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Global Partnership on Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Systems RUAF synthesises knowledge from its exchange, advocacy and learning activities.

The RUAF Global Partnership on Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Systems is a partnership of strategically selected expert institutions. The partnership brings together cities, research institutes and civil society organisations with a recognised track record in urban and peri-urban agriculture and urban food systems. This enables us to combine technical and policy expertise, scientific research and practical knowledge. RUAF is a powerful collaboration for action and advocacy to advance transformation of food systems in cities around the world. The partnership is a platform for learning and knowledge brokering between science, policy & practice. RUAF strongly believes in the benefits of interdisciplinary work and multi-stakeholder learning. We disseminate this knowledge online through the Urban Agriculture Magazine, RUAF papers and newsletters and through partner publications, and at international meetings and events.

14/10/2026

📅 Join us for the first webinar of the new FAO-RUAF City Region Food Systems (CRFS) webinar series, entitled “Closing the data gap: innovative digital tools to reduce Food Loss and Waste”, taking place on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, from 16:00 to 17:30 (CEST). Sign up here 👇

https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R77ilBIrSc2ZgXcU5guPuQ #/registration

🥬 occurs across City Region Food Systems (CRFS) and rural–urban value chains, from production and post-harvest handling to transport, markets, processing, catering and households. Yet limited data on volumes, characteristics, value-chain hotspots and costs to stakeholders and municipalities constrain effective action. Emerging digital and AI-enabled tools, including the FAO Food Loss App (FLAPP), offer opportunities to address these gaps, strengthen data collection and reporting, and support evidence-based action, while creating opportunities for youth entrepreneurship and employment.

🤳 The webinar will explore innovative digital and AI-enabled tools, methodologies and practical experiences to improve Food Loss and Waste measurement, reporting and reduction across CRFS. The session will bring together urban food systems actors to discuss data gaps, digital solutions and successful experiences from Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire.

Simultaneous interpretation will be available in French and Spanish.

🥕 *Stay tuned for more*

This is the first in a series of three webinars taking place between October 2026 and April 2027 to showcase good practices and approaches for reducing FLW across different geographies, while examining the technical, governance and cultural barriers that can hinder progress.

Food loss and waste is a significant barrier to achieving sustainable and resilient agrifood systems, with around one-third of all food produced lost or wasted. This has major implications for food security and nutrition, creates economic impacts across food supply chains, and contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and inefficient resource use. Addressing FLW is therefore integral to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12, particularly Target 12.3, which aims to halve global per capita food waste by 2030.

21/07/2026

How do you like our new look?

RUAF was founded in 2000, and has maintained a strong presence and brand recognition for 26 years. Yet while the organization has evolved, our logo was looking a little... stuck in the noughties. We felt it didn't really represent the work we do at the forefront of the urban agriculture and food systems field*.

We asked our long-time collaborator Peter Mulder at Interface Communicatie to come up some ideas for a new logo design. We asked him to keep our signature Dutch orange, but introduce design elements that represent food growing in an urban context.

We are absolutely delighted with the bold, modern result, which will be used on all future publications -- including (spoiler alert!) our new strategy to be launched later in the year and the next issue of Urban Agriculture Magazine.
Thank you, Peter and team!

*If you're fond of our old familiar logo and sad that it's heading into retirement, fear not. RUAF has been a prolific publisher over the decades, so you'll find it on all previous materials in our online resource centre - https://ruaf.org/publications/

30/04/2026

📢🏙️ Is your city applying the MUFPP Monitoring Framework in its food systems work? Do you need support and guidance in developing actions and indicators suited to your context?

Help is at hand. There are a number of dedicated tools and resources available – and RUAF consultants can also be hired to provide tailored support – including on integrating climate action into food policies.

The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) Monitoring Framework Handbook and Resource Pack, developed by RUAF and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and launched with the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Secretariat, helps any city in the world measure progress against its own priorities using clear baselines.

It has recently been updated to include a new set of actions and indicators linking food systems and climate – covering both mitigation and adaptation. Flexible, voluntary and designed to work across different regulatory and economic contexts.

Whether your city is just starting out or looking to strengthen existing food policy commitments, these resources are available on our website: https://ruaf.org/resource/milan-urban-food-policy-pact-mufpp-monitoring-framework-handbook-and-resource-pack/

📩 Get in touch if you would like to discuss RUAF’s consultancy offer.

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Website

https://www.ruaf.org/

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