| City/Town/Village: | City of Rotterdam |
| County/Province/District (Name of): | South Holland |
| Sub-national State: | n/a |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Language: | Dutch; English |
| Spatial Distinction: | Urban |
| Level of Government: | City |
| Population: | 623,652 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Type: | Non-Binding Policies |
| Food Systems Sector(s): | food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution |
| Year of Adoption: | 2012 |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Office of the Mayor and Alderman for Sustainability, Inner City and Outdoor Space, City of Rotterdam |
| Lead Implementing Entity: | Alderman for Sustainability, Inner City and Outdoor Space |
| Supporting Entity: | Think Tank on Urban Agriculture |
| Additional Supporting Entity: | GGD (Municipal Health Service); DCMR Milieudienst Rijnmond (environmental agency); Office of Land Registry |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Links: | PDF-Original – PDF-English – Web |
| Link to Additional Resources: | |
| Policy Outcome: | This memorandum from the Alderman for Sustainability, Inner City and Outdoor Space lays out clear guidelines and action items to help Rotterdam increase the impact of, amount of land utilized for, urban agriculture. The document focuses on three key areas: (i) improving health; (ii) enhancing sustainable economic development; and (iii) improving spatial quality. There are subsections within these three primary areas with precise action items for the government of Rotterdam to complete moving forward. |
| Policy Keywords: | CO2 reduction; food miles; food processing; food procurement; food production; food system; green city; green space; grown local; health; healthy food; knowledge sharing; land access; local food; local food economy; local processing; marketing; markets; municipal urban agriculture; noncommerical urban agriculture; nutrition; nutrition education in schools; pollution; schools; soil; transportation; urban agriculture; urban farmer |