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Building more sustainable and resilient food system in the Lusaka city region

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 12

Author Louison Lancon, Guido Santini, Makiko Taguchi, Thierry Giordano

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Food for the Cities project in Lusaka aimed at identifying ways of making the food system of Lusaka more resilient and more sustainable by placing people at the center of the heart of this transformation. It was implemented by FAO and the University of Zambia in close consultation with the Lusaka City Council. This policy brief presents some proposals to address challenges the Lusaka city region food system (CRFS) is facing. It is the result of a two-pronged approach: 1) a food system assessment to better understand the strengths and challenges faced by the CRFS; and 2) a multi-stakeholder dialogue to discuss the assessment and build up strategies.

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