Update May 2015 – RUAF – Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security
This RUAF Update informs you about our latest activities including:
Ongoing activities: • CITYFOOD network • Milan Urban Food Policy Pact • CityFoodTools workshop on city region food system assessment • Role of urban agriculture in working with refugees in Jordan • WABEF: using slaughterhouse waste for bio-energy production • Successful course on Food Security in an Urbanising Society • Young Expert Programme
Publications: • Agriculture in urban planning: between participation and the market • UA Magazine 26 in Portuguese • UA Magazine 29 City Region Food Systems • UA Magazine 30 Rural-urban linkages, joint issue with ILEIA
Events: • Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture • Vertical Farming Summit Beijing – Taking food production to new heights • Special Urban Food Forum at ICLEI Resilient Cities Congress • CityLinks Webinar on urban food security, water, sanitation and climate change • International seminar: Local urban food policies in the global food sovereignty debate