http://www.fao.org/in-action/food-for-cities-programme/en/ This slide was presented by Guido Santini, coordinator of the FAO-Food for the Cities Programme, on the occasion of the expert consultation on an indicator framework to assess city region food systems and monitor the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, held in FAO HQ, on 13-14 April 2016. It gives the scope and objectives of the consultation, and present the work that is being done in pilot cities through the Food for the Cities Programme on city region food systems. © FAO: http://www.fao.org

1. Expert consultation
“Indicator framework for assessing City Region Food Systems
and monitoring the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFFP) implementation”
Guido Santini
Technical Adviser
Food for the Cities Programme

2. 1. improve and consolidate the current draft framework of
indicators on CRFS;
• identify gaps and prioritize indicators;
• identify a set of common indicators for all cities.
2. identify existing tools and methods to collect data;
3. identify a set of indicators to monitor the
implementation of the MUFPP framework of action.
Scope of the consultation:

3. 1. Presentation of the draft CRFS indicator framework
• Insights from pilot cities;
2. Analysis of gaps and consolidation;
• Identify data sources, proxies and tools for data collection.
3. Define a set of common indicators
1. Milan’s proposal on indicators and targets to monitor the
implementation of the MUFPP
2. identify a set of indicators to monitor the implementation of the
MUFPP framework of action;
• build on the CRFS indicator framework and align with the SDG
indicators where possible.
Day 1:
Day 2:

4. Food for the Cities Programme:
 Systematize and operationalize the concept of City Region Food
Systems
Develop methods and tools to conduct comprehensive and
participatory CRFS assessment and validate it in pilot city regions
Strengthen capacity of local stakeholders within a local food system
to improve food and nutrition security of urban dwellers
 Reinforce urban-rural linkages for more inclusive, efficient and
resilient food system

5. What is a city region food system?
• Food production, processing,
marketing and consumption
• Urban centres, surrounding
peri-urban and rural
hinterland i.e. the “foodshed”
• Exchange and flows of food,
people, goods,
nutrients/waste and
ecosystem services (urban
metabolism)
• Urban-rural linkages; nexus
between people, agriculture,
biodiversity, water and energy

6. Natural resource
management
Forest and trees
Soil and water
Land tenure
Energy
Food and Agriculture
Livestock and
aquaculture
Agro-biodiversity
Food
markets/supply
Food loss and waste
Socio-economic
and health factors
Hunger and malnutrition
Shifting diets and habits
(sustainable diets)
Food safety and street
food
Migration and labour
Integrated approach: Components of a Food System

7. Cities engaged in the programme

8. • Food system assessment
• Understand, characterize and map city region
food system (CRFS)
• Analyze critical issues, weaknesses, gaps and
bottlenecks and identify local priorities
• Policy support and participatory
planning
• Define strategies and plans to address critical
issues for more resilient and inclusive food
systems
• Foster multi-stakeholder dialogue,
engagement and knowledge
exchange

9. Source: Los Angeles Food Policy Council
(http://goodfoodla.org/good-food/what-is-a-foodshed/)
Food flows of key food commodities
Jurisdictional boundaries: municipality, sub-
region, province
Natural boundaries: rivers, sea, mountain
ridges, watersheds
Transport distance
Production potential/capacity in relation to the
city’ food demand (for at least fresh products)
social/cultural exchange, people coming for
shopping/leisure to the city etc.
Define boundaries of CRFS

10. Preliminary CRFS Maps in pilot cities:
Colombo Lusaka
Kitwe
Medellin

11. • Integrated approach, shift out of silo-thinking
• Look beyond the city boundaries and address linkages and urban-
rural relations
• Research and information exchange: Address limited data
availability and costs, hands-on approach (trade-off with scientific
preciseness)
• Multi-actor approach, including public administrations, civil society
organisations and private sector
• Integration of food and agriculture in urban planning and land use
policies
• Political will and policy framework: planning instruments
Operationalization of CRFS concepts

12. • CRFS characterization: to understand boundaries,
elements and relations in CRFS
• Policy operationalization: focused data to define
policy actions and possible indicators
• Policy monitoring: focused data to measure policy
impacts and changes of time in relation to baseline
• Policy communication: transparent and
understandable data to communicate policy aims and
impacts to wider audiences
Role of CRFS assessment in different aspects of
policy processes

13. CRFS assessment and indicator framework
• Characterize, assess and monitor different sustainability
dimensions of a CRFS along the different components of
the food chain.
• Assess the baseline of a CRFS
• Monitor changes from (future) policy and programme
implementation

14. CRFS Indicator framework
number of indicators per category
Sustainability areas
/Dimensions food
system
Improve health
and well-being/
Social
sustainability and
equity
Increase local
economic growth
and decent
jobs/Economic
sustainability
Improve
stewardship of
environmental
resources/Environ
mental
sustainability
Improve
governance for
sustainable food
systems
Reduce
Vulnerability and
increase resilience
Input supply and
food production
8 10 15 8 11
Food storage,
processing and
manufacturing
7 8 5 3 5
Food wholesale
and distribution
5 7 5 3 5
Food marketing,
catering and retail
6 9 5 8 9
Food consumption 10 3 3 10 10
Food and organic
waste management
3 3 9 4 4
(Cross cutting): City
region food system
policy planning
5 3

