Name
Ghent en Garde
country
Belgium
Goal
Ghent en Garde has brought significant change to the local food system. Through participative governance models, including a food policy council, Ghent’s food policy has moved from launching small-scale initiatives to bringing structural change to the food system. It is decreasing food waste, making food procurement more sustainable, scaling up short food supply chains and improving access to food. 7% of the citizens are now vegetarians, local food is booming through new farmers markets and through a new logistics platform for professional buyers, 300 tonnes of food waste has been redistributed in a 10 month period to 19,000 people in poverty, and we have connected 120 stakeholders on improving access to sustainable and healthy food.
Main Topic
Sustainable food: from "farm to fork"; a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system;
All Topics
Sustainable food: from "farm to fork": a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system
Fostering a just transition: leaving no one behind (fostering i.e. inclusivity, equity, empowerment of marginalized communities or other goals regarding justice)
Biodiversity: preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity
Scale
- City and peri-urban
Actors
- Local government
Main Activity
Offering funding (i.e. subsidies, grants and/or other means of financing);
Activities
- Offering funding (i.e. subsidies, grants and/or other means of financing)
- Developing and/or producing goods
- Conducting research, pilot studies and/or living labs
- Providing knowledge transfer / advisory / education services
- Raising awareness and/or political agenda-setting
Source
This initiative is adapted from the European Sustainable Cities Platform, ©2023 https://sustainablecities.eu/transformative-actions-database/
This initiative is self-reported and not identified by the SHARED GREEN DEAL Consortium
CONTACT
For further details please contact co-leads Dr Chris Foulds (chris.foulds@aru.ac.uk) and Dr Rosie Robison (rosie.robison@aru.ac.uk).
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101036640. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with the SHARED GREEN DEAL HAS project and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union.