The Global Database for City and Regional Food Policies is a resource for local and sub-national governments to learn about food system policies from around the globe. The searchable database provides copies of the legislation, plans, funding allocations, or other public actions authorized or implemented by cities, municipalities, regions, and sub-national governments. To learn more about the database, visit the about us page.
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Agriculture/Food Strategy Municipal Action Plan 2017-2025, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Vitoria-Gasteiz
County/Province/District (Name of): Álava
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Spain
Language: English
Population Range: 50,000 to 249,999
Year: 2017
Policy Keywords: buy local; composting; consumer education; education; environmental health; environmental protection; food sovereignty; land bank; organic farming; peri-urban agriculture; school meal program; sustainability; sustainable agriculture; waste management
Bradford District Food Strategy, Bradford, England, UK
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: City; Metropolitan Area
City/Town/Village: Bradford
County/Province/District (Name of): West Yorkshire
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: England
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2012
Policy Keywords: agriculture; buy local; community; community garden; communtiy food system; composting; education; environmental health; food access; food production; food strategy; food system approach; food waste education; grow local; health; public health; recycling; sustainability; waste management
Brighton and Hove Food Strategy Action Plan 2018-2023, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Brighton and Hove
County/Province/District (Name of): East Sussex
Sub-national State: South East Region
Country: England
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2018
Policy Keywords: buy local; development; education; food access; food action plan; food bank; food behavior; food policy; food poverty; food recovery; health policy; local food economy; nutrition; waste management
Cambridge Sustainable Food Action Plan 2017-2020, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: City; Town
City/Town/Village: Cambridge
County/Province/District (Name of): Cambridgeshire
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: England
Language: English
Population Range: 50,000 to 249,999
Year: 2017
Policy Keywords: CO2 reduction; community; consumer education; cooking classes; education; environmental protection; fair trade; food action plan; food waste education; locally owned businesses; natural environment; recycling; sugar smart; supply chain; sustainability; sustainable development; waste management
Cardinia Shire’s Livability Plan 2017-29, Cardinia, Australia
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Cardinia
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: Victoria
Country: Australia
Language: English
Population Range: 50,000 to 249,999
Year: 2017
Policy Keywords: buy local; consumer education; consumption; fast-foods; food access; food insecurity; food knowledge; food processing; food security; food takeaway; grown local; health; healthy food; nutrition; plan; public health; waste management
Central Vegetable Market, Hebron, Palestine
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Physical or Capital Infrastructure
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Hebron
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Palestine
Language: English
Population Range: 50,000 to 249,999
Year: 2015
Policy Keywords: community food system; coordination; distribution; fertilizer; food hubs; food safety; food waste diversion; physical infrastructure; quality control; traceability; waste prevention
Christchurch City Council Food Resilience Policy, Christchurch, New Zealand
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Non-Binding Policies
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Christchurch
County/Province/District (Name of): Canterbury
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: New Zealand
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2014
Policy Keywords: climate smart; community; consumption; education; food consumption; food preparation; food production; health; healthy food; local food; local food economy; resilience; urban agriculture
Christchurch City Council Healthy Food Action Plan, Christchurch, New Zealand
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Christchurch
County/Province/District (Name of): Canterbury
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: New Zealand
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2017
Policy Keywords: action plan; community kitchen; education; food access; food action plan; food cooperatives; food production; garden; health; healthy food; land access; local food; local food economy; school garden; schools; urban agriculture
City Agricultural Development Plan 2019-2022, Cayagan de Oro, Philippines
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: City
City/Town/Village: City of Cagayan de Oro
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Philippines
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2019
Policy Keywords: agriculture; economic development; employment; farm land protection; fisheries; food labeling; food production; land access; land use; local food economy; markets; organic farming; plan; transportation; urban agriculture; value-addition technologies
Clarendon Local Sustainable Development Plan, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Region
City/Town/Village: n/a
County/Province/District (Name of): Clarendon Parish
Sub-national State: Middlesex County
Country: Jamaica
Language: English
Population Range: 50,000 to 249,999
Year: 2016
Policy Keywords: agriculture; economic development; environmental protection; farmers markets; farmland preservation; fish; fisheries; food access; food production; health; home gardening; inter-governmental; land protection; land use; livestock; local food; water; water conservation
