Sentences with phrase «urban agriculture programmes»

Good practices and «lessons learned» in urban agriculture programmes and urban food policies are highlighted in different publications and working papers published by RUAF (see the RUAF Publications section of this web site).

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Assistance to the DIOBASS in formulating an urban agriculture programme for the Great Lakes region

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Cities Farming for the Future (CFF), a major 4 - year programme, enhanced the capacities of staff of local government, NGOs and universities and of leaders of urban producer groups; it facilitated multi-stakeholder diagnosis, policy formulation, and action planning and implementation on intra - and periurban agriculture in 20 major cities in 17 countries.

Although this was not a specific objective of the RUAF - CFF programme, the programme also yielded important results at the national level: in 13 countries, facilitated by RUAF - CFF, initiatives have been taken to integrate urban agriculture into existing policies (agriculture, poverty alleviation) or to formulate a special policy or national programme on urban agriculture.

In the framework of the Cities Farming for the Future programme and the From Seed to Table programme RUAF supported strategic multi-stakeholder planning of local and national urban agriculture policies and programmes for the development of urban agriculture and city region food systems in 18 cities of 12 countries in the global South.

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RUAF collaborates with local authorities, research organisations, urban producers and other stakeholders in the assessment of the urban food system and the design of adequate urban agriculture and food policies and - programmes, applying a multi-stakeholder approach.

Firstly, the RUAF Foundation cooperates with urban producers, local NGOs, public administrations and other relevant stakeholder groups in setting up of concrete short chain marketing initiatives, for example within the framework of the Market - oriented urban agriculture project in Gaza (implemented in cooperation with Oxfam) agricultural value chains in various specific product groups are supported in a market - for the poor - perspective; The From Seed to Table programme supported 30 urban farmer groups in 17 cities to innovate their local production systems, engage in value - adding activities and establish innovative short marketing channels; The projects in Freetown and Makeni in Sierra Leone implemented in cooperation with COOPI helped to establish various youth - led agro-enterprises (in pig raising and slaughtering; milk and fruit processing and waste management).

Another example is the European research programme SUPURBFOOD: Towards sustainable modes of urban and peri-urban food provisioning, for which the RUAF Foundation prepared an inventory and critical analysis of innovative experiences with short food supply chains in (peri --RRB- urban agriculture in the global South and organized the exchange of experiences and mutual learning between cities in Europa, Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Through this 2 year project the RUAF Foundation supports the integration of Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPAF) in the UN-HABITAT Cities and Climate Change Initiative, and in local and provincial city climate change mitigation and adaptation policies and programmes in Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso), Kesbewa / Western Province (Sri Lanka) and Kathmandu (Nepal).

The RUAF Foundation supports the integration of urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry in the UN-HABITAT Cities and Climate Change Initiative, and in local and provincial city climate change mitigation and adaptation policies and programmes in Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso), Kesbewa / Western Province (Sri Lanka) and Kathmandu (Nepal).

This major 4 - year programme enhanced the capacities of staff of local government, NGOs and universities and of leaders of urban producer groups; it facilitated multi-stakeholder diagnosis, policy formulation, and action planning and implementation on intra - and periurban agriculture in 20 major cities in 17 countries.

RUAF contributes by enhancing the capacities of local authorities and other stakeholders and facilitating the integration of (intra - and peri --RRB- urban agriculture and city - region food measures in the policies and action programmes of local, regional and national governments, civic society organisations and private enterprises, with active involvement of the urban producers and other relevant stakeholders.

The programme contains 30 objectives and 35 actions ranging from extending the heatwave response plan to increasing green infrastructure and urban agriculture.

In many cities, the City Council allocates resources to support its policy and programme on urban agriculture (infrastructure development, training, marketing support, start - up kits, etcetera.

A growing number of cities are designing policies and programmes on urban agriculture, applying multi-stakeholder planning approaches to identify effective ways to integrate urban agriculture into urban sector policies and urban land use planning and to facilitate the development of safe and sustainable and multi-functional urban agriculture.

This issue of the UA Magazine includes experiences of two programmes, that studied the functioning and roles of urban producers organisations, including that of IPES and ETC (partners in RUAF - International Network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security), and of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), both supported by the International Development and Research Centre (Iurban producers organisations, including that of IPES and ETC (partners in RUAF - International Network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security), and of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), both supported by the International Development and Research Centre (IUrban Agriculture and Food Security), and of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), both supported by the International Development and Research Centre (IDRC).

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.

This policy brief was elaborated by the RUAF Foundation on the basis of the results of an on - going UN-Habitat and CDKN funded programme to integrate urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry into city and provincial climate change actions plans.

RUAF Foundation and the Urban Harvest programme of CGIAR (International Agricultural Research Institutes) organised an expert consultation on «Gender Mainstreaming in Urban Agriculture», 20th -23 rd September, 2004 in Accra, Ghana.

The RUAF Foundation, together with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Urban Harvest programme of the CGIAR institutes, the Chinese Urban Agriculture Association and the Nanjing Agriculture and Forestry Bureau, organised a session called «Urban and peri-urban agriculture for Resilient Cities (Green, Productive and Socially Inclusive)» during the World Urban Forum of UN Habitat from 3 to 7 November 2008 in NanjAgriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Urban Harvest programme of the CGIAR institutes, the Chinese Urban Agriculture Association and the Nanjing Agriculture and Forestry Bureau, organised a session called «Urban and peri-urban agriculture for Resilient Cities (Green, Productive and Socially Inclusive)» during the World Urban Forum of UN Habitat from 3 to 7 November 2008 in NanjAgriculture Association and the Nanjing Agriculture and Forestry Bureau, organised a session called «Urban and peri-urban agriculture for Resilient Cities (Green, Productive and Socially Inclusive)» during the World Urban Forum of UN Habitat from 3 to 7 November 2008 in NanjAgriculture and Forestry Bureau, organised a session called «Urban and peri-urban agriculture for Resilient Cities (Green, Productive and Socially Inclusive)» during the World Urban Forum of UN Habitat from 3 to 7 November 2008 in Nanjagriculture for Resilient Cities (Green, Productive and Socially Inclusive)» during the World Urban Forum of UN Habitat from 3 to 7 November 2008 in Nanjing, China.

As part of the RUAF `' From Seed to Table» (FStT) programme, RUAF realised 5 regional 2 - week «train the trainers» courses and 18 local staff training courses, including modules on participatory market analysis; development of short food chains; small scale enterprise development; business planning, management and administration; marketing social and green labels and certification; local financing of urban agriculture; and the design and organisation of Urban Producer Fields Schurban agriculture; and the design and organisation of Urban Producer Fields SchUrban Producer Fields Schools.

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In such analysis, design, implementation and monitoring, RUAF always incorporates proper attention to gender issues (see also the research project Designing guidelines for mainstreaming gender in urban agriculture projects and the book Women Feeding Cities that was produced by the RUAF Foundation in cooperation with the CGIAR - Urban Harvest progrurban agriculture projects and the book Women Feeding Cities that was produced by the RUAF Foundation in cooperation with the CGIAR - Urban Harvest progrUrban Harvest programme.

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