Food policy

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>

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.

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>

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>

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>

Padua towards a climate-conscious food policy
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Padua towards a climate-conscious food policy

NetZeroCities Padua focuses on climate impact As part of the NetZeroCitiesEU project, in collaboration with the Municipality of Padua, EStà is conducting an analysis of Padua’s urban food system, with a specific focus on the climate impact of the various components of the urban food system. The report, currently being published, offers a detailed snapshot ... <a title="Padua towards a climate-conscious food policy" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/padua-towards-a-climate-conscious-food-policy/" aria-label="Read more about Padua towards a climate-conscious food policy">Read more</a>

The link between food and climate transition: the course for Novacoop
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The link between food and climate transition: the course for Novacoop

First episode EStà organises workshops and training courses on sustainability issues for individuals and/or public and institutional bodies. In doing so, it ensures attention to the needs of the recipients, accessibility to complexity, maieutic enhancement of personal potential and the construction of shared visions. For these reasons, EStà’s training is both inspiring and empowering, characterised ... <a title="The link between food and climate transition: the course for Novacoop" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/the-link-between-food-and-climate-transition-the-course-for-novacoop/" aria-label="Read more about The link between food and climate transition: the course for Novacoop">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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