Nourishing Change: Transforming Food Systems for Health, Equity and Nutrition
Exploring Urban Food Challenges with Food Trails’ Crosscutting Managers Welcome to the initial articles of our colunm dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of the primary challenges related to sustainable urban food systems transformation. We will examine these challenges through the lens of the 4 pillars of the EU Food 2030 strategy, leveraging the expertise […]
Planting seeds of agrifood systems transformation in Europe
28 cities join the Food Trails Cascade learning programme Following its Call for Cascade Cities, the Food Trails project has selected 28 European local authorities from all over Europe to join its knowledge-sharing activities and learn from the 11 project partner cities’ experiences, innovative approaches, and solutions. The Cascade learning programme aims to transfer knowledge […]
Good food for all: cities at the forefront of food justice
In 2022, a shocking 8% of the European Union’s population could not afford a meal containing meat, fish, or a vegetarian equivalent every other day. At the same time, food prices in the EU skyrocketed by 18%, exacerbating food poverty, insecurity, and inequality. While recent months have seen a slowdown in inflation rates (5.9% in […]
Long-Term Living Lab Support Towards Food System Transformation
The Food2030 Project’s Family is thrilled to introduce its latest Policy Brief entitled “Long-term Living Lab Support towards Food System Transformation”, realized with the support of the European Commission’s Horizon Result Booster Service. About the Food 2030 Project Family The Food 2030 Project Family is composed of FoodSHIFT 2030, FoodE, Food Trails, Cities 2030, and […]
Food Trails Call for Cascade Cities: Applications closed!
The Food Trails project has opened a new call to identify and select +20 local authorities interested in joining the project’s knowledge-sharing activities and learning from the 11 Food Trails partner cities’ experiences.
Our food system is exhausted
A look back at the Brussels Urban Summit session on urban food policies
Finding innovative solutions to public challenges – The Food Trails’ Matchmaking Day
On 9 May, 2023, the most innovative European food-tech startups and SMEs gathered in Milan to participate in the Food Trails Matchmaking Day and meet partner cities and potential investors. The event aimed to facilitate strategic collaborations between the private and public sectors, fostering the transformation of European sustainable food systems. The Matchmaking Day, organised […]
Food Trails at the Edible Cities Network Conference 2023
The Food Trails cities of Copenhagen, Milan and Bordeaux Metropole took part in the second annual Edible Cities Network Conference, in Barcelona, 15 – 17 March 2023, on the theme “Advancing the Edible City.” The event provided a platform to researchers, policymakers, cities, civil society and entrepreneurs to explore ideas, practices and systems necessary to […]
Launch of the Roadmap for Scaling Impact Investment in Urban Food Systems
Roadmap for Scaling Impact Investment in Urban Food Systems After over a year of hosting the project’s Investors Living Lab, holding monthly meetings and exchanges, and exploring insights and experiences on impact investing in urban food systems, we are pleased to share the outcome of this work and to launch the Roadmap for Scaling Impact […]
From Policy to Plate: Public Procurement for Sustainable Urban Food Systems
On 15 March 2023, the Food Trails project hosted an internal knowledge exchange session with the World Bank’s Urban Food System Community of Practice. Three European cities presented their insights and best practices on the topic of public food procurement, i.e., the food that city governments purchase for public meals, for example in school canteens, […]
