To develop and test, in a range of distinct urban settings, a process and set of tools to assist the responsible authorities in urban areas to address the food system issues, leading towards comprehensive and sustainable food system development plans.

Status of the project
CLOSED

• Developed a methodology for a rapid assessment of food systems for cities and a methodology enabling an appropriate environment for establishing a multi-stake holder social network/platform that may serve as basis for a food policy advisory council
• Established an evidence base and capacity building programme with targets across sectors and government levels.
• Developed tool based on previously developed instruments to analyse food systems.
• Collected data-collection through various approaches, including survey of consumers, traders, service providers, key informants, secondary data and statistics, direct observation.
• Categorized information and developed a food asset mapping.
• Disseminated information through a network tailored to members of the local food system network.
• Implemented food system analysis methodology in selected food supply chains and geographic areas and validate presence of dysfunctional points not contributing to equal , safe and nutritious food for all
• Organized multi-stakeholder workshops for validation and endorsement of reports.
• Formed partnerships with existing field programmes and local organizations.

• FAO’s Multipartner Programme Support Mechanism Medium-term final report 2014–17
• FAO’s Smarter investments Up-scaled development
• The NADHALI project
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