Think globally, Eat locally

1. Slow food

1.1. Non-proft eco-gastronomic organization founded by Carlo Petrini in Italy in 1989. • Symbol: Snail (culinary specialty); • Aim: to prevent the disappearance of local food traditions and counteract fast food and fast life; • Philosophy: Slow food is good, Clean and Fair • Projects: The Ark of Taste, Presidia, Ten Thousand Gardens in Africa and Terra Madre

1.2. 0 km food

1.2.1. • Food produced, sold, eaten locally; • Non-industrial food/No Transport involved.

2. Organic food

2.1. • organic farming; • low environmental impact; • crop rotation; • strict limits on pesticides, fertilisers, food additives.

2.1.1. GMOs (Genetic Modified Organisms)

2.1.1.1. • living organisms subjected to genetic Alterations: Cloning, Growth hormones, Adding Genes to plants. • Advantages: cheap, fast, Large quantities. • Disadvantages: a problem for small producers, possible health risks, a Threat to biodiversity.

3. Hunger and Malnutrition

3.1. Main causes of hunger in the world: Poverty, wars and conficts, Insuficient investment in agriculture, Climate changes and extreme weather, food wastage, Unstable markets. Main effects of hunger: • increased vulnerability to illnesses and Infection; • fewer opportunities for Physical and economy development.

3.1.1. Talking action against hunger

3.1.1.1. • FAO stand for (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) was founded in Canada in 1945 • to help Defeat hunger in the world