City/Town/Village: | Brighton and Hove |
County/Province/District (Name of): | East Sussex |
Sub-national State: | South East Region |
Country: | England |
Language: | English |
Spatial Distinction: | Urban |
Level of Government: | Municipality |
Population: | 273,369 |
Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
Policy Type: | Plans |
Food Systems Sector(s): | food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food processing and manufacturing; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution |
Year of Adoption: | 2018 |
Adopting Government Department(s): | Brighton & Hove City Council |
Lead Implementing Entity: | Brighton & Hove Food Partnership |
Supporting Entity: | Brighton & Hove Connected: Local Strategic Partnership; Health & Wellbeing Board |
Additional Supporting Entity: | n/a |
Funding Amount: | £286,013 over 48 months |
Funding Sources: | Esmee Fairbairn Foundation |
Policy Links: | – Web |
Link to Additional Resources: | Resource 1 |
Policy Outcome: | The Brighton and Hove Food Strategy Action Plan, created by the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, is a five-year plan that prescribes action steps for a healthy, environmentally and economically conscious, and fair food system. The plan aims to champion healthy and sustainable food, improve security in both urban and rural production, support diverse communities, "take a preventative 'upstream' approach" to food poverty and access, switch from a 'food waste' to 'food use' city, and ensure the incorporation of an equitable food system in future planning and policy. The projected outcomes of these aims are improved health and diets, collective action in addressing issues in the food system, a self-sufficient and diverse food sector and economy, less food waste, and "food at the heart of planning, policy, and public service." |
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 |