News - Slow Food Intenational

The Climate Clock is Ticking: Time has Come for Agroecology

27 March 2023

The 6th IPCC report delivers a “final warning”, underlining the urgency to act and the importance of sustainable diets in the fight against the climate crisis. The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which made public its latest findings on March 20, has made its message loud and clear: we must act now if we …

CALL FOR APPLICATION: Slow Food RegenerAction Program: how to reshape our food systems

27 March 2023

The Slow Food Europe office is proposing an online training titled “Slow Food RegenerAction Program: how to reshape our food systems”. The Program will help to better understand what we mean by good, clean and fair protein transition towards agroecology and what you can do at your local level to unlock and support the food systems transformation …

Slow Food Negroni Week Fund: applications are now open

26 March 2023

Can we change the world through food and beverage? We believe we can! In the framework of the 2022 Negroni Week initiative, Slow Food, Imbibe and Campari joined forces to multiply their collective impact, their outreach and perspective through the power of food, beverages and hospitality. Through the vast and diverse networks of individuals and …

Several National Environment Ministers Call for a Strict Regulation of New GMOs

17 March 2023

On 16th March, the potential deregulation of new GMOs in the EU was discussed during the Council meeting of environment ministers. The point was brought forward by the Austrian environment minister Leonore Gewessler. This discussion is very timely as the European Commission is expected to make a proposal for new rules concerning new GMOs, or …

Fires burn through farms and vines in Chile

16 March 2023

Widespread fires have brought ecological disaster to the Ñuble and Bío Bío regions of south-central Chile, which have been burning for several weeks now. These fires have already claimed dozens of lives and created severe health issues for the residents of the area, as well as destroying homes, businesses and thousands of hectares of agricultural …

Coffee Coalition in Peru: a short supply chain and alliances among its actors can foster virtuous producers and roasters

13 March 2023

Cesar Marin, 36, is one of Dagoberto Marin’s three sons. Their farm, La Chacra D’dago in Palomar, literally “Dago’s farm,” was the first farm in Peru to be certified as biodynamic (in 2011, with Demeter certification) and today is still the only independent farm to be so in the country. Underlying biodynamics is the idea …

Call for Participation: Capacity Building in Slow Food for Latin America and the Caribbean

13 March 2023

Slow Food has an active and committed network of communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Involving them more and promoting exchange of knowledge and experiences is one of Slow Food’s foundational actions to make an impact. It is fundamental to transform the dynamic, decentralizing it, and establishing a pact of trust that gives freedom …

Slow Food Uganda Launches New Presidium To Protect Ndiizi Banana Varieties

10 March 2023

On March 10, 2023, in the remote farming village of Ndaiga, in Sembabule district, central Uganda, the second Slow Food Presidium in the country is being launched to protect the Ndaiga Ndiizi Banana. “Uganda is home to a rich banana biodiversity and is one of the leading consumers of bananas globally, but this biodiversity is …

Slow Food women forge change in the food system

7 March 2023

Slow Food commemorates International Women’s Day by highlighting women who grow food and preserve food cultures in their daily lives. According to the FAO, women produce between 60 and 80 percent of the food in most developing countries and are responsible for half of the world’s food production, yet their role as food producers and …

Sateré-Mawé People Awarded United Earth’s “Green Nobel”

7 March 2023 Paola Nano

Based on the same values as the Nobel Peace Prize, the United Earth Amazonia Award has been created by the Nobel family with the aim of increasing public awareness about the need to unite the peoples and nations of Earth to construct a collective and sustainable future. The ceremony to award the first prize (also …

Archive