Food for the cities programme

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Germany

The German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture is a primary partner of FAO’s Food for the Cities/City Region Food System Programme. It provides financial support for projects in city regions in Sri Lanka and Zambia.

 

 

 

 

RUAF Foundation

The RUAF Foundation is the main partner of FAO’s Food for the Cities/City Region Food System Programme in developing a common vision on the City Region Food Systems approach. The RUAF Foundation is a global network with centres in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Europe. It is a leading centre of expertise in the field of (intra- and peri-) urban agriculture and city region food strategies. They have implemented projects in city regions in Canada, the Netherlands and Ecuador.

Local partners

African Centre for Cities

Alcadía de Medellín

Antananarivo City Council 

Colombo Municipal Council

Kigali City Council 

Kitwe City Council

Lusaka City Council

Melbourne City Council 

Tamale City Council 

The Copperbelt University

University of Zambia