An efficient urban food policy needs a broad involvement of stakeholders, allowing horizontal (at the local level), vertical (with other territorial levels), and multisectorial coordinations. Such governance mechanisms are not easy to set.
That is why this section shares examples of participatory multi-level food governance, multi-stakeholder platforms or food councils, education and awareness raising campaigns, open data of food policies, internal organizations of local governments, partnerships with civil society, the private sector, universities and international organizations.
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In the 1950s, Vancouver Island farmers were responsible for 85 per cent of the region’s food supply, according to the Capital Region Food and Agricultural Initiatives Roundtable. But by the early aughts, food imports had increased to 85 per cent. City councillors in Victoria, B.C. passed a motion early April...
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The collection and sharing of concrete information is necessary and important. Canada has established a network of food communities to share concrete information on municipal, community and regional responses to COVID-19 (with ongoing sharing on strengthening the food system in cities, communities and regions currently funded for at least three...
Canada (North America)
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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Food Policy Networks project has compiled a list of resources, models/examples, funding, and other shared practices in COVID-19 response useful for food policy councils and other groups working at the local and state level. The resources focus on: 1_FPCs’ roles of convening, collaborating...
United States of America (North America)
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Governance and planning, Food production and ecosystem management, Food supply and distribution - Articles
The disruption to food systems from COVID-19 highlights the need to reconnect local production and consumption. City regions food system is part of a multi-level response. Key insights from various city regions all over the world (Antananarivo/Madagascar - Nairobi/Kenya - Kitwe/Zambia - Toronto/Canada - Quito/Ecuador - Melbourne/Australia).
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Governance and planning - Reports & Case Studies
From an initial meeting of the city’s Emergency Food Network, to the coordination of volunteers and organisations to run a central food processing hub, ensure food deliveries, and repurpose a number of services – find out how the food partnership, the Brighton and Hove City Council, the NHS and the...
United Kingdom (Europe)
2020 - Coll.