In 2013, the City of Ghent, RUAF partner, launched its Gent en Garde Food Policy that includes five strategic goals to pave the way for a sustainable food system for Ghent. Inspired by a similar approach in Bristol and Toronto, the City of Ghent set up a ‘food council’.
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