Earlier this week, the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA) announced a new strategy for increasing the number of tourists visiting Georgia to experience the country’s food and wine. Gastronomic tourism, they say, has enormous potential for the country with the world’s oldest unbroken tradition of cultivating wine grapes and the
For the third consecutive year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced an increase in the number of people suffering from hunger. In the case of Latin America and the Caribbean, 39,3 million people live undernourished in the region, an increase of 400 000 people since 2016. According
Expectations are growing in the European Regions of Gastronomy, where local competitions are being held to select the finalists who will compete in the European Young Chef Award 2018, to be held in Galway-West of Ireland, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2018 on 25-26 November. Young talents from the different
“I used the best that my region can offer in terms of seasonal products to create a fresher version of the traditional Vincisgrassi dish” said Daniele Coccetti, the finalist selected to represent Terra di Marca in the upcoming European Young Chef Award 2018, to be held in Galway-West of Ireland,
IGCAT expert and theatre director, Jessica Litwak joined IGCAT for four intensive working days in August, to share her wisdom, techniques and templates for building a theatre script with IGCAT’s President Dr. Diane Dodd. The play script is the brainchild of Diane Dodd that has been brought to life through
IGCAT’s President, Dr. Diane Dodd had the opportunity to join the first Arts Summit for Southern African (ASSA), 21-23 August 2018 in Namibia. The summit operated under the title Human creativity is a vital economic, social and cultural resource, a topic that is very close to IGCAT’s heart. Patrick Sam, Chair of the
A Million Food Stories of Coimbra Region (Portugal) was the title of the bid that won the hearts of an international jury of experts that officially recommended the region for the European Region of Gastronomy 2021 award at a press conference on 27 July 2018. The announcement took place in front of
Slovenia has been officially recommended to be awarded the title of European Region of Gastronomy 2021 by an international jury of experts on 20 July 2018. The announcement took place during a press conference organised at Ljubljana Castle in front of local and national media and followed the official presentation
Two European Regions of Gastronomy have been internationally recognised as bucket list foodie destinations by Epicure food magazine, demonstrating how the title can boost local gastronomy as a unique selling point for regions. Riga-Gauja, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2017 and Barcelona (Catalonia, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2016) are highlighted among the 10
Central Denmark Region has announced the allocation of 1 million euro over three years to secure the legacy of its European Region of Gastronomy 2017 title. As part of the region’s Growth Plan 2016-2020, the European Region of Gastronomy programme has a strategic role in supporting regional sustainable development by strengthening cross-sectoral collaboration
There are more than 815 million malnourished people in the world today. Almost 243 million of these are in Africa, where the problem is highest. Unfortunately, development organisations may be making food insecurity worse as they push the most advanced forms of agriculture to the detriment of other food systems. These include
The spotlight was on reinventing traditional recipes using local produce as Slovenia European Region of Gastronomy candidate 2021 held its first National Preliminary competition of the European Young Chef Award (EYCA). With a creative dish of Bohinj trout, red beet sauce and buckwheat popcorn, Rok Žurman took home first prize
Fiji and the Pacific Region, for the first time hosted the United National World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) 30th Joint Meeting of the Commission of East Asia and Pacific (CAP) and Commission of the South Asian (CSA). The Joint Commission Meeting was preceded by a Regional Seminar on Climate Change, Biodiversity
Climate change will heighten the risk of production shocks across the world’s biggest crop producers, a new study finds. The 1972-74 food price crisis is the stuff of policy legend. At a time when grain prices had been declining for decades, the global price of wheat tripled in the space
By 2050, the world’s population is expected to reach 9.8 billion. With limited land, and intensive farming already causing irreversible environmental damage, how can we feed the world without exhausting its natural resources? All over Vietnam it’s transplanting season. In every direction farmers with their famous conical hats are pushing
No matter how tiny a place is when its gastronomy is big enough to delight the palates of the most enthusiastic foodies. The gastronomic wonders of Sant Pol de Mar (Barcelona) were on showcase at the 5th Gastronomic Fair of Sant Pol de Mar (5ª Mostra Gastronòmica de Sant Pol de Mar) on 15-16 June
