Project description
Better food systems intervention for Africa
Nutrition and food security are key to human development. The increase in food insecurity is a major cause for concern. With this in mind, the EU-funded AfriFOOD-Links project will improve food and nutrition security while delivering positive outcomes for the environment and building social and ecological resilience in 15 African and 5 European cities as well as more than 40 network cities. According to the project, the implementation of urban food systems lens will promote shifts to healthy and sustainable diets. Also, promoting inclusive multi-actor governance can help to empower public officials, small businesses and communities. Overall, the project will invest in direct food system change in 5 African Hub Cities and invite 10 African and 5 European Sharing Cities to join.
Objective
AFRIFOOD-Links AfriFOODlinks aims to improve food and nutrition security, while delivering positive outcomes for climate and the environment, and building social and ecological resilience in 65+ Cities (15 African and 5 European Implementation cities and 40+ Network Cities) cities by:
1) applying an urban food systems lens to promote shifts to healthy, sustainable diets,
2) transforming urban food environments through real-world socio-technical experiments;
3) promoting inclusive multi-actor governance to empower public officials, small businesses and
communities with ownership and agency to shape their food systems; and
4) accelerating innovative, women- and youth-led agri-food businesses to support local value addition and
inclusive economic participation.
AfriFOODlinks invests in direct food system change in 5 African Hub Cities, and invites 10 African and 5 European Sharing Cities to join the Hub Cities on a mutual-learning journey, to share their innovative food systems and to co-design specific pilot projects for implementation in each Sharing City. Researchers, posted within each of the 20 local governments, will support the city to articulate its identified food system challenges and own authentic approach to improving access to healthy, nutritious food - with a particular attention to vulnerable groups - and reducing food related environmental impacts through food systems intervention. In this way, these implementation cities become flagships - beacons of inspiration for urban food systems transitions across the continent to inspire and share with over 40 Network cities, who are invited to adopt and adapt.
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7441 WESTERN CAPE
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Participants (25)
79098 Freiburg Im Breisgau
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53113 Bonn
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7701 Rondebosch
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20121 Milano
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2511 BH Den Haag
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3000 Leuven
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256 Kampala
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5796 Kampala
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8001 Cape Town
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75016 Paris
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75116 Paris
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13572 Marseille
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N/A LEGON ACCRA
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00100 Nairobi
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20124 Milano
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50018 Scandicci Fi
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20135 Milano
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01 Ouagadougou
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01 Ouagadougou
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03 Ouagadougou
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01 Ouagadougou
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1007 Tunis
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40100 Kisumu
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8001 Cape Town
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40601 Bondo
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EC1V 0HB London
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