The 2016 EIP-AGRI workshop in Krakow focused on building innovative food systems and supply chains which connect producers with consumers. The workshop covered both the perspective of the farmer and of the city, giving cities easy access to fresh, safe and healthy food, benefiting local producers and contributing to local economic development, The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact - signed in October 2015 by 53 cities from 15 EU member states - also aims to link cities with food producers in a sustainable way and they actively contributed..