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African CITYFOOD Month

Sustainable food value chains

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Our food systems operate in a linear manner, with associated impacts of extractivism, ecological degradation, poor waste management and social inequity. Ellen MacArthur Foundation leads a discussion on how we are already shaping more circular food systems in African cities, and what more we need to do.

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