Creation of Municipal Land Bank, Rosario, Argentina
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food production
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: Metropolitan Area
City/Town/Village: Municipality of Rosario
County/Province/District (Name of): Santa Fe Province
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Argentina
Language: Spanish
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 1997
Policy Keywords: green spaces; land access; land bank; land use; low-income housing; ordinance; parks; public health; revitalization; urban development; vacant land
Diet for a Green Planet: Diet policy within pre-schools, schools, and elderly care, Södertälje, Sweden
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail
Policy Type: Non-Binding Policies
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Södertälje
County/Province/District (Name of): Stockholm
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Sweden
Language: English
Population Range: 50,000 to 249,999
Year: 2010
Policy Keywords: buy local; children; consumption; elderly; food nutritional programme for vulnerable groups; food policy; food processing; health; health equity; health policy; healthy food; hygiene; nutrition; nutritional meals; school meal program
Durban’s Resilience Strategy, Durban, South Africa
Food System Sector: food production
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Durban
County/Province/District (Name of): KwaZulu-Natal Province
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: South Africa
Language: English; IsiZulu
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2017
Policy Keywords: community; coordination; economic development; environmental health; environmental protection; food insecurity; health; innovation; land policy; land tenure; land use plan/planning; multi-level governance; plan; poverty reduction; resilience; sustainability; sustainable development; water; water access; working group
EcoBuy Vienna: Sustainable Procurement of Food and Meals by the City of Vienna (ÖkoKauf Wien: Nachhaltiger Einkauf von Lebensmitteln und Speisen durch die Stadt Wien in German)
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: City
City/Town/Village: Vienna
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: Vienna
Country: Austria
Language: English; German
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2016
Policy Keywords: agriculture; agroecology; animal welfare; buy local; climate change; food processing; green development/infrastructure; greenhouse gas emissions; grown local; nutrition; organic agriculture; sustainability; waste management
Edible Edinburgh: A Sustainable Food City Plan, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Edinburgh
County/Province/District (Name of): Lothian
Sub-national State: n/a
Country:
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2013
Policy Keywords: capacity building; co-operative capital programme; emergency food; environmental protection; food access; food procurement; food production; food skills; health; land use; local growers; metrics; participation; steering committee; steering group; sustainability; sustainable food
Food City: City of Melbourne Food Policy, Melbourne, Australia
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Non-Binding Policies
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Melbourne
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: Victoria
Country: Australia
Language: English
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2012
Policy Keywords: buy local; food access; food policy; food security; health; healthy food; local food; local food economy; sustainability
Food Gardens Policy in Support of Poverty Alleviation and Reduction, Cape Town, South Africa
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food production
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: Metropolitan Area
City/Town/Village: Cape Town
County/Province/District (Name of): Western Cape
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: South Africa
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2013
Policy Keywords: back yard gardening; children; compost; food gardens; food infrastructure; food insecurity; food rights; food security; front yard gardening; garden infrastructure; grant; hunger reduction; intergovernmental collaboration; job creation; job opportunities; malnutrition; multi-level governance; nutritional meals; poverty; poverty reduction; start up support; subsistence farming; urban agriculture; very poor; volunteers; vulnerable groups; water rights
Food Power Action Plan, Sandwell, England, UK
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food retail
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Metropolitan Area; Town
City/Town/Village: Sandwell
County/Province/District (Name of): West Midlands
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: England
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2019
Policy Keywords: community; community garden; consumer education; consumption; food access; food action plan; food assistance programs; health; healthy food; local food; nutritional meals; school meal program
Food: A Strategy for Islington, Islington, England, UK
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Other
City/Town/Village: Islington
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: England
Language: English
Population Range: 50,000 to 249,999
Year: 2009
Policy Keywords: animal health; community food system; community garden; community kitchen; composting; consumer education; environmental protection; fisheries; food access; food safety; food security; food strategy; healthy food; nutrition; poverty; school meal program; sustainability; waste management
Gent En Garde Food Policy, Ghent, Belgium
Food System Sector: food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: City
City/Town/Village: Ghent
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Belgium
