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In spite of the many advancements made to build a more sustainable and just future, we are at a tipping point for life on our planet, with numerous crises at the local, national and global scale. The current globalized and highly industrialized food system that serves cities, no longer supports our future. The RUAF Global […]

The Food Chain Global Food Champion is a UK-based competition hosted by the BBC. Running for the fifth time, this year’s award was aimed at youths around the world, aged between 18 and 30, who are trying to change how we deal with food and leave a lasting legacy on our relationship with it. This […]

At the 8th Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) Global Forum, held on 17-19 October 2022 under the theme “Food to Feed the Climate Justice: urban food solutions for a fairer world”, RUAF and partners discussed the critical role of cities and food in creating a just, inclusive and sustainable future. Jointly with FAO and […]

While urban areas only account for two percent of the earth’s surface, they contain half of our planets’ people. By 2050 that will even be an estimated two-thirds. They already consume nearly 80 percent of global food and energy produced. Also they generate about 70 percent of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and global waste, […]

The consequences of climate change are here. And we must act now. More sustainable and resilient food systems have the potential to address multiple challenges, and accelerate the implementation of several international agreements, including the New Urban Agenda and the Paris Climate Agreement. RUAF and partners work to transform urban agriculture and food systems in […]

This article was originally published on Hivos.  While the climate crisis poses a serious threat to global food security, the way we produce our food increases the pace and severity of climate change. But the consequences of these mutually reinforcing processes will be felt disproportionately by those least responsible for causing the problem: the urban […]