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SumOfUs new sign petition: This is in your food!

SumOfUs new sign petition: This is in your food!
11 October 2016

The global movement of consumers, investor and workers around the world, SumOfUs, has launched a new sign petition campaign that has the main...

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Better care for worker, environment essential for sustainable agriculture

Better care for worker, environment essential for sustainable agriculture
8 October 2016

Treating farm workers better and protecting the environment efficiently are the bases for providing the world with sustainable agriculture in the...

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People need affordable food – Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

People need affordable food – Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
7 October 2016

FOOD and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva has said that declining prices could thwart international efforts...

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Armenian hosts the 38th Plenary Session of the UNWTO affiliate members

Armenian hosts the 38th Plenary Session of the UNWTO affiliate members
6 October 2016

The 38th Plenary Session of the UNWTO Affiliate Members took place in Yerevan, Armenia between 1 and 4 October. The meeting discussed the latest...

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Canadian books and authors to be celebrated

Canadian books and authors to be celebrated
6 October 2016

The Frankfurt Book Fair 2020 Committee (CanadaFBM2020), formed by associations representing Canadian-owned book publishers, the Association of...

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Globalization having little effect on food choices

Globalization having little effect on food choices
6 October 2016

Walk through the produce aisle in a grocery store nearly anywhere in North America, and you are likely to find imported fruits and vegetables...

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Last-Chance Tourism Creates Paradox For Environmental Tourists

Last-Chance Tourism Creates Paradox For Environmental Tourists
5 October 2016

Many travellers have recently added another site to visit to their bucket list: Australia’s renowned Great Barrier Reef. Their motivation behind...

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Strategy to create broader cultural vision for Dublin

Strategy to create broader cultural vision for Dublin
4 October 2016

A five-year cultural strategy for Dublin is to be launched by the city council today. Based on work carried out for the unsuccessful bid to become...

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NSW Strategy champions Aboriginal arts and cultural leaders

NSW Strategy champions Aboriginal arts and cultural leaders
3 October 2016

Support for cultural industries is often focused on maintaining a bedrock of cultural and creative activity through annual or multi-year funding...

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Aarhus revolution focuses on fresh, wild and sustainable

Aarhus revolution focuses on fresh, wild and sustainable
3 October 2016

Aarhus is a culinary powerhouse in the making. Hailed as a simmering pot in the vast Nordic food revolution’s kitchen, Aarhus will be the...

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A Creativity for Development course (Crea4Dev) has just opened registrations

A Creativity for Development course (Crea4Dev) has just opened registrations
3 October 2016

A Creativity for Development course (Crea4Dev) has just opened registrations at the initiative of the United Nations Institute for Training and...

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World Tourism Day 2016 and the African Development Bank

World Tourism Day 2016 and the African Development Bank
28 September 2016

The travel and tourism industry is recognizing World Tourism Day. Founded in 1980 by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), each...

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Joan Roca is founder and head chef of 3-Michelin-starred restaurant El Celler de Can Roca and was named World Best Chef in 2017 and 2018.

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Managing Director of PRODECA, key stakeholder and supporter of Catalonia, World Region of Gastronomy 2025.

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Expert consultant in the cultural sector and former Director of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage at the Council of Europe.

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Expert in tourism and Head of European Programmes & International Relations at the Catalan Tourist Board.

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Minho IN aims to create synergies with other areas that share the same views on competitiveness and economic development.

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Lluís Serra

Director of EUHT StPOL, the inspiration behind the European Young Chef Award and supporter of the first two editions in Catalonia.

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George Hatzimarkos

Governor of South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy 2019 and a strong supporter of local culinary and cultural heritage.

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Chairlady of Regenerative Vanua with over 30 years experience in empowering and inspiring local communities in Vanuatu to make good food choices.

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