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FAO and the Self-Employed Women’s Association Announce Partnership

FAO and the Self-Employed Women’s Association Announce Partnership
19 September 2016

Recently, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced that it will start a partnership with the Self-Employed Women’s Association...

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The European Sweets Itineraries are ready for the students

The European Sweets Itineraries are ready for the students
19 September 2016

The second European Sweets Itineraries platform meeting was held in Lisbon on the 6 and 7 September 2016. The platform partners presented...

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Barbados recognised for commitment to sustainable tourism

Barbados recognised for commitment to sustainable tourism
17 September 2016

Barbados has been recognised by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) for its...

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What happens when a few big companies control the world’s food production?

What happens when a few big companies control the world’s food production?
16 September 2016

When Terry Boehm started farming 35 years ago, he could choose from more than 100 varieties of canola seeds to plant on his farm in Saskatchewan...

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Anna Lindh Foundation unveils MED FORUM programme

Anna Lindh Foundation unveils MED FORUM programme
16 September 2016

Ahead of Anna Lindh Foundation’s MED FORUM 2016, a launch event has taken place on the theme of “legacy” with a focus on how to...

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Breckenridge Creative Arts honored with Governor’s Tourism Award

Breckenridge Creative Arts honored with Governor’s Tourism Award
15 September 2016

On Thursday, Sept. 15, Breckenridge Creative Arts received the 2016 Governor’s Tourism Award for Outstanding Community Tourism Initiative. The...

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Jury visit: Tasting the seasons in the South Aegean

Jury visit: Tasting the seasons in the South Aegean
14 September 2016

The South Aegean, comprising of 50 inhabited islands accounts for one of the most diversified and nutritional diets in Europe.  Their bid to...

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Maria Fernanda Di Giacobbe is awarded the first Basque Culinary World Priza

Maria Fernanda Di Giacobbe is awarded the first Basque Culinary World Priza
12 September 2016

The first Basque Culinary World Prize was formally awarded at a special celebration gala held last night at the San Telmo Museum in San Sebastian...

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Going digital is Cancon´s biggest challenge, Heritage Minister says

Going digital is Cancon´s biggest challenge, Heritage Minister says
12 September 2016

The biggest challenge facing Canada’s cultural industry is not the quality of its creative output, but finding better ways to export the material...

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Interview: Claus Meyer, food visionary and philanthropist

Interview: Claus Meyer, food visionary and philanthropist
12 September 2016

Chef, author, television personality, catalyst for social and culinary change, businessman and philanthropist Claus Meyer co-founded Noma...

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Timisoara, together with Arad will be European Capital of Culture in 2021

Timisoara, together with Arad will be European Capital of Culture in 2021
12 September 2016

IGCAT congratulates Timisoara following its announcement as Romania’s European Capital of Culture in 2021. The European Commission made the...

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The nexus between agriculture and nutrition

The nexus between agriculture and nutrition
9 September 2016

Availability of food’ and ‘Access to food’ have always been subjects of discussion on food security. It took a long time to...

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