Description: 

The two-day conference aims to provide space for discussion on key aspects related to access to good food in Bulgaria: 

• Challenges to Food Systems with a focus on security and sustainability 

• Schools and Food with a focus professional education and food literacy 

• The Public Image of Food with a focus on culinary shows and youth initiatives 

• Opportunities opened by culinary festivals with a focus on tradition and tourism 

Access to Good Food Annual Awards’2021 will be announced in ten categories for contribution to the sustainable and safe food systems. 

The conference is held within the national initiative “Access to Good Food,” initiated by Bulgarian Meat Tradition Foundation in 2007 as part of a country-wide research project aiming at exploring practices and challenges before the Access to Good Food in Bulgaria. 

The project is based on the partnership and active participation of key partners in the food sector, acknowledged below.

Participants are representatives of state executive bodies, supervision and control bodies, municipal bodies, NGOs, schools, kindergartens, farmers, small and medium businesses in the food sector, hospitality managers, chefs, nutritionists, researchers. 

The conference marks the end of the National Access to Good Food Week when dozens of initiatives promoting sustainable and safe food production and consumption take place in different parts of the country. The symbol of the WEEK is the GREEN CARD– everybody holds high the GREEN CARDS in support of the access to good food. Thousands of GREEN CARDS are held annually.  

Agenda: 

Access to Good Food Annual Awards Ceremony 2021 

Discussion Panel 1: Access to Good Food: Challenges to Food Systems 

Discussion Panel 2: Access to Good Food: Schools and Food 

Discussion Panel 3: Access to Good Food: The Public Image 

Discussion Panel 4: Access to Good Food: Culinary Tourism 

The dialogue will be a Teams meeting: 

When: Oct 26, 2021 15:00 – 19:00 Central European Time 

Oct 27, 2021 15:00 – 19:00 Central European Time 

Register in advance for this meeting: https://www.dobrahrana.info/registration2021/  

After registering, you will receive a personalized link for access to the two days of the conference.