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 […]
The table is set!
Meeting of the Eurocities Working Group Food and MUFPP Regional Forum followed by the open conference ‘Food identity and cities’ and study visits in Almere 22-24 June 2022, Almere, The Netherlands See the agenda For the Eurocities WG Food and MUFPP Regional Forum meeting on 22 June – only for member cities, register here. The […]
The role of cities on Impact Investing for food system
The World Economic Forum together with the Food Action Alliance convened the international community for an action-oriented discussion centred on leading flagship initiatives that hold the potential to realize regional and country-led actions for food systems. From global food systems thinking to local impact, the meeting offered a platform for collective action with a focus […]
The narrative report on the role of Milan Pact cities in the transformation of food systems
The Role Of Cities In The Transformation Of Food Systems: Sharing Lessons From Milan Pact Cities is a new narrative report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) and EStà – Economia e Sostenibilità research centre, about the evolving food policy and practice as […]
Side Event at High Level FOOD2030 Event on “SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS FOR CITIES”
The Milan Pact and European project FIT4FOOD2030 are pleased to present the Side Event – Sustainable Food Systems fod Cities of the High Level FOOD2030 Event in Plovdiv (Bulgaria), an interactive opportunity to explore selected Research and Innovation (R&I) cases within Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) cities. During the event participants will investigate cases and […]
"Cities can make our food system more sustainable" says Mayor of Milan on the eve of Eat Forum 2017
On the eve of the Eat Forum that will be held on 12-13 June 2017 in Stockholm, Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milan has spoken with Eat Foundation on the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact and the role of cities in tackling food insecurity «Cities can really trigger the change needed to make our food systems […]
The City of Milan and Eurocities win project to map innovative food strategies
The City of Milan and Eurocities in collaboration with the academic expert Roberta Sonnino (Cardiff University) won a EU funded project on ” Innovation for a sustainable and health production, delivery and consumption of food in cities”. The study will start on January 2017 and during 8 months it will concentrate on mapping the food strategies […]