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An analysis of diverse options for marketing products from agroecology The purpose of this study is to explore whether and how products from agroecological production systems are being valued in markets. The study is based on a meta-analysis of 12 case studies (Benin, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,...

The Guiding Principles and Framework for Action project build on a growing understanding of how urbanization is reshaping the world’s urban and rural landscapes. While urbanization has brought prosperity to many regions there is also a growing and increasingly severe development gap between urban and rural areas which demands new...

This video shows the FAO City-to-City Cooperation initiative launched a pilot project in 2017 allowing Dakar (Senegal) to share its techniques on micro gardens with Douala (Cameroon) and Praia (Cabo Verde). This video describes how Dakar shared its experience on micro gardens with Praia with the objective of i) raising...

If well managed, urbanization can provide plenty of opportunities for urban and rural dwellers, providing jobs, improved livelihoods, reduced inequality and decreased vulnerability to climate shocks. Well planned cities can also increase food security and counteract all forms of malnutrition. But what happens when rapid urbanization outpaces a city’s ability to...

This guide is part of a collective effort to provide motivation and support for those actors interested in building more sustainable food systems in urban contexts. This document has been developed under the framework of Foodlinks1, a European project where civil society organizations, policy makers and academics have come together...