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Canada remains one of the few industrialized countries without a national school food program. Canada’s current patchwork of school food programming reaches only a small percentage of our over five million students. This briefs presents the healthy eating challenges and explains that: (i) School food programs increase the consumption of...

On average, households in sub-Saharan Africa spend 44% of their total budget on food. Consequently, the effects on the supply chain of the lockdown measures taken in response to the COVID-19 epidemic, have had a direct impact on these communities, particularly in West African towns and cities.

ONLY IN FRENCH The food supply of cities in Africa is changing under the triple effect of population growth, urbanization and changes in agricultural production and trade. These changes create risks: cities in Africa are increasingly facing the challenges of undernutrition and malnutrition. But they also create new opportunities: the food...

"How to ensure access to healthy food for all? What are the levers available to elected officials in large cities, towns, and metropolises to provide long-term responses that respect social, health, and ecological criteria? What types of actions are implemented in major French cities? Urban France and its members provide answers...

This survey, conducted by France Urbaine, in partnership with Résolis and Terres en Villes, presents how French cities have acted to mitigate the negative effects of confinement on food systems: means and levers to ensure that everyone has access to food in sufficient quality and quantity.