15. CRFS Indicator framework
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Input supply and
food production
Food storage,
processing and
manufacturing
Food wholesale
and distribution
Food marketing,
catering and retail
Food
consumption
Food and organic
waste
management
(Cross cutting):
City region food
system policy
planning

16. Feedback from cities
Lusaka
Sustainability areas
/Dimensions food
system
Improve health
and well-being/
Social
sustainability and
equity
Increase local
economic growth
and decent
jobs/Economic
sustainability
Improve
stewardship of
environmental
resources/Environ
mental
sustainability
Improve
governance for
sustainable food
systems
Reduce
Vulnerability and
increase resilience
Input supply and
food production
Lusaka Lusaka Lusaka Lusaka
Food storage,
processing and
manufacturing
Lusaka Lusaka
Food wholesale
and distribution
Lusaka Lusaka
Food marketing,
catering and retail
Lusaka Lusaka
Food consumption Lusaka
Food and organic
waste management
(Cross cutting): City
region food system
policy planning

17. Feedback from cities
Kitwe
Sustainability areas
/Dimensions food
system
Improve health
and well-being/
Social
sustainability and
equity
Increase local
economic growth
and decent
jobs/Economic
sustainability
Improve
stewardship of
environmental
resources/Environ
mental
sustainability
Improve
governance for
sustainable food
systems
Reduce
Vulnerability and
increase resilience
Input supply and
food production
Kitwe Kitwe Kitwe
Food storage,
processing and
manufacturing
Kitwe Kitwe
Food wholesale
and distribution
Kitwe Kitwe
Food marketing,
catering and retail
Kitwe Kitwe
Food consumption Kitwe
Food and organic
waste management
Kitwe
(Cross cutting): City
region food system
policy planning
Kitwe

18. Sustainability areas
/Dimensions food
system
Improve health
and well-being/
Social
sustainability and
equity
Increase local
economic growth
and decent
jobs/Economic
sustainability
Improve
stewardship of
environmental
resources/Environ
mental
sustainability
Improve
governance for
sustainable food
systems
Reduce
Vulnerability and
increase resilience
Input supply and
food production
Colombo Colombo
Food storage,
processing and
manufacturing
Food wholesale
and distribution
Colombo Colombo
Food marketing,
catering and retail
Food consumption Colombo Colombo Colombo
Food and organic
waste management
Colombo Colombo
(Cross cutting): City
region food system
policy planning
Feedback from cities
Colombo

19. Feedback from cities
Quito
Sustainability areas
/Dimensions food
system
Improve health
and well-being/
Social
sustainability and
equity
Increase local
economic growth
and decent
jobs/Economic
sustainability
Improve
stewardship of
environmental
resources/Environ
mental
sustainability
Improve
governance for
sustainable food
systems
Reduce
Vulnerability and
increase resilience
Input supply and
food production
Quito Quito
Food storage,
processing and
manufacturing
Food wholesale
and distribution
Food marketing,
catering and retail
Quito Quito Quito
Food consumption Quito Quito
Food and organic
waste management
(Cross cutting): City
region food system
policy planning
Quito

20. Feedback from cities
Medellin
Sustainability areas
/Dimensions food
system
Improve health
and well-being/
Social
sustainability and
equity
Increase local
economic growth
and decent
jobs/Economic
sustainability
Improve
stewardship of
environmental
resources/Environ
mental
sustainability
Improve
governance for
sustainable food
systems
Reduce
Vulnerability and
increase resilience
Input supply and
food production
Medellin Medellin Medellin Medellin
Food storage,
processing and
manufacturing
Medellin Medellin
Food wholesale
and distribution
Medellin Medellin Medellin
Food marketing,
catering and retail
Medellin
Food consumption Medellin
Food and organic
waste management
Medellin Medellin
(Cross cutting): City
region food system
policy planning
Medellin

21. Feedback from cities
Toronto
Sustainability areas
/Dimensions food
system
Improve health
and well-being/
Social
sustainability and
equity
Increase local
economic growth
and decent
jobs/Economic
sustainability
Improve
stewardship of
environmental
resources/Environ
mental
sustainability
Improve
governance for
sustainable food
systems
Reduce
Vulnerability and
increase resilience
Input supply and
food production
Toronto
Food storage,
processing and
manufacturing
Toronto Toronto Toronto
Food wholesale
and distribution
Toronto Toronto Toronto
Food marketing,
catering and retail
Toronto Toronto Toronto
Food consumption
Food and organic
waste management
Toronto Toronto Toronto
(Cross cutting): City
region food system
policy planning
Toronto

22. Questions to be addressed
• What are the major gaps do you see in the framework?
• How to provide a real city region territorial and spatial
perspective?
• How to ensure harmonization and comparability among
cities? to have a minimum group of common indicators
to address in all cities?
• What tools can you share to collect data for specific
indicators?

23. Thank you
Guido Santini
Food for the Cities Programme
guido.santini@fao.org