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Indigenous women in Nicaragua forging a future with food sovereignty

6 July 2020 Christian Lam Oliveros, Ana Lucia Aleman, Yadder Murrillo

Historically, Nicaragua has been an extremely vulnerable country to various environmental and socio-economic risks, which have direct consequences on food systems. According to FSIN (2020), 13/1000 inhabitants in the country suffer from food security, with indigenous territories being the most affected by climatic events (due to their geographical position in coastal areas, cross-border locally, invasion …

Family Farming on Old Providence is a Must

27 June 2020 Diana Marcela Ampudia Sjogreen

Family farming is a tradition on the islands of Providencia and Santa Catalina in the Colombian Caribbean, and the Sjogreen Brown family is an example of this. Guendolin Sjogreen Brown, the eldest daughter of Mr. Radiga and Mrs. Ines, highlights the importance of growing our own food at home. The cultivation, transformation, and consumption of …

Ongoing atrocities on Brazil’s indigenous peoples are a profound menace to their existence, livelihood and wellbeing

17 June 2020 Damini Ralleigh

Indigenous peoples are the most efficient preservers of the world’s biodiversity and this is particularly true for Brazil’s indigenous reserves that hold the most pristine parts of the rainforest in the world. Nearly one-fifth of all Amazonian animals and plants live in these territories — which retain 25.5% of all carbon stocks in Brazil — …

Respecting the Land and Seeking Ancestral Knowledge after COVID-19

15 June 2020

As COVID-19 shakes the world, it is even more evident how the industrial food production system cannot provide food for everyone, especially the most vulnerable, let alone ensure the food sovereignty of peoples. If we want to improve the food system for one that respects the land and its biodiversity, we must observe the ancestral …

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 …

SFYN Podcast: collecting stories from across the globe

25 May 2020

Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN) is starting a new adventure: the SFYN Podcast! With the goal of giving a stage to the people, whose voices are often not taken into consideration, or who are simply overlooked in the debate around food, the podcast will share stories, interviews, advice, and experiences from the young members of …

SLOW FISH CARIBE COLLABORATES WITH THE TRAINING INITIATIVE TO THE LEGISLATIVE TECHNICAL UNITS OF THE CONGRESS IN COLOMBIA

23 May 2020 Liliana Marcela Vargas Vasquez

On April 23rd, Slow Food participated in the highly trained space on “Competencies and Knowledge in Sustainable Development Goals”, which is being carried out by The ICCF Group, the Research Center for High Legislative Studies CAEL, the Global Compact Network Colombia, with the support of the European Union, addressed to advisers and legislative work units …

Preserving Ancient Beekeeping Traditions in Mexico

23 May 2020

Long before Europeans brought honey bees to the Americas, Mayan beekeepers harvested honey from the log nests of stingless bees native to tropical forests. Mayans were experts of beekeeping and used honey as a sweetener, as an antibiotic, as an ingredient in the Mayan version of mead, and as a commercial currency. The Yucatan peninsula in …

Indigenous Communities around the World Face Unique Challenges of COVID-19

11 May 2020

As COVID-19 swept around the globe, it reached remote areas where indigenous peoples have peacefully coexisted with nature for centuries. It amplified the problems created by climate change and inequality, and as they have done for centuries, indigenous peoples continue to adapt to the changing ways of the world while holding onto their ancestral knowledge …

COVID-19: Throughout Eastern Europe and Asia Local Slow Food Networks Adapt to New Challenges

29 April 2020

Even in times of the worldwide lockdowns, hundreds of local Slow Food groups across the globe show examples of #SlowFoodSolidarity. Many Slow Food small-scale farmers, producers and restaurants had to adapt to new challenges, posted by the COVID-19 crisis. Despite quarantines and lockdowns, Slow Food groups throughout Eastern Europe and Asia reacted quickly and found …