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Mangrove: a threatened, living territory

24 February 2021

Author: Marianeli Torres De allá del manglar yo vengo con derecho a reclamar con las voces pregoneras que salvemos el manglar es la vida de los pueblos de los pueblos del manglar. Somos pueblos ancestrales compartimos el manglar con toditas las especies de su biodiversidad jaibas, conchas, camarones, la riqueza del manglar. Viva la naturaleza, …

Food + Culture = Future

24 February 2021 Alice Poiron

Humankind’s collective agricultural heritage has fed the world for thousands of years, but is now increasingly threatened by accelerating global trends, causing severe damage to the planet’s resource base. Answers to this critical situation can be found in this same agricultural heritage, a source of knowledge that can help mitigate today’s environmental challenges. On February …

Terra Madre Events: What did you miss in February

24 February 2021

Here you are a list of videos of Terra Madre Forums, Conferences, Trainings that took place in February. If you haven’t already, check out the wealth of knowledge and useful reflections emerging from the Slow Food movement worldwide. We also invite you to share these videos with your network and your wider community, wherever you …

Slow Food launches “No GMOs in our supermakets” campaign

22 February 2021 Paola Nano

Here are the reasons for the campaign “No GMOs in our supermakets” that Slow Food, together with many other associations, is carrying out in the UK. ‘Imagine having a pair of magic scissors that would allow you to ‘improve’ natural food. With these scissors you could cut away all the annoying things about it and …

What way forward for Indian farming?

22 February 2021 Jack Coulton & Kumud Dadlani

The protests provoked by the 2020 Indian agriculture acts, initiated—but not yet implemented—by the government in September of last year, are far from over. The general strike in November 2020, which involved 250 million people, was probably the largest single protest in human history1. While the world media continues in search of the latest breaking …

New Policy Brief: What do the EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies mean for Slow Food?

22 February 2021 Alice Poiron

A brand-new Policy Brief titled “What do the new EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies mean for Slow Food” Slow Food Europe has published a brand-new Policy Brief titled “What do the new EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies mean for Slow Food”. The document, available in English, German, French, and Italian, gives an in-depth analysis …

Meet the new Task Force of World Disco Soup Day 2021!

22 February 2021 Valentina Gritti

World Disco Soup Day 2021: A group of worldwide activists dreaming to stop food waste. The 24th of April will mark the date of the 5th World Disco Soup Day 2021, the international Slow Food Youth Network campaign to raise awareness about food waste. Every year a group of activists from all over the …

Ursula Hudson Prize Launched With Call for Entries

19 February 2021

Slow Food Germany is launching the a new prize in 2021, named in honor of the late Ursula Hudson, the long-standing chairwoman of Slow Food Germany (SFD). The prize will recognize people who are committed to the food revolution and is open to individuals, initiatives or groups active in the food sector, food policy and food education. A five-member Board of Trustees will decide the winners. Applications will be accepted between February 1 and April 15, 2021, with …

Slow Soup Drive: A Response to Covid-19

19 February 2021

Slow Soup Drive to tackle food waste, malnutrition and food security. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the fact that there are many who do not have adequate access to wholesome food, especially families with low or no income. The truth is, however, that this need was there even before COVID-19 appeared. As a response, the Slow Soup Drive was born in April 2020, organized by Slow Food …

Common Agricultural Policy and Agroecology: Civil Society Demands Respect of Agricultural Workers’ Rights!

17 February 2021 Yael Pantzer & Madeleine Coste

At least ten million people are employed in European agriculture every year, mainly as seasonal workers and day labourers, many of them often falling prey to widespread exploitation. Yet, this unfair and inhumane situation remains mostly invisible, leading civil society organisations across Europe to unite and demand rights and social justice for farm workers. Many …

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