Reef Saudi launches bee clinics in major cities in Kingdom
The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program, or Reef Saudi, has launched bee clinics in Jeddah, Jazan, Madinah and Abha, providing examination, diagnosis, guidance and aids to beekeepers, and empowering small producers. The bee clinics will provide beekeepers with a guide manual, collect and examine samples, send instructions for development according to the samples, develop and […]
IGCAT and Slow Food join forces to support sustainable food futures
IGCAT and Slow Food have joined forces to support the safeguard and promotion of cultural, food and biodiversity. This new collaboration was formalised on 15 December at the Saudi Feast Food Festival in Riyadh, where a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between President of IGCAT, Diane Dodd PhD and Director General of Slow Food, Paolo Di Croce. Thanks to the Culinary […]
Aseer to be awarded World Region of Gastronomy 2024
The Aseer region (Saudi Arabia) will be officially awarded the title of World Region of Gastronomy 2024 by IGCAT. They will be the first region outside Europe to earn this important accolade that recognises Aseer’s commitment to local sustainable development. After evaluating the bid book, Marhaban Alf – Aseer the Region of a 1000 Welcomes, […]
Aseer recommended for World Region of Gastronomy 2024 title
An international jury comprising of four international experts accompanied by IGCAT’s President, Diane Dodd PhD considered the application of Aseer region for the title World Region of Gastronomy 2024. After reviewed the bid book submitted on 31 December 2021 they took part in a jury visit to the region from 27 February until 1 March […]
Winners of the Food Film Menu 2021 triumph at Amorgos Festival
Two films from IGCAT’s Food Film Menu 2021 triumphed at the 12th Amorgos Tourism Film Festival, held on 4-9 November 2021 on the island of Amorgos (South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2019). A Food and Love Story from Menorca, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2022 and Tastes of Al-Hasah, from Saudi Arabia were […]
Winners of IGCAT’s Food Film Menu 2021 revealed
The short film A Food and Love Story from Menorca, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2022, was selected as Best European Film Overall of the Food Film Menu 2021, organised by IGCAT in collaboration with the European and World Regions of Gastronomy Platforms. Produced by Bendito Films for the Consell Insular de Menorca, A Food and Love Story is the first gastronomic short film made in Menorca. […]
