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Terra Madre Burkina Faso 2019: The Slow Food Network Stands Against Terrorism

Terra Madre Burkina Faso 2019: The Slow Food Network Stands Against Terrorism

27 February 2019 Jean Marie Koalga

The second edition of Terra Madre Burkina Faso was held at the beginning of February, welcoming producers and Slow Food activists from all around the country and Westa Africa. But things almost didn’t go ahead…

Slow Food’s Ark of Taste Welcomes 5,000th Passenger

Slow Food’s Ark of Taste Welcomes 5,000th Passenger

8 February 2019

Honey made by the Gourmantché people in the eastern Tapoa region of Burkina Faso is the product Slow Food has chosen as the 5,000th passenger to board its Ark of Taste, the online catalogue of forgotten and endangered foods that belong to the local culture, history and tradition of places all over the planet.

Thank a Farmer – How a Tuber is Helping a Burkinabè Community Fight Climate Change

Thank a Farmer – How a Tuber is Helping a Burkinabè Community Fight Climate Change

22 November 2018

The number of producers of Arbollé Yam has grown from 15 to almost 100 in just a few years. Now the yam is set to grow even more, putting food sovereingty back in the hands of the Burkinabè and reducing reliance on imported foods.

Burkinabè Bounty: Communities Fighting for Food Sovereignty

Burkinabè Bounty: Communities Fighting for Food Sovereignty

21 May 2018 Typhaine Briand

Showcasing activist farmers, students, artists, and leaders in the local Slow Food movement, the film looks at how the Burkinabé people are reclaiming their land and defending their traditions against the encroachment of corporate agribusiness. The director, Iara Lee, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder/director of the Cultures of Resistance Network, an organization that promotes …

Africa comes to Burkina Faso for Terra Madre

Africa comes to Burkina Faso for Terra Madre

17 February 2017 Giulia Capaldi

Terra Madre Burkina Faso, an event organized by Slow Food and the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity as part of the Fondazioni For Africa Burkina Faso initiative, was held on February 3 and 4 in Ouagadougou, the country’s capital. Many small-scale producers were able to come together and feel united in the pride of being able to display the fruits of their land, cultivated thanks to traditional knowledge passed down through the generations.

Burkina Faso against GM cotton

Burkina Faso against GM cotton

28 October 2016

A small but significant victory for the people of Burkina Faso has been struck today. Earlier in the year, there were reports that the multinational giant Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, may suspend its operations in the country due to opposition from the Burkinabe government, and furthermore, that government may claim compensation for damages …

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