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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…
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Call for papers: Levering Sustainable Food Systems to Address Climate Change—Possible Transformations
Sustainability – Special Issue: “Levering Sustainable Food Systems to Address Climate Change—Possible Transformations”. Guest editors: Dr. Alison Blay-Palmer; Dr. Patricia Ballamingie; Dr. Irena Knezevic; Dr. Erin Nelson; and, Dr. Andrew Spring The clock is ticking. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2018), we have until 2030 to enact unprecedented changes to avoid the…
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Gent en Garde wins UN Global Climate Action Award
Ghent en Garde: Creating Structural Change through Local Food Policy City of Ghent, a strategic partner of RUAF, was one of the first European cities to launch its own urban food policy (in 2013). Ghent’s urban food policy demonstrates the potential to transform the food systems at the local urban level. Ghent en Garde has…
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Ghent’s food policy: setting a leading example through a participative approach
Katrien Verbeke, Food Policy Coordinator, City of Ghent (Belgium) zur Tagung “Nachhaltige Ernährung” @Schweizerischen Städteverbandes
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Distance learning courses on urban agriculture and urban food security
The RUAF Foundation in cooperation with Ryerson University (Canada) developed 4 distance learning courses (each containing 14 learning modules) on urban agriculture and urban food security. Understanding Urban Agriculture. Includes modules on the definition of the urban agriculture; its history and actual trends; the stakeholders in urban agriculture; its benefits and risks; its constraints and…
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Interview with Barbara Emanuel, manager of the Toronto Food Strategy
Interview with RUAF partner Barbara Emanuel manager of the Toronto Food Strategy at the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Meeting in Montpellier, October 2019.
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Podcast series on sustainable food
The Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, one of the RUAF partners, launched a podcast series. The podcast shares positive changes in the ways we produce, gather, eat, dispose of and understand our food. Handpicked: Stories from the Field presents the real-life stories of farmers, academics, community partners, policy makers and activists as they work…
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Event: We feed the city
6 December 2019, Belgium In 8 interactive workshops, you discover how Rikolto and its partners work towards a sustainable food transition, in cities around the globe. We travel from Leuven to Hanoi. From Quito to Arusha. From Solo to Tegucigalpa. Don’t expect a presentation of what Rikolto is doing! We especially want to stimulate discussions…