Language: Dutch; English
Population Range: 50,000 to 249,999
Year: 2016
Policy Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; buy local; citizen participation; commercial agriculture; community; community food system; community supported agriculture; compost; consumer education; consumption; distribution; employment; environmental protection; equitable; farmers markets; food access; food behavior; food gardens; food policy council; food processing; food production; food recovery; grown local; healthy good; information; innovation; job creation; local food; local food economy; municipal urban agriculture; organic agriculture; organic waste collection systems; regional food hub; short food chain; social inclusion; social integration; social networks; sustainability; sustainable agriculture; waste prevention; waste recycling
Good Food Strategy: Toward a Sustainable Food System in the Brussels-Capital Region, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Region
City/Town/Village: n/a
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: Brussels-Capital region
Country: Belgium
Language: English
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2015
Policy Keywords: agroecology; buy local; city region food systems; consumer education; economic development; food access; food production; food security; food strategy; food system approach; food waste education; grown local; plan; school garden; sustainability
Growing Communities: A Citywide Strategy for Belfast 2012-2022, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Non-Binding Policies
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Belfast
County/Province/District (Name of): County Anterim and County Down
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Northern Ireland
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2012
Policy Keywords: backyard gardening; community; community garden; environmental protection; food production; food strategy; garden; health; home gardening; land use; noncommercial urban agriculture; school garden; sustainability; urban agriculture
Growing Manchester, Manchester, England, UK
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food production; food retail
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: City; Municipality
City/Town/Village: Manchester
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: England
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2010
Policy Keywords: agriculture; buy local; climate change; community; community food system; community garden; environmental health; food production; garden; grown local; health; local food; sustainability; sustainable agriculture; urban agriculture
Land Use Ordinance, Camilo Aldao, Argentina
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food production
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Municipality of Camilo Aldao
County/Province/District (Name of): Córdoba Province
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Argentina
Language: Spanish
Population Range: Less than 5,000
Year: 1996
Policy Keywords: animal nuisance; community garden; decree; environmental health; grazing; land use; livestock; ordinance; public health; taking; vacant lots
Law 5.265 Creating the Urban Agriculture Program of the Municipality of Governador Valadares, Governador Valadares, Brazil
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Municipality of Governador Valadares
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: State of Minas Gerais
Country: Brazil
Language: English; Portuguese
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2003
Policy Keywords: agribusiness; agro-eco-tourism; agro-ecology; farmer cooperative; fiscal incentive; food access; food donation; food production; incentives; noncommercial urban agriculture; private land; property tax; property tax reduction; social development; social inclusion; temporary land use agreement; urban agriculture; vacant land
Lewisham Food Strategy, Lewisham, England, UK
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food production; food retail
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: City; Other
City/Town/Village: Lewisham
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: England
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2006
Policy Keywords: children; composting; consumption; education; food access; food safety; food strategy; food waste education; health; healthy food; hygiene; malnutrition; nutrition; nutrition education in schools; schools; strategy; sustainability; waste management
London Food Strategy, London, England, United Kingdom
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: City
City/Town/Village: London
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: London
Country: England
Language: English
Population Range: 5 million - 19.9 million
Year: 2018
Policy Keywords: child obesity; children; community gardens; distribution; food access; food behavior; food infrastructure; food insecurity; food procurement; food security; food strategy; health; health equity; health inequalities; healthy food; local food; local food economy; locally owned businesses; obesity; peri-urban; poverty; urban agriculture
Luton Food Plan 2018-2022, Luton, England, United Kingdom
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Town
City/Town/Village: Luton
County/Province/District (Name of): Bedfordshire
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: England
Language: English
Population Range: 50,000 to 249,999
Year: 2018
Policy Keywords: breastfeeding welcome scheme; consumer education; consumption; edible green infrastructure; fair trade; fast-foods; food access; food action plan; food bank; food hubs; food procurement; food production; food security; garden; grown local; health; healthy food; nutrition; plan
Middlesbrough Food Action Plan 2020-22, Middlesbrough, England, UK
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Municipality; Town
City/Town/Village: Middlesbrough
County/Province/District (Name of): North Yorkshire
