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The social and informal economy of food: reports on community food initiatives
Special issue of Canadian Food Studies on The social and informal economy of food offers a set of papers and reports that detail the work of several community food initiatives, links observations to literature, and invites others to engage. Contents: Introduction to the special issue on the social and informal economy of food – Irena…
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Certificate programme in food security
Do you have a keen passion and interest in food security? Then, register today for our post-degree Certificate in Food Security! What will you learn? The certificate explores the challenges of creating sustainable food systems based on social justice and democratic decision-making that will ensure the right of dignified access to healthy food. The program’s…
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UN Global Climate Action Awards – Interview with Ghent as winner
Representatives from three award-winning projects will take the stage at COP25, showcasing planetary health solutions from across the world. One of the winners is the City of Ghent. Watch the interview with Katrien Verbeke (min 10-14).
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Alison Blay-Palmer named UNESCO Chair in Food, Biodiversity and Sustainability
Wilfrid Laurier University Professor Alison Blay-Palmer (RUAF partner) has been named United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Chair in Food, Biodiversity and Sustainability Studies. Led in Canada by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, the prestigious UNESCO Chairs program promotes international inter-university cooperation in key priority areas for the agency. The chair program involves…
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CITYFOOD Network Update November 2019
View this email in your browser CITYFOOD Network Update November 2019 Eight great ideas to tackle food insecurity from industrial legacy cities Formerly industrial cities are showing how food systems can be made more equitable and sustainable. Deindustrialization has left industrial legacy cities with large tracts of under-utilised land and infrastructure that offer…
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New Perspectives on Food Democracy: download publication
New Perspectives on Food Democracy (2019, Volume 7, Issue 4) Special issue of Politics and Governance Edited by Basil Bornemann and Sabine Weiland With the overall intention of stimulating the debate on food democracy, this thematic issue aims to shed fresh light on the complex relationship between food and democracy in different contexts. New theoretical…
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Designing Urban Food Policies
This Open Access book is for scientists and experts who work on urban food policies. It provides a conceptual framework for understanding the urban food system sustainability and how it can be tackled by local governments. Written by a collective of researchers, this book describes the existing conceptual frameworks for an analysis of urban food…
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Shifting from Industrial Agriculture to Diversified Agroecological Systems in China
In this latest book (Open Access) in the Reclaiming Diversity and Citizenship Series published by the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Zehchong Si offers a new perspective on how to shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems in China. This book draws upon the framework of the IPES-Food report (from Uniformity to Diversity)…
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The subtle relationship between food policy councils and mayors
Urban Food Futures’ latest article: The subtle relationship between food policy councils and mayors. Researchers looked into the effect of a mayor’s political support on a local food policy groups (such as ‘food policy councils‘ and ‘food partnerships’). They showed that the mayor’s support can be a great asset, but can also be, in some instances,…
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Spotlight: Urban farmers’ networks in East Africa
The urban food policy community is alert to the benefits of higher-level Food Policy Councils and city food departments, but there is less attention on organisations dealing with urban food at community level. This means there is untapped potential for sharing experiences and learning between urban farmers’ networks in different city and country contexts. Any…