" is a key ingredient, capable of reaching temperatures of 15 millikelvin, which is colder than outer space. The fridge gets so cold it takes between 5 and 14 days to cool down.

I caught up withJerry Chow, Director of Quantum Hardware System Development for IBM, to learn about the Herculean project and to find out what's next for IBM's quantum computing ambitions.

Let's start with the basics: Why is a super-fridge necessary for useful quantum computing and what advances in the last decade or so have aided that effort?

Superconducting qubits need to be cooled down to between 10-15 millikelvin for their quantum behavior to emerge. They need to be kept that cold to ensure that their performance is high. Dilution refrigeration technology, which has been around for a really long time, is an enabling technology specifically for superconducting qubits for quantum computing. Whereas a different type of qubit might require its own unique set of hardware and infrastructure.

Around 2010, cryogen-free dilution refrigerators became en vogue. These didn't require transferring and refilling liquid cryogenic helium every other day to keep these refrigerators cold. In fact, my PhD at Yale was completed entirely at the time when we were still experimenting on what we call "wet" dilution refrigerators. However, around 2010, the whole world started switching over to these reliable cryogen-free "dry" dilution refrigerators which suddenly allowed for experiments with superconducting qubits to be done for a lot longer periods of time with no interruption.

How did the Goldeneye project first took shape? And what were the biggest perceived technical challenges early on?

The very first thought of building something at that scale came from my colleaguePat Gumannwhile brainstorming long-term, 'crazy' ideas in my office in November of 2018. At that time, our team was tasked with deploying our first 53-qubit quantum computer in the IBM Quantum Computation Center in Poughkeepsie, NY, a challenge which pushed a few limits in what we could place into a single cryogenic refrigerator at the time. While working on it, it also really made us start thinking beyond, and almost instantly that we will need much larger cryogenic support system to ever cool down between 1,000 to 1 million qubits. This was simply due to the sheer volume required to host, not only all the qubits, but also all of the auxiliary, cryogenic, microwave electronics cables, filters, attenuators, isolators, amplifiers, etc.

It became very apparent that a new way of thinking in terms of the design would be needed and we started coming up with different form factors for how to effectively construct and cool down a behemoth such as the super-fridge. Some of the challenges we had were purely infrastructural such as how were we going to find a space in the building big enough to start this project and where would we find the capabilities to work with really large pieces of metal.

And as the rubber started to meet the road what have turned out to be the biggest hurdles to creating a useful quantum computer, and what does that say about the trajectory of the technology?

Some of the most challenging hurdles to overcome includes improving the quality of the underlying qubits, which includes improving the underlying coherence times (the amount of time that qubits stay in a superposition state), the achievable two-qubit gate fidelities, and reducing crosstalk between qubits as we scale up.

For that matter, most of these improvements feed into an overall quality measure for the performance of a quantum computer which we have defined called the Quantum Volume. Having a measure such as Quantum Volume allows us to really show progression along a roadmap of improvements, and we have been demonstrating this scaling of Quantum Volume year over year as we make new systems better and better.

The higher the Quantum Volume, the more real-world, complex problems quantum computers can potentially solve. A variety of factors determine Quantum Volume, including the number of qubits, connectivity, and coherence time, plus accounting for gate and measurement errors, device cross talk, and circuit software compiler efficiency.

Where is IBM right now with regards to Goldeneye? What can we expect in the near future?

Our "Goldeneye" super-fridge is very much an ongoing project, which is on target for completion in 2023. It is just one critical part of our long-term roadmap for scaling quantum technology. As we continue to execute on the roadmap we announced in September, we're pleased to share that we achieved aQuantum Volume of 128in November and we're working towards improving the quality of our underlying systems in order to debut our127-qubit IBM Quantum Eagle processorlater this year.

In the near future, we're poised to make exciting developments with our entire technology stack, including software and control systems. At IBM, we're working toward a complete set of broad innovations and breakthroughs.

What will quantum computing mean for the world in the long run? How will be a game changer?

Quantum computing will vastly broaden the types of problems we will address, and the technology offers a new form of computation that we expect to work in a frictionless fashion with today's classical computers. From the chemistry of new materials, and the optimization of everything from vehicle routing to financial portfolios, to improving machine learning, quantum will be an integral part of the future of computing and we're proud to be laying the foundation for a future of discovery.

