This publication documents thirteen case studies from city regions around the world which are developing City Region Food System (CRFS) projects, programmes, and policies, including those related to the prevention, reduction and management of food waste. The report furthermore provides lessons learned from the case studies for sustainable development of CRFS and offers a large number of strategies and tools that can be applied by city regions around the world, including the promotion of (peri)urban agriculture, preservation of agricultural land areas and watersheds through land use planning and zoning, development of food distribution and social protection programmes for vulnerable groups, support for short supply chains and local procurement of food, and promotion of food waste prevention, reduction and management, as well as the recovery and redistribution of safe and nutritious food for human consumption.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/city-region-food-systems-and-food-waste-management
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/giz
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-policy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-supply
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/organic-waste
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urbanisation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sustainable-development
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystem-services
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-development
