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The Foodsavers platform collects and saves food that would otherwise have been thrown away by wholesale market sellers and local retailers. This food is then donated to social organizations in Ghent. By involving a network of food banks, social restaurants and social supermarkets, this platform aims at better matching supply...

In the framework of the national programme “Zero Hunger” promoting the right to food in Brazil, Belo Horizonte created a food bank programme which redistributes food surplus or non-marketable food to people in need through partnerships with nonprofit social associations. Additionally, the food bank receives donations through the public Food...

The City of Vienna provides 100 000 eco-friendly and nutritious meals a day in public facilities thanks to its public procurement programme EcoBuy Vienna (ÖkoKauf Wien). A food workgroup of the City created a list of high-quality and environmentally friendly criteria to be respected by food public procurements and stipulated...

The Municipality of Valencia supports the City Observatory of Valencia’s green belt, which is implemented by a local association entitled “Per l’Horta”. The “Observatory project” aims at collecting data for the monitoring of the city green belt evolution. Once the data is collected by citizens, it is categorized and uploaded...

In 2012, the City of Toronto launched the “Grab Some Good” initiative which distributes fresh food to low-income neighborhoods and community agencies serving meals to vulnerable groups. The food is accessed in innovative ways such as using a converted bus that functions as a store on wheels, pop-up market or...