Sistema alimentare

Dakar: The Future of School Canteens as a Catalyst for Urban Transformation
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Dakar: The Future of School Canteens as a Catalyst for Urban Transformation

In Dakar, school cafeterias are being tested as a strategic tool for improving nutrition, equity, and urban development, in a context where they are still only marginally widespread. The pilot project, based on a participatory approach (Living Lab), involves communities and institutions in co-designing sustainable models. School cafeterias thus emerge as key infrastructure for food policies, capable of generating social, economic, and territorial impacts.

New report on food poverty for the Heinrich Böll Foundation
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New report on food poverty for the Heinrich Böll Foundation

Food System Governance How do high-income countries tackle food poverty? The report compares three divergent institutional models (Italy, France, Germany) and assesses the transition from emergency aid to the universal right to food, in line with the integration of the FEAD (European Fund for Aid to the Most Deprived) into the ESF+ (European Social Fund ... <a title="New report on food poverty for the Heinrich Böll Foundation" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/new-report-on-food-poverty-for-the-heinrich-boll-foundation/" aria-label="Read more about New report on food poverty for the Heinrich Böll Foundation">Read more</a>

The impact assessment of the GARDEN – Interreg project is now underway
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The impact assessment of the GARDEN – Interreg project is now underway

EStà was in Montpellier from November 5 to 7 on for the 5th Steering Commitee of the Interreg Euro-MED GARDEN project, which aims to decarbonize logistics for food supply and the management of bio-waste, packaging, and used containers in Mediterranean cities.

Knowledge exchange with top-level experts
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Knowledge exchange with top-level experts

ESrà partcipa al knowledge exchange presso City St George University, London. Al centro la questione del "missing middle", ovvero la mancanza di un livello intermedio di governance dei sistemi alimentari tra il nazionale e il locale.

EStà as panelist on Collaborative Governance, in Brussels
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EStà as panelist on Collaborative Governance, in Brussels

AfriFOODlinks Brussels, October 2025 The project Strengthening sustainable urban food systems through close collaboration between Africa and Europe During the AU–EU Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) week, the CEA-FIRST and AfriFOODlinks projects co-organized a one-day event in Brussels dedicated to exploring how cooperation between the African Union and the European Union can strengthen evidence-based public policies. ... <a title="EStà as panelist on Collaborative Governance, in Brussels" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/esta-as-panelist-on-collaborative-governance-in-brussels/" aria-label="Read more about EStà as panelist on Collaborative Governance, in Brussels">Read more</a>

The added value of AfriFOODlinks at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025
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The added value of AfriFOODlinks at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025

AfriFOODlinks The project A model project for urban food transformation in African contexts Launched in 2022 and coordinated by ICLEI Africa, AfriFOODlinks is a European Union-funded project involving more than 65 African and European cities committed to transforming urban food systems and promoting African knowledge sovereignty and local leadership in research and decision-making processes. In ... <a title="The added value of AfriFOODlinks at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/the-added-value-of-afrifoodlinks-at-the-mufpp-global-forum-2025/" aria-label="Read more about The added value of AfriFOODlinks at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025">Read more</a>

AfriFOODlinks’ Living Lab in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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AfriFOODlinks’ Living Lab in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

AfriFOODlinks The goal: to outline a Territorial Food Plan. Ouagadougou Living Lab Report The context The Ouagadougou Living Lab is part of the European AfriFOODlinks project, for whichEStà is responsible for an activity on Open Innovation in local African food policies.The approach adopted emphasizes participation, equity, and cultural relevance,with the aim of building inclusive and ... <a title="AfriFOODlinks’ Living Lab in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/afrifoodlinks-living-lab-in-ouagadougou-burkina-faso-2/" aria-label="Read more about AfriFOODlinks’ Living Lab in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso">Read more</a>

Lusaka Food Desk through capacity building activities
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Lusaka Food Desk through capacity building activities

AfriFOODlinks Lusaka Living Lab report Context and objectives The report was produced as part of the European #AfriFOODlinks project, which aims to strengthen thegovernance of urban food systems in various African and European cities. Within thisframework, EStà has developed a Living Lab methodology to stimulate participatory processesand open innovation. The Lusaka experience focuses on the ... <a title="Lusaka Food Desk through capacity building activities" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/lusaka-food-desk-through-capacity-building-activities/" aria-label="Read more about Lusaka Food Desk through capacity building activities">Read more</a>

Enrollment open for Hybrid Master’s in Local Food Policy.
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Enrollment open for Hybrid Master’s in Local Food Policy.

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