Friday, January 23, 2015
Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor
Mention "slow food" and it's hard not to think of a more affluent crowd of foodies and hipsters who have the luxury to think in highly intentional ways about how and what they eat. In fact, though, that's an unfair stereotype and this is a movement that, among other things, has long been working to help poor farmers and fishermen in developing countries improve their practices by embracing the slow food movement.
In turn, that global work—particularly by Slow Food USA, which has a robust international program—has caught the attention of some funders in the development space, including the Ford Foundation. The initiative’s primary focus is on funding innovative ways to improve the economic security of rural residents in developing countries....