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Food for thought: how cities shape more than what is on your plate

27 July 2017

by Jonathan Andrews

By Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milan and member of EUROCITIES Executive Committee

Food production has long been considered a rural concern, of little interest to cities. Yet, several cities are waking up to the role that local authorities can play in the development of sustainable food systems.

Although priorities differ from one city to another, several common goals are clear. These range from health and nutrition to poverty, food sustainability, food waste, and from climate change to economic development.

In searching for practical and comprehensive solutions cities’ food strategies look at food production and consumption as one, interlinked, process. As the level of government closest to c...

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