Gastronomy as a key to local development, cross-sectoral collaboration, engaging local communities, the importance of education and life-long...
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IGCAT and the European Region of Gastronomy Platform consolidate their vision for a better future. With the aim of stimulating engaging...
MoreBoosting local economies: developing the MicroEcoRegion of Ter Gavarres
On Wednesday 21 June, IGCAT participated to a meeting organised by EcoRegió Catalunya and the Municipality of Celrà (Girona) at the Centre de...
MoreEuropean Sweets Itineraries – End or Beginning?
The European Sweets Itineraries (ESI) is a European project co-funded by the European COSME programme which aims to offer new educational...
MoreGastronomy and culture as niche products for youth-friendly tourism
Students take part in pilot #IGCAT project set to monitor new models for an educational approach to local cultures and...
MoreHow India can learn to tackle climate change from its indigenous communities
Phrang Roy, better known as Bah Phrang, works to preserve the knowledge of indigenous communities to ensure the children of today do not lose...
MorePeople need affordable food – Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
FOOD and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva has said that declining prices could thwart international efforts...
MoreTourism and local culture can fuel chinese rural economy
Yanqing, a national ecological demonstration base, will be one of the sites for the 2022 Winter Olympics. In the past four years, with an...
MoreVisiting a Favela Community in Rio de Janeiro
Favela tours in Rio de Janeiro are a controversial subject. As Rio has been working to pacify many of the communities with the UPP (Police...
MoreWhen Tourism and Sports Team Up for Development and Peace
The Rio Olympics will be held from September 5th to 21st 2016 and will be the first ever Olympic Games in South America. According to the...
MorePlan to Boost Mizen Tourism with a Community Partnership Strategy
A PLAN to develop a single Mizen Peninsula brand, promote economic diversification and establish a formal network of historical assets for...
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