MUFPP to collaborate with the EU platform on Food Losses and Food Waste; follow the kick off meeting
Sustainable Development Goal 12 calls for a paradigm shift in production and consumption patterns. Target 12.3, in particular aims to “by 2030 halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses”. The most recent estimates of European food waste […]
The World of MUFPP: Baltimore winner of Milan Pact Awards for the Baltimore food policy initiative
The city of Baltimore won the first Milan Pact Awards (Highest Score Award) for the Baltimore food policy initiative (BFPI). In 2010 mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake dcided to hire a food policy director to enhance collaboration among city’s agency to achieve two main goals: 1. Establish Baltimore as a leader in sustainable local food systems 2. […]
The world of MUFPP: Valencia hosting city of 2017 Annual Gathering
In 2017 Valencia will host the MUFPP annual gathering. This video explains some of the peculiarities of Valencia food and agricultural landscape and highlights the efforts the city is undertaking to become more sustainable. One of the best examples is La Huerta: the Green Belt of the City: over 23,000 hectares, where cultivations and orchards […]
The Dakar Forum: fostering cooperation among West African Cities
From 21 to 23 September 2016 the capital of Senegal hosted the Dakar Forum to discuss and share ideas and projects on the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact implementation and sustainable urban development. The forum saw the participation of six West African Cities: Dakar, Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire), Brazzaville (Republic of Congo), Douala (Cameroon), Ndjamena (Chad) […]
