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Brazil’s Cerrado: A Cry for Help

11 September 2020

The Cerrado, the largest savanna in South America, is dying on the hands of grain and livestock producers and taking with it unmeasurable biodiversity, food sovereignty, and water security. 5% of the Earth’s flora and fauna are endemic to this large swath of land composed of savanna, woodlands, and tropical forest, including 1600 species of …

Private jets are flying agricultural workers to the UK from Romania during the pandemic

4 May 2020 Jack Coulton

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated with frightening speed how frivolous our modern society is, and how much we undervalue the people at the base of the pyramid: the ones who guarantee there’s food on the table. The centrality of food to our existence, its primacy among our activities, is unequivocal. Yet in a world in …

Food Shocks, A Growing Threat

12 February 2019 Paola Nano

The term ‘food shock’ refers to the loss of a harvest or livestock as a result of a sudden, extreme climate event or a geopolitical crisis. A recent study by the University of Tasmania confirms what has been evident to some: Food shocks are becoming more frequent, decade by decade.

COP24 – No more false promises; we want results

3 December 2018 Alessia Pautasso

#COP24, the United Nations World Climate Conference, launched today in Katowice, Poland, bringing together thousands of representatives from around the world to formulate joint action on climate change.

Thank a Farmer – Greg Gunthorp: Raising the USA’s Next Generation of Family Farmers

8 November 2018 Aly Beveridge

Greg Gunthorp is a fourth generation hog farmer in northeastern Indiana, USA, and the winner of this year’s Snailblazer Award. He was kind enough to sit down for a chat with Slow Food USA to discuss the reality faced by small-scale farmers in the USA.

Across Europe, Slow Food calls for Good Food and Good Farming

9 October 2018

Slow Food is joining the European Days of Action calling on decision-makers to support a sustainable transition of food and farming. The European Days of Action for Good Food and Good Farming will take place across Europe on October 27 & 28.

Agri-Food Trends in Portugal for 2027 According to Slow Food Principles

23 September 2018 Rui Rosa Dias

Current global agri-food systems lack deep strategic thinking, political commitment and involvement from the different areas of knowledge that surround food behavior. Agrarian deception and misinformation have reinforced and contributed to the high degree of illiteracy about food, places, people, modes of production, preparation, authenticity and the table, leading to a loss of part of …

Climate Change: Here and Now

20 September 2018

The theme of climate change has been important for Slow Food for a long time, it is linked to all that we do, and its effects are felt throughout our network. The first discussion about climate change at this Salone del Gusto was a sobering talk about the terrible effects of climate change that we …

The Bell Tolls for the Great Drought

28 May 2018 Carlo Petrini

Shepherd and community leader Tumal Orto Galdibe has already losts hundreds from his flock of sheep and goats to a devastating drought in Kenya. While many around the world see climate change as a future problem, the shepherds in communities like Tumal’s are facing its effects now.

The Health of Brazilian Citizens Comes First: The Poison Pack Proposal Must be Rejected

24 May 2018

The Poison Pack Proposal aims to dismantle the Brazil’s regulatory system for agrochemicals. The country is among the biggest consumers of agrochemicals and their indiscriminate use would prove disastrous for Brazil and its people. We must stand against the proposal!