Indigenous peoples - Slow Food International

Farming is not Poverty, it is Fundamental for our Future

18 February 2019 Luis Francisco Prieto

The Indigenous Terra Madre network and Slow Food addressed international representatives at the 42nd IFAD Governing Council, just days after playing an integral role at the 4th Global Indigenous Peoples Forum.

Fourth Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum at IFAD

14 February 2019 Paola Nano

The Fourth Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum, organized by IFAD in Rome, took place on February 12th and 13th. First established in 2011, the forum is a permanent process of consultation and dialogue between representatives from indigenous peoples’ institutions and organizations, IFAD and governments.

The Ark of Taste Continues Its Journey

11 February 2019 Carlo Petrini

We are celebrating the 5,000th product to board the Ark of Taste, the catalogue that collects foods that belong to the culture, history, and traditions of the world, that are at risk of extinction. The product selected for this milestone is honey from Tapoa, a region in the east of Burkina Faso.

6 Curiosities Aboard the Ark of Taste

9 February 2019

Ever wondered what might be the biggest animal aboard the ark? Or the smallest? Look no further…

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.

They are giants, We are Millions: an Industrial Livestock Breeder in Mexico Closes.

29 January 2019 Annalisa Audino

A plan to introduce an industrial pig farm in the Yucatan was met with heavy resistance from local activists and environmentalists. The local Slow Food convivium stood side by side with the area’s indigenous peoples to protect the territory and the underground cenotes from destruction and contamination.

Degusta Tu Caribe: Caribbean Raizal Taste – Promoting the Importance of Responsible Consumption

28 January 2019 Marta Arosio

The “Degusta tu Caribe: Caribbean Raizal Taste” Campaign is being promoted in the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, home of the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve, an area with some of the greatest marine biodiversity in the western Caribbean. This archipelago is inhabited by the Raizal, people, an ethnic minority group, with their own …

Ogiek Honey: The Precious Nectar Linking Tradition with the Future

2 January 2019

For the Ogiek people, the longevity of honey has made it a main source of food for withstanding droughts, famines, and other disasters. Now it is playing a role in preserving and saving their home, the Mau Forest, and their culture.

Climate Change: Indigenous Peoples in Danger

28 December 2018 Sabine Teryngel

During Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2018, indigenous delegates from the Slow Fish network came together to discuss the various effects that climate change is already having on indigenous fishing communities all over the world. Panelists spoke about the challenges that their communities face and the progress that they’ve made.

Indigenous Peoples Paving the Way: IFAD Preparatory Meeting in Nairobi

19 December 2018

Slow Food Indigenous representatives Tunda Margaret Lepore and Nicolas Mukumo Mushumbi were among the delegates invited by IFAD to the Africa Indigenous Peoples Preparatory Meeting to the Indigenous Peoples Forum in Nairobi. The global forum will take place in Rome in February 2019.