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: England
Language: English
Population Range: 50,000 to 249,999
Year: 2020
Policy Keywords: buy local; charter; community food system; composting; environmental protection; food access; food action plan; food charter; food production; food security; food system approach; food waste education; grown local; healthy food; local food; local production; recycling; sustainability; sustainable agriculture; waste management
Municipal Community Garden Program, Rosario, Argentina
Food System Sector: food production
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Municipality of Rosario
County/Province/District (Name of): Santa Fe Province
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Argentina
Language: English
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2002
Policy Keywords: community gardens; food donation; land use; physical infrastructure; private-public partnership; property tax; property tax waiver; start up support; supervision; technical assistance; temporary land use agreement; university partnerships; urban development; vulnerable groups; water access; zoning codes
Municipal Organic Agriculture Development Program, Rosario, Argentina
Food System Sector: food processing and manufacturing; food production
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Municipality of Rosario
County/Province/District (Name of): Santa Fe Province
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Argentina
Language: Spanish
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2002
Policy Keywords: cooperative; export; fiscal incentive; food gardens; foreign markets; income generation; local processing; local production; marketing; microenterprise; ordinance; organic agriculture; organic certification; private land; private-public partnership; property tax waiver; small to medium enterprise (SME); start up support; technical assistance; unemployment; urban agriculture
Nairobi City County Urban Agriculture Promotion and Regulation Bill, Nairobi, Kenya
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: City
City/Town/Village: Nairobi
County/Province/District (Name of): Nairobi County
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Kenya
Language: English
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2014
Policy Keywords: advisory board; bill; commercial urban agriculture; fisheries; food production; horticulture; urban agriculture; vacant land
Nakuru County First County Integrated Development Plan (2013-2017), Nakuru County, Kenya
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: County
City/Town/Village: n/a
County/Province/District (Name of): 11 sub-counties
Sub-national State: Nakuru County
Country: Kenya
Language: English
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2013
Policy Keywords: agriculture; animal health; animal husbandry; disease management; economic development; fish; fisheries; food loss; plan; rural agriculture; sustainability; value chain collaboration; water
Newcastle Good Food Plan 2018, Newcastle, England, United Kingdom
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: City
City/Town/Village: Newcastle
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: Tyne and Wear
Country: England
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2018
Policy Keywords: citizen participation; climate change; economic development; food access; food culture; food procurement; food system; food waste diversion; health; local food; local food economy; obesity; sustainability; sustainability development
Program for Garden Parks, Rosario, Argentina
Food System Sector: food production
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Municipality of Rosario
County/Province/District (Name of): Santa Fe Province
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Argentina
Language: Spanish
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2004
Policy Keywords: gardens; green space; inclusive governance; parks; public services; public space; urban agriculture; urban development; vacant lots
Program for the Promotion of Social Productivity Enterprises, Rosario, Argentina
Food System Sector: food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Municipality of Rosario
County/Province/District (Name of): Santa Fe Province
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Argentina
Language: Spanish
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2002
Policy Keywords: commercial development; markets; microenterprise; physical infrastructure; urban agriculture
Proposals for the use of progressive and regressive taxing policies to encourage the productive use of private spaces, Governador Valadares, Brazil
Food System Sector: food production
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Municipality of Governador Valadares
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: State of Minas Gerais
Country: Brazil
Language: English; Portuguese
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2004
Policy Keywords: fiscal incentive; food donation; food production; incentives; noncommercial urban agriculture; private land; property tax; property tax reduction; temporary land use agreement; urban agriculture; vacant land
Regional Development Programme of the Ljubljana Urban Region 2014-2020
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food production
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: City; Municipality
City/Town/Village: n/a
County/Province/District (Name of): Ljubljana urban region (Osrednjeslovenska statistical region)
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Slovenia
Language: English; Slovenian
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2014
Policy Keywords: agriculture; conservation; consumption; economic development; education; energy saving; farmland preservation; food access; food production; information sharing; land use; natural environment; organic agriculture; sustainability; sustainable agriculture; sustainable development; tourism; urban agriculture
