Baltimore is actively promoting the MUFPP in the United States
Baltimore, winning of the MPA awards 2016 with the highest score for the “Baltimore Food Policy Initiative”, has started to spread the objectives of its good practice and the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) in the United Stated. Since winning the award, Holly Freishtat, Baltimore City Food Policy Director has served as the Chair in […]
The 2017 Milan Pact Awards edition is launched!
The City of Milan and the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) secretariat in collaboration with Fondazione Cariplo is launching the second edition of the Milan Pact Awards (MPA). The MPA purpose is to stimulate Mayors’ action on food policy and practice from learning and exchange among MUFPP signatory cities. The deadline for signatory cities […]
The World of MUFPP: Mexico City winner of the Milan Pact Awards for the community dining rooms programme
Mexico City won the Milan Pact Awards (Challenging environment) for the Community Dining Rooms Programme established by the government of Mexico City in 2009 in order to ensure universal access to healthy, nutritious meals at affordable prices (10 MXN equivalents to 0.52 USD). The dining rooms are set up in areas with very high, high and […]
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 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) […]
Milan Pact Awards 2016 Winners
On the 14 October 2016 during the MUFPP Second Mayors’ summit the Milan Pact Award has been conferred The two monetary awards equal to € 15,000 each have been assigned to Baltimore (highest score) and Mexico City. The “Baltimore Food Policy Initiative” aims at addressing health, economic and environmental disparities by increasing access […]
Milan Pact Awards: the evaluation committee has been formed
We are happy to announce that the evaluation committee of the Milan Pact Awards have been formed. It comprises representatives from scientific, research, donor, international, civil society, private sector and media organizations: Miguel Altieri, University of California, Berkeley Roberto Barbieri, OXFAM Italy, Rome Ashley Baxstrom, Food & Nutrition Representative to United Nations Secretary General, New York Mi Sook […]
Milan Pact Awards: a prize to stimulate the exchange of good practices
One of the most important goals of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) is to stimulate the exchange of good practices and learning between signatory cities. To foster this collaboration the MUFPP Secretariat in collaboration with Fondazione Cariplo launched the Milan Pact Awards. The Milan Pact Awards will reward innovative projects on urban food policies […]
