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This report outlines a needs-based strategy requested by the Board of Health in April 2016 to apply a health equity lens to assess the eligibility of interested independent schools for municipal student nutrition program funding. Recommended is an objective, clear and comparable assessment method, similar to what is used for...

Meeting future demand for food under sustainable production schemes and through reasonable processes has become of vital importance for the future of humanity. The municipality of the metropolitan district of Quito has – since 2002 – addressed this challenge through the implementation of the Agricultura Urbana Participativa project (AGRUPAR, Participative...

It is estimated that by 2050, 80% of the global population will live in urban areas, a reality that is changing priorities for urban planning and policy. For many years, Cuba has already reflected what that future global reality will be, with close to 80% of its population living in...

Smallholders engage in many interrelated markets, but also face challenges in securing market access and eliciting benefits to support healthy livelihoods. Governments have an essential role to play in addressing their specific constraints and maximizing potential for beneficial access to reliable and remunerative markets. This will support governments’ efforts to...

ONLY IN FRENCH Promoting access to quality food for all: What levers for action to build more inclusive urban food systems? Synthesis of the researchers-actors workshop organized by the "actors and governance modalities" research component of the PSDR FRUGAL project on November 29, 2016 in Lyon.