City region food system programme
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Today, about 55 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68 percent by 2050. The rapid urbanization
and the estimated 9 billion-world population by 2050 creates enormous challenges to conventional food production and food and nutrition security. Climate change is posing additional challenges too, affecting cities and their surrounding areas. Cities are critical hotspots for climate change and, at the same time, they are becoming increasingly affected by climate shocks and stresses. The key role that cities and local food actors play in addressing all these interlinked food systems challenges through interconnected action has been recognized by national players and the international community. There is now a real demand to design resilient and sustainable city region food policies with strong rural-urban linkages, and implement activities with local stakeholders, including and emphasizing small-scale farmers, to scale up sustainable practices and improve the food system in a holistic manner.