Harare – (New Ziana) Zimbabwe will in July this year host the first United Nations Tourism Africa Gastronomic Forum in the resort town of Victoria Falls, a cabinet Minister said on Tuesday.
Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr. Jenfan Muswere said, the first on the African continent, the forum will be held from the 26th to the 28th of July.
He said Zimbabwe was chosen to host the Forum in the wake of an
exceptional exhibition of the country’s culture and cuisine by a
Zimbabwean delegation at a similar Forum held in Spain in October 2023.
“Zimbabwe received 100 scholarships from UN Tourism, during the Forum in
Spain, targeting Zimbabwean beneficiaries.
“The scholarships have all been
taken up by students in Culinary Departments and Schools across
Zimbabwe. All the country’s ten provinces benefitted from the scholarships,” he said.
Muswere said Government was in the process of establishing a Gastronomy
Tourism Academy in Victoria Falls to serve Zimbabwe and the whole of
Africa.
He added that the prestigious event in Victoria Falls will further validate His Excellency
the President’s untiring efforts to establish the country as a global leader in
Heritage-based Tourism and Hospitality.
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