Cities are an underappreciated entry point for addressing food system challenges and transitioning to a more circular economy for food. By focusing on regenerative and less damaging food production within cities, as well as valorizing by-products and enabling innovations, cities can help mobilize the transformation to a more circular food system at a large scale. Some actions that cities like Brussels, Guelph, Porto, and Sao Paulo are taking include recycled nutrient programs, addressing both food and waste problems through companies like AgriProtein, and focusing on soil health and circular approaches to food production.

1. Cities & the Circular
Economy for Food
World Circular Economy Forum
22 October 2018, Yokohama
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2. the linear food system
RETHINKING

4. DamagingRegenerative

5. Cities are an
underappreciated
entry point
for addressing
food system challenges

6. By-product
valorisation
Food
production
Enabling
innovations

7. SOIL FOOD - Recycled nutrients 2017

8. AgriProtein’s nutrient recycling helps
solve food and waste problems

10. Actions from C&CEFF Focus Cities
BRUSSELS GUELPH PORTO SÃO PAULO

11. Mobilising the
transformation
at scale

12. Cities & the Circular
Economy for Food
World Circular Economy Forum
22 October 2018, Yokohama
@jossbleriot