Sustainable urban food systems
The MUFPP at World Urban Forum: working for sustainable urban food systems
A delegation of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) is participating in the WUF 9 from 7-13 February 2018 in Kuala Lumpur to highlight the importance of local governments in making food systems more sustainable and resilient. The fast pace of urbanization is putting under strain the ability of cities to provide appropriate housing, jobs, […]
<strong>The Power of Public Food Procurement</strong>
The Power of Public Food Procurement The transformative potential of school meals for children aged 1-16 On the 17th and 18th of June 2024, the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP), the Municipality of Copenhagen and Roskilde University within the framework of the Horizon 2020 Food Trails project and the Cities Feeding the Future Initiative […]
<strong>Milan Food Waste Hub Study Tour</strong>
The Milan Food Waste Hub Study Tour took place from June 27 to 29, 2023, with the purpose of inspiring, informing, and motivating senior city officials to implement ambitious climate actions by showcasing the Milan’s Food Waste Hub model to other cities dedicated to reducing food waste. The goal was to assist these cities in […]
Webinar series on Food and Nutrition in ASEAN Cities
In the last years, the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact has been developing its cooperation with many cities in the Asia Pacific region. This year, a new crucial partnership was created between ASEAN and the MUFPP, which already counts 17 signatory cities from its member states. Following the approval of the cooperation between MUFPP and the ASEAN Health Sector, […]
Advancing Urban Food Policies: the Milan Pact Awards Retreat and the launch of the MUFPP Fellowship Programme
On the last day of the Milan Pact Awards Retreat (13-16 June 2023), the Municipality of Milan, as the chair of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP), launched the MUFPP Fellowship Programme: a tool to replicate the best urban practices submitted to the Milan Pact Awards 2022, promoting sustainable food policies and paving the way […]
Food Supply and Distribution
Food Supply and Distribution There is a variety of actions and measures that can be adopted by cities that want to ensure a sustainable, safe, fair, continuous and efficient supply and distribution of food into and within cities. For example: to review and strengthen food control systems, to ensure seasonal and local food consumption by […]
Food Production
Food Production The recommended actions falling into this category are all those actions aimed at strengthening sustainable food production, stressing the importance of rural-urban linkages, such as: to promote and strengthen urban and peri-urban sustainable food production, to apply an ecosystem approach to guide holistic and integrated land use planning and management enabling secure access […]
Cities hungry for recognition in EU food
Last week, on 9th March, city the MUFPP together with Eurocities organized in Brussels the event“Bringing urban food policy to the table”, gathering eleven deputy mayors from European cities and eight cabinet members and policy officers from the European Commission discussing what cities are doing on food policies and how they can contribute to the […]
Bringing urban food policies to the table – high level event
On 9th March, the MUFPP and Eurocities are convening a joint high-level event to draw the attention on the importance of developing a comprehensive policy on sustainable food systems and the key role of including cities’ perspectives, achievements and ambitions to reiterate, once more, their essential role in transforming food systems. Indeed, in 2023, the […]
