World Food Day 2026: How MUFPP cities are using digital innovation to address urban food policy challenges
Celebrating World Food Day 2026 and this year’s theme, “Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow”, we explore how cities are turning innovation into action to build more sustainable, inclusive and resilient urban food systems. As FAO highlights, innovation goes beyond technology: it also builds on the knowledge, experience and collaboration of different actors to transform agrifood systems. […]
Regional Webinar Series: Exploring the MUFPP Framework for Action with Cities Across North and Central America
As part of the activities planned under the Regional North and Central America Leadership Plan, the MUFPP is launching a series of webinars dedicated to the six categories of the MUFPP Framework for Action. The initiative aims to create opportunities for cities to share good practices and strengthen collaboration on sustainable urban food policies. Each […]
Training for Cities: School Meals as a Catalyst for Behavioural Change and Climate Action
From 4 to 6 November 2026, the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact will bring together cities in Rotterdam for the Training for Cities: School Meals as a Catalyst for Behavioural Change and Climate Action. The training is organised within the framework of the Cities Feeding the Future Initiative of the School Meals Coalition. It is promoted […]
The MUFPP at Terra Madre 2026 “Biodiversity. Be Diversity”
From 24 to 27 September 2026, the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact will join Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, the leading international event dedicated to good, clean and fair food and food policies, taking place in Turin. Organised by Slow Food, the City of Turin and the Piedmont Region, with the patronage of the Italian […]
“Less is More”: MUFPP supports FAO and Rikolto in scaling up efforts to reduce food loss and waste across Latin America
The MUFPP is strengthening its efforts to empower and guide cities across Latin America to tackle food loss and waste, thanks to the new project “Less is More: Scaling up efforts to reduce food loss and waste by promoting circularity at the city level through peer-to-peer learning and enhanced South-South and triangular cooperation“. The project […]
Peer learning through South-South and Triangular Cooperation strengthens city commitment and action on food loss and waste in Asia and the Pacific
Cities across Asia and the Pacific are increasingly recognizing food loss and waste reduction as a powerful entry point for transforming urban agrifood systems. A regional peer learning exchange held in Seberang Perai, Malaysia, demonstrated how city-to-city collaboration can accelerate commitment, action, strengthen capacities and inspire locally adapted solutions. From 28 June to 2 July […]
Insights from the Webinar Transforming School Meals Through City Action
Insights from the webinar launching the collaboration between the “Cities Feeding the Future” and the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition, two initiatives of the School Meals Coalition.
From stall to strategy: How urban markets are shaping the future of food in Italian cities
What if your local farmers’ market wasn’t just a place to buy fresh tomatoes, but a powerful tool to fight climate change, boost neighbourhood health, and support the local economy? This was the central question in Florence on May 20, 2026, as city officials, food experts, and community leaders gathered in a former 15th-century convent and later 19th-century penitentiary […]
Join the webinar: Transforming School Meals Through City Action
The School Meals Coalition’s Cities Feeding the Future and Research Consortium initiatives invite you to join the webinar Transforming School Meals Through City Action on 16 June 2026 at 11:00 AM CEST. This webinar will launch the first case studies jointly developed by the Research Consortium and Cities Feeding the Future, two initiatives of the School Meals Coalition. It will highlight the role cities […]
Cultivate Project — Policy Recommendations on Wholesale Markets and food redistribution
Building on the discussions and exchanges held during the 2nd CULTIVATE International Policy Dialogue in Barcelona on the theme “Wholesale markets and food redistribution: opportunities for social innovation” (31 March 2026), a set of consolidated policy recommendations to support food waste prevention andsurplus redistribution has now been released. The recommendations focus on wholesale markets and […]