Gent en Garde 3/04/19

Gent en GardeReinventing the food system - 3/4/2019

Gent en Garde 3/04/19

5 strategic goals

1. A more visible, shorter food supply chain

2. More sustainable food production andconsumption

3. Stronger social value forfood initiatives

4. Reduce food waste

5. Reuse food waste andmaximize its potential

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Results Participative governance and

budgeting

Multistakeholder logisticsplatform to scale up localfood chains

1.000.000 kg fresh food surpluses distributed to57.000 people in poverty

Educational campaigns andcoaching of vegetablegardens

7% of vegetarians

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Cities at theforefront Role of the cities

• Strategic framework

• Online and offline hub

• Fasten and strengthen dynamics• Knowledge building and sharing eg coaching for

vegetable gardens

• Subsidies, competitions eg short chain competition

• Behavioral change• Thursday Veggieday

• Restorestje

• Own initiatives eg Foodsavers Gent

• Start up support eg Vanier

• Importance of cocreation

• Pioneering worldwide (TAW)

Connecting cities around the globe: MUFPP, RUAF, Eurocities, FAO

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Katrien Verbeke

Thank you