Resilient Greater Christchurch Plan, Christchurch, New Zealand
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Non-Binding Policies
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Christchurch
County/Province/District (Name of): Canterbury
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: New Zealand
Language: English; Maori
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2016
Policy Keywords: community; community garden; economic development; environment; food processing; food resilience; food supply chain; food system; health; local food; local government; resilience; sustainable; urban
Stimulating Urban Agriculture in and Around Rotterdam, City of Rotterdam, Netherlands
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Non-Binding Policies
Level of Government: City
City/Town/Village: City of Rotterdam
County/Province/District (Name of): South Holland
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Netherlands
Language: Dutch; English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2012
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
Sustainable Food Plan, Paris, France
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: City
City/Town/Village: Paris
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: Île-de-France
Country: France
Language: English
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2015
Policy Keywords: buy local; eduction; environmental protection; food labelling; food waste education; local food; organic farming; plan; school meal program; supply chain; sustainability; training
The A2U Food Project, Heraklion, Greece
Food System Sector: food and organic waste management
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Heraklion
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: Crete
Country: Greece
Language: English
Population Range: 50,000 to 249,999
Year: 2018
Policy Keywords: compost; composting; composting facilities; food waste apps; food waste diversion; food waste education; funding; grant; recycling; restaurants; university partnerships; waste management; waste prevention; waste recycling
The Bristol Good Food Plan, Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Bristol
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: South West
Country: England
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2013
Policy Keywords: agriculture; buy local; community; consumer supported agriculture (CSA); control supermarket expansion; distribution; food cooperatives; food culture; food processing; food recovery; food shops; food system; healthy schools; land protection; local food; plan; regional staples; urban agriculture
The Kampala City Fish Ordinance, Kampala, Uganda
Food System Sector: food processing and manufacturing; food production; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: City
City/Town/Village: Kampala
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Uganda
Language: English
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2005
Policy Keywords: aquaculture; artisanal; fish; fisheries; licenses; perishable food; permits; sanitation; seafood
The Kampala City Livestock and Companion Animal Ordinance, Kampala, Uganda
Food System Sector: food and organic waste management; food production
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: City
City/Town/Village: Kampala
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Uganda
Language: English
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2005
Policy Keywords: animal waste; grazing; licenses; livestock; manure; nuisance; permits; sanitation; waste management
The Kampala City Meat Ordinance, Kampala, Uganda
Food System Sector: food processing and manufacturing; food production
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: City
City/Town/Village: Kampala
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Uganda
Language: English
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2005
Policy Keywords: animal health; animal waste; butchers; cross contamination; licenses; marketing; meat; perishable food; permits; sanitation; slaughterhouse
The Kampala City Milk Ordinance, Kampala, Uganda
Food System Sector: food processing and manufacturing; food production
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: City
City/Town/Village: Kampala
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Uganda
Language: English
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2005
Policy Keywords: cows; dairy production; dairy products; disease management; food security; licenses; nutrition; perishable food; permits; public health; sanitation
The Kampala City Urban Agriculture Ordinance, Kampala, Uganda
Food System Sector: food production
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: City
City/Town/Village: Kampala
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Uganda
Language: English
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2005
Policy Keywords: backyard gardening; beverages; commercial agriculture; environmental health; food processing; food production; licenses; permits; pesticides; pollution; regulation; urban agriculture
The Town and Country Planning (Clarendon Parish) Provisional Development Order 2017, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
Food System Sector: food production; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Region
City/Town/Village: n/a
County/Province/District (Name of): Clarendon Parish
Sub-national State: Middlesex County
Country: Jamaica
Language: English
Population Range: 50,000 to 249,999
Year: 2017
Policy Keywords: accessory use; climate change; economic development; land access; land use; land use plan/planning; zoning
Towards A Fairer Aberdeen That Prospers for All 2017-20, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food production
Policy Type: Non-Binding Policies
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Aberdeen
County/Province/District (Name of): Grampian
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Scotland
Language: English
Population Range: 50,000 to 249,999
Year: 2017
