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Making sustainability a consideration in trade.

Making sustainability a consideration in trade.
1 June 2016
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New agency focuses on food sustainability

New agency focuses on food sustainability
1 June 2016
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South Africa: Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa-Mzanzi

South Africa: Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa-Mzanzi
30 May 2016
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Ending the culture of food waste in Luxembourg

Ending the culture of food waste in Luxembourg
30 May 2016
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Aarhus named ‘second best place in Europe’ by Lonely Planet

Aarhus named ‘second best place in Europe’ by Lonely Planet
29 May 2016
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City of Gastronomy honor is about more than food

City of Gastronomy honor is about more than food
29 May 2016
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A taste of culture: How food becomes borderless, travelling across countries and through time.

A taste of culture: How food becomes borderless, travelling across countries and through time.
26 May 2016
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A feast for the eyes and a taste for fiction: the literature of food

A feast for the eyes and a taste for fiction: the literature of food
26 May 2016
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Brazil: Contrasting Agricultural Landscapes

Brazil: Contrasting Agricultural Landscapes
26 May 2016
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Slow Food President Carlo Petrini named FAO special Ambassador Zero Hunger for Europe

Slow Food President Carlo Petrini named FAO special Ambassador Zero Hunger for Europe
26 May 2016
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Is digital farming the future of food?

Is digital farming the future of food?
24 May 2016
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Tribes create their own food laws to stop USADA from killing native food economies

Tribes create their own food laws to stop USADA from killing native food economies
24 May 2016
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Joan Roca

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.

FOOD FILM MENU

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Robert Oliver

Robert Oliver is founder of television media-led movement “Pacific Island Food Revolution” promoting local and healthy eating in the South Pacific.

WORLD FOOD GIFT CHALLENGE

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Ana Roš

Ana Roš is head chef and co-owner of 3-Michelin-starred restaurant Hiša Franko and was named World Best Female Chef in 2017.

IGCAT AMBASSADOR IN CATALONIA 2025

Ramon Sentmartí

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

EUROPEAN REGION OF GASTRONOMY AMBASSADOR

Robert Palmer

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

IGCAT AMBASSADOR IN CATALONIA 2025

Blanca Cros i Moll

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

EUROPEAN REGION OF GASTRONOMY AMBASSADOR

Francisco de Calheiros

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

IGCAT AMBASSADOR IN CATALONIA 2025

Lluís Serra

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

IGCAT HONORARY AMBASSADOR IN SOUTH AEGEAN 2019

George Hatzimarkos

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

IGCAT HONORARY AMBASSADOR

Votausi Mackenzie-Reur

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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