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CITYFOOD: Linking Cities on Urban Agriculture and Urban Food Systems
Cities present constraints but also opportunities for building sustainable urban food systems. They can preserve food diversity, stimulate food innovations (short supply chains, urban agriculture, new forms of supply procurement, etc.), and have the potential to optimize resource management, infrastructure and waste recycling. Examples of successful city food strategies include: Promoting and integrating urban agriculture…
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CITYFOOD network brochure
The ICLEI-RUAF CITYFOOD network aims to accelerate local and regional government action on sustainable and resilient city-region food systems by combining networking with training, policy guidance and technical expertise.
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City region food systems. What and why
This brochure describes and operationalises the concept of a city region food system.
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City Region Food System Indicator Framework
The City Region Food System (CRFS) indicator framework is a practical assessment and planning tool to help cities to assess and plan sustainable CRFS.
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Policy brief: Integrated development of biogas in West Africa
Policy brief on integrated development of biogas in West Africa based on findings from the Western Africa Bio-wastes for Energy and Fertilizer project.
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European case studies on Governance of Territorial Food Systems
This report was developed in the context of GouTer, a 3-year research-action project. It contains 12 European city case studies on food system governance.
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Urban Agriculture Magazine no. 33 – Urban Agroecology
This issue of the Urban Agriculture Magazine by RUAF and the Centre for Agroecology Water and Resilience documents the emerging field of urban agroecology.
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Sustainable Diets for All – International Position Paper
Short paper the Sustainable Diets for All programme that helps low-income communities improve their access to sustainable, diverse and nutritious food.
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Urban Agriculture Magazine no. 32 – Urban Food-Waste-Energy Nexus and the Private Sector
This issue of the Urban Agriculture Magazine discusses this urban-food-waste-energy nexus with a focus on the role of the private sector.
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Assessing and Planning Sustainable City Region Food Systems: Insights from Two Latin American Cities
This article analyses the content, definition and delimitations of the City Region Food Systems concept by presenting two case studies from Latin America.