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If you think the 21st century has brought enough opportunities to women in technology, it is still an uncertain thought that needs verification. The modern era of technology has changed the world upside down. The emerging trends are slowly placing women equally to men at all positions in the tech radar. But what feels off is where women stand in therevolution of quantum computers.

Computers have evolved on a large scale in recent decades. Initially, computers filled a whole building and costed a fortune. But today, they are minimized to a small size and featured with advanced technologies where people carry them every day. Thequantum growthhas given birth to ideas like quantum computer and quantum internet. Unlike many disruptive technologies, quantum computing is something that can change the base of our computing system. Even though a fully established quantum computer is still under process, the industry is remarkably being male dominant at some stance. While countries run the race to reach the quantum success, they often leave women behind. And the worst case is that most of us dont notice the discrimination quantum computing is bringing into the tech sector. In order to know better about quantum computing and womens position in technology, let us go through the history and some of the important global quantum initiatives.

Quantum computeris a device that employs properties described by quantum mechanics to enhance computations. Quantum computers are anticipated to spur the development of breakthrough in science, medications to save lives, machine learning methods to diagnose illnesses sooner, materials to make more efficient devices and structures, financial strategies to live well in retirement, and algorithms to quickly direct resources such as ambulances. In a nutshell, quantum computing could ease critical jobs for good. While classical computers are based on bits, quantum computers are based on quantum bits, called qubits. Qubits are physically derived from small quantum objects such as electron or photon, where a pure quantum mechanical state such as spin indicates the ones and zeros.

Thespark of quantum computingwas struck by Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman in 1959. He noted that as electronic components begin to reach microscopic scales, effects predicted by quantum mechanics might be exploited in the design of more powerful computers. The simple speculation turned out to be a theory during the 1980s and 90s and advanced beyond Feynmams words. In 1985, David Deutsch of the University of Oxford described the construction of quantum logic gates for a universal quantum computer. Peter Shor of AT&T devised an algorithm to factor numbers with quantum computers that would require fewer qubits. Later in 1998, Isaac Chuang of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Neil Gershenfeld of the Massachusetts Insititute of Technology (MIT) and Mark Kubinec of the University of California at Berkeley created the first quantum computer that could be loaded with data and output a solution. Almost twenty years later, IBM presented the first commercially usable quantum computer in 2017.

Quantum technologieshave been getting exponential investments in the last few years. The global efforts to boost the quantum mechanism have emerged as a main area of funding. By 2025, the global quantum market is expected to reach US$948.82 million. Quantum computing will give a substantial military and economic advantage to whichever countries come out on top in this global competition.

In 2018, under former President Donald J. Trumps administration, a bipartisan law called National Quantum Initiative Act was passed. According to the law, US$1.2 billion will be spent on the development of quantum information processing over the course of a decade. European countries are also taking steps to stabilize their quantum future. In 2016, 3,400 significant people form science, research and corporate world signed the Quantum Manifesto to call upon the European Commission and the Member States to formulate a joint strategy designed to ensure that the continent remains at the forefront of the second quantum revolution. Two years past the initiative, European Commission launched a Quantum Technologies Flagship program to support hundreds of quantum science researchers.

China is being ambitious in becoming a frontrunner in the quantum revolution. Under Chinese President Xi Jinpings rule, the countrys scientists and engineers are enjoying access to nearly unlimited resources in their development of quantum science and technology. In 2016, China has launched the worlds first quantum satellite as a test platform for quantum communications links between space and earth.

Physics, computer science and engineering are thebasement of quantum computing. The problem starts from the very baseline because only 20% of degree recipients are identified as women for the last decade. Even women who survive the lone time at universities face an existential crisis on daily life as a person involved in quantum initiatives. They are often dismissed and walked over by their male peers. A research conducted by a group of five female scientists has concluded thatwomen who receive an A gradein a physics course have the same self-efficacy about their own performance as men who earn a C grade. The research further unravels thatwomen have a lower sense of belongingand they feel less recognized by their physics instructors as people who can excel in physics.

However, the world can still build an inclusive future for women by taking certain initiatives. Primarily, women need to be recognized in the science and engineering disciplines. Insufficient encouragement in the education level is a threat to women willingness. Instructors and research advisors should cheer female students to perform better and give them more opportunities. Organizations should also develop a culture that treats women and their ideas equally to their male counterparts.

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