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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>

Move on: end-of-project event
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Move on: end-of-project event

EStà ha partecipato all'evento di chiusura del progetto "MoveON" promosso dalla Provincia di Varese e finanziato da Fondazione Cariplo e Regione Lombardia.

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>

Climate change – Food Policies and the Climate Agenda
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Climate change – Food Policies and the Climate Agenda

MUFPP Global Forum 2025, Milan City experiences and urban/national collaborative policies This parallel session of Miann Urban Food Policy Pact Global Forum coordinated by EStà in collaboration with CNCA (carbonneutralcities.org/) presented key data, information, experiences from cities around the world along with the policies that the Brazilian government has promoted and implemented also to work with cities ... <a title="Climate change – Food Policies and the Climate Agenda" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/food-policies-and-the-climate-agenda/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change – Food Policies and the Climate Agenda">Read more</a>

Beyond project lifetime: Ensuring lasting impact for Food Policies in Africa
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Beyond project lifetime: Ensuring lasting impact for Food Policies in Africa

AfriFOODlinks How can we support long-term food policy transitions starting from short-term projects? This was the central question of the session organized by ACRA ETS and EStà – Economia e Sostenibilità as part of the #MUFPPGlobalForum, which brought together cities and partners of the #AfriFOODlinks project. This panel took the project as a case study ... <a title="Beyond project lifetime: Ensuring lasting impact for Food Policies in Africa" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/beyond-project-lifetime/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond project lifetime: Ensuring lasting impact for Food Policies in Africa">Read more</a>

Field visit in Cascina cuccagna
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Field visit in Cascina cuccagna

MUFPP Global Forum 2025, Milan We are very proud to say that Cascina Cuccagna is our home! As part of the MUFPP global forum EStà co-organized with ACCC a field visit to our headquarters: Cascina Cuccagna! It was a great opportunity for political delegates, municipal officials, and international experts to explore concrete examples of how ... <a title="Field visit in Cascina cuccagna" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/field-visit-in-cascina-cuccagna/" aria-label="Read more about Field visit in Cascina cuccagna">Read more</a>

GARDEN event on food, climate and logistics in urban food systems
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GARDEN event on food, climate and logistics in urban food systems

GARDEN: Transforming Food Logistics for a Greener Mediterranean On Friday 16 May, EStà hosted an event at Cascina Cuccagna in Milan organised by GARDEN, an Interreg Euro-MED project funded by the European Commission with the following objectives: Innovative green logistics GARDEN is implementing cutting-edge pilot projects in Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Bulgaria to demonstrate ... <a title="GARDEN event on food, climate and logistics in urban food systems" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/garden-event-on-food-climate-and-logistics-in-urban-food-systems/" aria-label="Read more about GARDEN event on food, climate and logistics in urban food systems">Read more</a>

Waste management in Guinea Bissau: participatory mapping
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Waste management in Guinea Bissau: participatory mapping

Bissau Limpu EuropeAID In 2025, EStà is involved in Guinea Bissau with the Bissau Limpu project, an international cooperation initiative on waste management and the circular economy. The project, funded by EuropeAID of the European Commission, is being developed in the capital Bissau in collaboration with ACRA, Mani Tese, Engineers Without Borders and the Polytechnic ... <a title="Waste management in Guinea Bissau: participatory mapping" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/waste-management-in-guinea-bissau-participatory-mapping/" aria-label="Read more about Waste management in Guinea Bissau: participatory mapping">Read more</a>

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