MPA 2025 – Discover the practices awarded with Special Mentions in the Food Production Category
Our journey to discover the cities awarded in the last edition of the Milan Pact Awards 2025 continues. After exploring the Special Mentions in the Governance, Sustainable Diets and Nutrition, and Social and Economic Equity categories, we now look to the initiatives awarded in Food Production, developed by the cities of Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Chone (Ecuador), Nantes Metropole (France), and Sukabumi (Indonesia). During the award ceremony, Daniel Moss, co-director at Agroecology Fund and […]
Assessing economic, social and environmental impacts of municipal food procurement policies: the role of participatory action research
The interactive session Assessing economic, social and environmental impacts of municipal food procurement policies: the role of participatory action research took place during the MUFPP Global Forum 2025 (16 October 2025, University of Milan) and explored cities’ public food procurement policy goals and implementation strategies, with a specific focus on understanding impacts and trade-offs through […]
Building youth agency for just and resilient urban food systems
The session Building youth agency for just and resilient urban food systems, organised as part of the MUFPP Global Forum 2025 (16 october, University of Milan) focused on the essential role of young people in shaping fair, inclusive, and climate-resilient urban food systems. It brought together experts and city representatives from Milan, Medellin, and Mbale, alongside representatives from partner who co-organised the session: Rikolto, Hivos, ActionAid Italia, and RUAF. The objective of the event was to demonstrate how youth agency—the ability of young […]
Local Food System Transformation through Agroecology – Tools and successful cases from South America, Africa and Europe
The session Local Food Systems Transformation through Agroecology Tools and Successful Cases from South America, Africa and Europe was held as part of the MUFPP Global Forum 2025 (16 October 2025, University of Milan). Bringing together city representatives and technical experts from six cities across three continents, the session explored how agroecology can drive the transformation of local food systems and […]
C40 Good Food for Healthy Cities Guide: How your city can work with business to deliver a climate-friendly food sector
As part of the MUFPP Global Forum 2025, the session Good Food for Healthy Cities: How Your City Can Work with Business to Deliver a Climate-Friendly Food Sector (15 October 2025, University of Milan) explored how cities and businesses can join forces to build climate-friendly, equitable food systems. Organized by C40 Cities and the Laudes Foundation, the session showcased experiences from New York (United States), São Paulo (Brazil), London (United […]
Food Policies and the Climate Agenda: City Experiences and Urban/National Collaborative Policies
The global food system is a major driver of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for roughly 30% of total global emissions from production to consumption, including packaging, transport, and waste. By integrating food policies into their climate agendas, cities can combat climate change. This approach is not only about reducing emissions, but about transforming how communities produce, distribute, and consume food—linking environmental action with equity, health and sustainable urban development. […]
Innovative finance for urban fresh food markets: resilient cities and healthy diets
As part of the MUFPP Global Forum 2025, the session Innovative finance for urban fresh food markets: resilient cities and healthy diets (October 16, University of Milan), promoted by GAIN, ICLEI Africa, FAO, World Bank and World Union of Wholesale Markets explored innovative approaches to financing urban food markets, with a focus on reaching vulnerable […]
Beyond the lunch tray: building sustainable school food systems
The session School Meals Procurement: Beyond the lunch tray: Building sustainable school food systems, co-organized by ICLEI Europe, the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the School Food for Change project during the MUFPP Global Forum (University of Milan, 16 October 2025), explored how schools can drive healthier, fairer, and climate-friendly food systems. The session began with two keynote on the transformative power of sustainable […]
Beyond project lifetime. Ensuring lasting impact for Food Policies in Africa
The session Ensuring lasting impact for Food Policies in Africa, held on October 15th as part of the MUFPP Global Forum 2025, addresses a question that is crucial for anyone working on food policies: what strategies have proven most effective in transforming the short-term outcomes of 3–4-year projects into lasting policy frameworks or institutional practices? AfriFOODlinks project partners – ACRA and ESTà, invited five cities – four African (Chefchaouen, Dakar, Mbale, […]
Agroecology-based food systems in municipal policies: lessons from the Global South
The session “Agroecology-based food systems in municipal policies: lessons from the Global South” took place during the MUFPP Global Forum 2025, held on 15 October 2025 at the University of Milan. Organized by the Agroecology Fund, the session brought together experts and city representatives from the Global South to explore how municipalities are advancing agroecology to build more […]