Policy Keywords: civil services; debt; debt policy; emergency food; food access; food affordability; food bank; food insecurity; food poverty; partnership; right to food
Urban Agriculture By-laws, 2008, City of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: City of Bulawayo
County/Province/District (Name of): Bulawayo Province
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Zimbabwe
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2008
Policy Keywords: commercial urban agriculture; companion animal/pets; cultivation practices; environmental protection; fertilizer; food production; incentives; livestock; livestock keeping; non-commercial urban agriculture; tax waiver; urban agriculture; urban farmer; water access
Urban Agriculture Framework Ordinance, Lima, Peru
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food production
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: Metropolitan Area
City/Town/Village: Lima
County/Province/District (Name of): Lima
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Peru
Language: Spanish
Population Range: 5 million - 19.9 million
Year: 2012
Policy Keywords: adaptive reuse; community garden; economic development; environmental protection; food security; green spaces; health equity; intergovernmental collaboration; markets; microenterprise; nutrition; periurban agriculture; poverty; small to medium enterprise (SME); sustainable development; technical assistance; urban agriculture; vacant lot; vulnerable groups
Urban Agriculture Law, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food production
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: State (Sub-National)
City/Town/Village: n/a
County/Province/District (Name of): n/a
Sub-national State: Minas Gerais
Country: Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Population Range: 5 million - 19.9 million
Year: 2006
Policy Keywords: aquaculture; credit access; education; employment; environmental protection; farmer cooperative; farmers markets; food access; food security; hygiene; income generation; locally owned businesses; malnutrition; markets; nutrition; private-public partnership; public health; research; social inclusion; technical assistance; transfer of development rights; urban agriculture; vacant spaces; vulnerable groups; waste management
Urban Agriculture Policy 2007, City of Cape Town, South Africa
Food System Sector: food production
Policy Type: Non-Binding Policies
Level of Government: City
City/Town/Village: City of Cape Town
County/Province/District (Name of): Western Cape Province
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: South Africa
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2007
Policy Keywords: commercial urban agriculture; commonage land; community garden; economic development; finance; food gardens; food production; global south; grown local; home gardening; household food security; job creation; knowledge exchange; land access; land inventory; land redistribution; livestock keeping; local food; local production; noncommercial urban agriculture; public lands; training; urban agricluture; urban farmer; very poor; water; water access
Urban Agriculture Policy, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food production
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: Metropolitan Area
City/Town/Village: Bulawayo
County/Province/District (Name of): Bulawayo Province
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Zimbabwe
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2008
Policy Keywords: capacity building; economic development; environment; finance; food security; gender inclusion; health; land access; land tenure; livestock; municipal urban agriculture; private-public partnership; social inclusion; stakeholders; steering committee; urban agriculture; vacant land; wastewater; water access
Urban Agriculture Policy, Ndola, Zambia
Food System Sector: food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Non-Binding Policies
Level of Government: Municipality
City/Town/Village: Ndola
County/Province/District (Name of): Copperbelt
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Zambia
Language: English
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Year: 2010
Policy Keywords: HIV/AIDS; agriculture; backyard garden; capacity building; farmer groups; food security; gender inclusion; land access; livestock keeping; marketing; peri-urban agriculture; poverty reduction; stakeholder; sustainable agriculture; sustainable development; urban agriculture; vaccination; water access
Urban Agriculture Promotion and Regulation Act 2015, Nairobi, Kenya
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food production; food wholesale and distribution
Policy Type: Legislation and Regulations
Level of Government: City; County
City/Town/Village: Nairobi City
County/Province/District (Name of): Nairobi County
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Kenya
Language: English
Population Range: 1 million - 4.99 million
Year: 2015
Policy Keywords: animal welfare; capacity building; commercial agriculture; compost; data collection; employment; environmental protection; evaluation; fertilizer; fish; fishing activities; food safety; food security; funding; income generation; inspection; land access; land use; livestock; manure; marketing; markets; pest management; pesticides; procedures; public health; risk management; strategic plan; subsistence farming; supply chain; technical assistance services; urban agriculture; vacant land; waste management; zoning
東京都食育推進計画 (Japanese), (Tokyo Dietary Education Promotion Plan), Tokyo, Japan
Food System Sector: food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food retail
Policy Type: Plans
Level of Government: Metropolitan Area
City/Town/Village: Tokyo
County/Province/District (Name of): Kanto Region
Sub-national State: n/a
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Population Range: 20 million and larger
Year: 2016
Policy Keywords: education; food behavior; healthy food; information sharing; local food