RUAF accelerates food systems
transformation in cities and city regions
around the world
News and Views
Youth agency at the table: insights from the 2025 Milan Global Forum
When young people are invited to shape agendas, rather than just listen, they play a critical role in determining how to transform food systems for their own futures.
RUAF Youth Working Group connects global policy to local action: reflections on the CFS recommendations
Members of the RUAF YWG have shared valuable insights on how the CFS Youth Policy Recommendations apply in their local contexts.
Urban Agriculture Magazine #42: urban agriculture as heritage
Urban agriculture (UA) is a phenomenon as old as cities themselves. Seen by some as a curiosity and by others as a survival strategy, it is also recognized as an element of sustainable urban development.
Food is an effective entry point to improve a city’s resilience. It impacts many other urban issues such as transportation, health, land use and waste management.
Urban Agriculture Magazine
RUAF projects
Consultancy services
RUAF provides consultancy services to partners and clients working on urban and city region food systems worldwide
Documentation and knowledge systematisation
City-to-city exchange
Multi-stakeholder process facilitation
Food system assessment and monitoring
Training and capacity building
25 years
Founded in 2000, RUAF is now in its 25th year. Over the course of RUAF’s evolution, the original focus on urban agriculture has broadened to urban food systems.
40 magazines
RUAF has published 40 issues of its flagship Urban Agriculture Magazine, each issue exploring a theme related to urban and city region food systems research, policy, and practice.
100+ cities
Through projects and programmes, RUAF Partners support food systems transformation for sustainability and resilience in more than 100 cities around the globe.