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Trapped in Crises: Millions of People in Congo Face Acute Food Insecurity

27 July 2020 Indre Anskaityte

The latest report shows that more than 19 million people in West and Central Africa are at risk of facing food insecurity due to the Covid-19 pandemic this summer. These figures can reach even higher numbers due to ongoing crises, conflicts, and structural issues. The Democratic Republic of Congo is the country that might be …

Covid-19 Outbreaks in Slaughterhouses Reveal Dreadful Conditions for Humans and Animals in Food Production

14 July 2020

Covid-19 outbreaks in slaughterhouses across several European countries reveal the excesses of our cheap meat system and the mass consumption of animal products. In light of the current situation, small, artisanal slaughterhouses must be promoted more than ever. Meanwhile, governments need to implement and monitor comprehensive legal protection for humans and animals in food production. …

Small-scale Farmers in Sierra Leone Left High and Dry by COVID-19

30 June 2020 Fatmata Mansaray

Sierra Leone has been no stranger to deadly epidemics in recent times: the Ebola outbreak from 2013 to 2016 caused massive loss of life and socioeconomic turmoil from which the country has barely had time to recover. As a consequence, the government acted rapidly in the face of Covid-19, calling a state of emergency on …

What Lies Ahead for the EU’s Food and Farming Systems After Covid-19?

25 June 2020 Indre Anskaityte

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted many business sectors, and agriculture and food production aren’t an exception. This week, Slow Food president Carlo Petrini, European Commission’s Vice President Frans Timmermans, responsible for the European Green Deal, and Dacian Cioloş, president of Renew Europe, the third biggest political group in the European Parliament, participated in an online …

COVID-19 and the state of food security in Africa

1 June 2020 Edward Mukiibi

This article has been written for the Journal “Agriculture and Human Values“ As COVID-19 continues to leave devastating effects in many countries around the world, many people especially from the developing nations are shifting their focus from the fatal effects of the pandemic to the threats it poses on their daily supply of food. This …

Carlo Petrini: Despite Lockdowns, Slow Food Network Has Never Been So Alive

19 May 2020 Carlo Petrini

President of Slow Food Carlo Petrini shared his views on the current Covid-19 pandemic and Slow Food’s Solidarity in times of the crisis in the leading Italian newspaper “La Stampa” Most of the readers of this newspaper know that Turin is the city of Terra Madre, a network of farmers, food artisans, processors, breeders, shepherds, …

Slow Food Youth: Wishes and Hopes for the Time in and After the Corona Crisis

18 May 2020

Three members of Slow Food Youth Germany talk about what is on their minds these days and how they are dealing with the situation. As different as they are, their enthusiasm for good and sustainable food already united them in pre-Corona times. Marie Pugachev was driving and listening to the radio when she noticed it. …

Review: Quammen’s Spillover Saw Covid-19 Coming

15 May 2020 Silvia Ceriani

David Quammen released his book Spillover in 2012, but in the first few months of 2020 his book’s theme resurfaced and he found himself back in the newspapers, interviews, and in numerous television debates. Covid-19 has brought the concept of spillover to peoples’ minds: the passage of a pathogen from one species to another, and …