Sustainable Food Value Chains Knowledge Platform

Food for the Cities - Food Supply and Distribution Policies to Reduce Urban Food Insecurity

2000

This guide intends to brief the Mayors, City Executives and Urban Planners, including specialists in food production, market development, public health, environment, forestry and agroforestry, on the compelling need for food supply and distribution policies and programmes. It stresses the necessity for a proper understanding of local conditions, an interdisciplinary, intersectoral and participatory approach to finding sustainable solutions, a forecast of urban food security and collaboration between institutions and organizations. The direct involvement of the private sector is essential for sustainable planning decisions.

Countries: Non-country specific
Commodities: Non-Commodity specific
Topics: Wholesale and retail distribution, Business enabling environment upgrading
Personal author: Olivio Argenti
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Type: Discussion, Tool
Format: Document
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