The Food for the Cities Programme aims at assessing and planning more sustainable city region food systems (CRFS). It is a global programme implemented by FAO and the RUAF Foundation in eight (8) city regions in the world. In collaboration with the Copperbelt University, a food system assessment was conducted to understand the strengths and challenges faced by the city region. A second phase of policy dialogue and planning was then conducted, involving multistakeholder thematic working groups building up strategies to make the CRFS more sustainable and resilient.

This policy brief presents the main outcomes of this assessment and dialogue process, and recommendations for the way forward.