Plant Production and Protection

Publications

Thematic highlights
All publications
06/2023

To achieve impact towards implementing the 2030 Agenda, the GPC developed 20 actionable recommendations. The recommendations encompass all the thematic areas highlighted in the GPC.

Global Conference on Sustainable Plant ProductionPlant ProductionPlant Protection
05/2023

The CRFS Assessment and Planning Handbook provides comprehensive guidance to local food system stakeholders on building resilience to multiple shocks and stresses. It specifically targets technical staff in local and national institutions and practitioners involved in the implementation of the city region food system approach.

Agrifood systemsCity region food systemsFood ChainsRural-urban foodSustainability
07/2021

The purpose of this handbook is to provide practical guidance for any city wishing to adopt and implement a monitoring framework of its urban food policy, tailored to its own context and reflecting recommendations from the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP).

Food policiesFrameworksRural urban relationsUrban horticulture
06/2022

The sourcebook comes with an annex publication with 6 in-depth case studies in six cities around the world: Quito (Ecuador), Leuven (Belgium), Dakar (Senegal), Arusha (Tanzania), Surakarta (Indonesia) and Tegucigalpa (Honduras). The case studies cover UPA policies, challenges, and practices under themes like land, water, labor, finance, agronomy, value chain, and governance. A comparative analysis provides generalizable lessons and recommendations for planners and policymakers.

Agronomic practicesCase studyUrban and peri-urban AgricultureUrban greening
11/2022

This leaflet is a simple overview of the Green Cities Initiative that focuses on improving the urban environment, strengthening urban-rural linkages and the resilience of urban systems, services and populations to external shocks.

Agrifood systemsSustainabilitySustainable Agrifood SytemsUrban and peri-urban AgricultureUrban greening