In the war on food waste in America — a nation that spends more than $218 billion a year growing, processing, transporting and disposing of food that is never eaten — food banks are increasingly on the front line. According to Natural Resources Defense Council, up to 40 percent of
It’s easy enough to buy a handful of heirloom tomatoes at a local farmers market. But what if you need 400 or even 4,000 of them? What if you want to bring this kind of produce to large restaurants, grocery stores, or school and prison cafeterias? Scaling sustainable agriculture has
The fate of Thailand’s most beautiful marine environment came into a negative light last year from the entry fee collection scandal and a series of embarrassing news on environmental degradation. Coral reefs in the national park suffered from bleaching as seawater temperature rose to 34°C, forcing the DNP to close
The Kimchi is a spicy fermented cabbage salad with a 3,000 year-history which has become emblematic of South Korean gastronomy. So much so, the country even has a museum dedicated to kimchi, considered part of the “Korean DNA.” At a time when its citizens are increasingly opting to buy kimchi
The Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage yesterday launched five books revolving around the intangible cultural heritages in the country. Authority Intangible Cultural Heritages Registration Senior Expert Gezahagn Girma said that the Authority is doing its level best to preserve intangible cultural heritages through studying, registering and finally
The Slow Food international president and founder was in Kenya to firm up collaborations with local organizations and partners towards the movement’s first congress in the African region in 2017. He urged FAO to identify unique and unrecognized food products that deserve to be included in the international catalogue of
According to the article from SumOfUs.org, the proposed merger would violate a court order that was part of a U.S. Department of Justice consent decree and the primary U.S. anti-trust merger statute, the Clayton Act. The merger would eliminate direct competition between two of the largest players in the farm supply
The Region of South Aegean enters in the final straight to win the title of European Region of Gastronomy 2019 with the submission of its bid book to IGCAT on July 31, 2016, deadline for bidding. For the preparation of the bid book, which includes the entire web of actions
In tandem with the honor bestowed the Riga-Gauja Region – the title of ‘’European Gastonomy Region 2017”, Chef Dzintars Kristovskis from the restaurant ‘’Valmiermuižas vēstniecība Rīgā”, has been appointed official Ambassador. Dzintars has been a part of the profession for eleven years, marking the last four as the most fruitful. During this period, he has
IGCAT welcomed to the office, Larissa Uwase, IGCAT’s expert from Rwanda, who is breaking new ground in food and nutrition. Larissa has been recently recognised as a top female innovator in Africa at the World Economic Forum. Larissa co-owns the CARL GROUP in Kigali, Rwanda that is working to improve the health
The wine expert Maurizio Zanella, has been chosen to represent East Lombardy, European Region of Gastronomy 2017 and explain the importance of the Award to promote food and wine tourism, with a special attention on local cuisine and sustainable food production. East Lombardy, a region celebrating the title, European Region of
Conducted by the World Food Travel Association together with one of the IGCAT’s expert and Coordinator of East Lombardy, European Region of Gastronomy 2017 Roberta Garibaldi, for the italian market, the Food Travel Monitor is the first global research study for food and drink travellers has been presented in a
IGCAT has designed a summer course for students coming mainly from Latin America at EUHTSTPOl. During a 2 week intensive summer course that includes a number of modules on culinary arts and hospitality, IGCAT provides 12 hours of training in strategic events planning. The training looks at the importance of
At the end of June Roberta Garibaldi, italian expert for IGCAT, took part in the 6th ICOT conference, together with many other experts from all over the world. During the conference, important questions were addressed, such as: what have been/will be the most significant changes in tourism demand and supply?
The International network for contemporary performing arts, released the mapping “Creation and Displacement. Developing New Narratives Around Migration”, that presents some of the artistic projects taking place in Europe and internationally with a focus on support, solidarity and engagement with refugees and migrants. According to IETM, as the media narrative
The European Cultural Foundation’s third Idea Camp focuses on the theme Moving Communities. The Idea Camp 2017 will bring together 50 participants from all over Europe and neighbouring countries, whose groundbreaking ideas demonstrate a desire to encourage political imagination, build bridges and help develop a society with a stronger sense
