International News
Below are the recent press releases from Slow Food International. For more information please contact:
Paola Nano
Slow Food Press Office
internationalpress@slowfood.it
Hundreds of Events Organised Around the World to Celebrate 30 Years of Slow Food
In December, thousands of activists, members and supporters of the Slow Food network across the globe will be involved in organizing celebrations to mark the 30th anniversary since the signing of the Slow Food Manifesto, which took place in Paris in 1989. Part of the...
Slow Food Experiences get Airbnb travelers off the most common tourist routes to discover the real thing
Slow Food, the global network of local communities committed to defending biodiversity as well as traditional and sustainable methods of food production in 160 countries all over the world, is also promoting innovative ways of travelling that get people to the heart...
Young Indigenous Peoples to Present an Action Plan to Shape the Future of the African Food System
From December 3rd–7th, delegates from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Malawi and South Africa will gather in Nakuru, Kenya, to participate in the event “Shaping the future of food system in Africa”. Delegates are members of the...
“Chefs have a role to play in fighting the climate crisis”: the message of the Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance gathering in Bologna
The Italian Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance closed its gathering in Bologna (Italy) today, with a strong message for cooks all over the world, and in particular to those 1,125 who are already part of the Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance in 25 countries, from Canada to India, from...
Australian Federal Government and the Opposition sign off on uncontrolled genetic experiment
Slow Food in Australia is deeply disappointed that the Federal Government and the Labour party ignored calls from farmers, organic food producers and agricultural exporters to disallow amendments to the Gene Technology Regulations, submitting Australians to a...
GMO Foods for Australia
Unlabeled, untested Genetically Modified Foods, including animals, to be unleashed on Australian consumers, farmers and exporters if the Gene Technology Amendment is defeated in the Senate on 13 November 2019 Slow Food in Australia is calling on all members and...
Slow Food celebrates FAO’s World Food Day 2019
In the year of the 30th anniversary of its Manifesto, Slow Food renews its commitment: skills, visions and abilities which demonstrate that access to good, clean and fair food for all is possible. On October 16th, World Food Day, the FAO (Food and Agriculture...
Stop changes to the regulation of genetically modified food in Australia!
Slow Food says Gene Technology Amendment puts Australian families at risk of eating untested and unlabelled genetically modified foods, including animals. Amorelle Dempster, Slow Food International Councillor for Australia and Oceania, is leading the charge to stop...
Syrian women food producers learn new skills from Italian farmers
Slow Food and FAO team up to revive Syria’s agriculture 27 August 2019, Rome/Damascus - Slow Food and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are organizing a study tour this week in northwest Italy for a group of Syrian small-scale women...
Cheese 2019
Conferences and debates put the spotlight on farmers, herders and cheesemakers The twelfth edition of Cheese, in Bra (Italy) from September 20-23 presents a program of conferences dedicated to crucial issues in the dairy sector, reaffirming its role as not only a...
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