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Slow Food at the IFAD Governing Council: “Agroecological food systems guarantee food security to Indigenous Peoples”

8 February 2023

Slow Food at the IFAD Governing Council: “Agroecological food systems guarantee food security to Indigenous Peoples” Accelerating Action for Food Security is the theme of the 46th Governing Council meeting, IFAD’s main decision-making body, in Rome (Italy) on February 14 and 15. Slow Food will be present to reiterate its position: The world needs a …

The Triple Burden of Malnutrition: An Economic, Social and Political Problem

25 September 2022

The triple burden of malnutrition—overweight from excess, undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies—is also a triple problem, being both economic, social and political. This was the fundamental concept to emerge yesterday at the conference held at Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2022 (September 22-26 in Turin, Italy) in the space dedicated to the theme of Food and …

Regeneration in the City, Regeneration in the Fields

24 September 2022

The third day of Terra Madre 2022 saw a host of instructive, insightful workshops and presentations around the themes of bridging the urban-rural divide. We began the day in the Gino Strada Arena for a Food Talk by Geraldine Ezquerra, a researcher of Environmental Sociology at the University of Havana, Cuba, on the McDonalidization of society, and …

Regenerative dialog: The conferences

3 August 2022

The Conferences of Terra Madre 2022 are the center stage for the debate around #RegenerAction and how we can turn our ides into tangible change on every level, everywhere. These are hybrid conferences, with a live audience in the Kyoto Room of the Environment Park in Turin, and online, to ensure the widest possible participation. Our online …

Indigenous Entrepreneurs Inspiring New Agroecological Projects

25 February 2020 Paula Thomas

On day three of Indigenous Terra Madre Pueblos de América in Tloala, Mexico, the delegates visited Cabañas Buenavista, an ecovillage perched on the hill of the Sierra Norte overlooking the valley and mountains around. Surrounded by the spectacular view, the delegates listened to Rosio and Adelfo tell their story. They welcomed delegates with traditional local …

The Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Stand Together

22 February 2020 Paula Thomas

Surrounded by a misty green forest the Nahua community in Tlaola welcomed the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with warm hospitality and nourishing food as a vehicle to discuss pressing topics affecting their communities. “We need to return the value our food and tradition deserve, it keeps us connected to our land and our ancestry, …

Indigenous Nahua Women Break Barriers

13 February 2020 Paula Thomas

The Nahua indigenous women and their youth welcome the Indigenous Terra Madre Pueblos de America to their homeland of Tlaola, a town in the state of Puebla, Mexico. These women have been working for almost three decades to develop and grow their local projects and their business, Mopampa. In 1992, a group of Nahua women …

A recipe from the Cooks’ Alliance: the Importance of indigenous traditions to Claudia Albertina Ruiz Sántiz

22 November 2019

The traditions of the indigenous Maya people have profoundly influenced the life path of Claudia Albertina Ruiz Sántiz, a Mexican chef from San Juan Chamula in the state of Chiapas, taking her from her home region to some of Mexico City’s top restaurants and finally back to her roots. From an early age Claudia challenged …

Slow Food in Peru and its young people’s network organize SISAY

22 November 2019

The Latin American Congress of Young Farmers, to build the future of good, clean and fair food for everyone, from October 28 to 31, 2019 in Barranco, Lima, Peru. SISAY, from the Quechua word for “blooming”, is a unique gathering and learning event facilitated by the Slow Food network in Peru, for young people committed …

A victory for good, clean and fair food for everyone: children Amazonas will have indigenous food for school meals!

21 November 2019

In early November, 26 indigenous Sateré-Mawé producers signed an agreement with the Municipality of Maués in Amazonas to supply their good, clean and fair products to indigenous municipal schools in Amazonas. The agreement will remain in place for one year and is worth approximately R$103,000 (approx. $26,000), and around 50 indigenous municipal schools in Maués, …