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The Farm to Fork Strategy is the Future of the EU Food System

16 March 2022

Since the war broke out in Ukraine, industrial lobby groups & conservative policy-makers have instrumentalized it to try rolling back the EU Farm to Fork Strategy. The EU Food Policy Coalition, of which Slow Food is an active member, reacted in an open letter to the European Commission. Our message? The Strategy is the only …

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 …

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 …