The Urban Agriculture Summit

本年８月にトロントで都市農業サミットが開催されるそうです。

http://urbanagsummit.org/



幅広く都市型養蜂から学校のガーデンまでを取り上げ、都市農業が、食糧確保や健康改善、雇用の確保などなど様々な便益がある事を議論するそうです。

先日紹介したGrowing PowerのWill Allenらも基調講演で参加するようです。



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Major Summit themes include:

• Food Security, food sovereignty and city-building


• Planning and design of innovative infrastructure for small & large-scale urban agriculture


• New technologies and innovative practices associated with production


• Scaling up urban agriculture: Supportive programs, policies and governance models


• Best management practices in for-profit and not-for-profit food production


• Building the business case: the economics, financing and marketing of urban agriculture


• Embedding urban agriculture in community development and housing

Summit Objectives

The Summit seeks to:

• Expand applied knowledge of urban agriculture by sharing in-depth information from those involved in urban agriculture locally and globally


• Showcase new and innovative examples of urban agriculture projects, policies and programs, sharing in-depth experiences and lessons


• Advance the urban agriculture movement locally and globally by building up the capacity of the people involved, including growers and community leaders/advocates, and connecting pertinent organizations


• Explore urban agriculture’s potential for community building and increasing food security in low income communities


• Develop alliances between urban agriculture practitioners, community organizations and different sectors such as designers, planners, developers, builders, social housing agencies, educators


• Provide a legacy from the Summit, such as strengthened political commitments, improved networks of actors, and new learning materials and modalities.

 

Target Audiences and Participants

The Summit will engage a wide range of audiences. These include:

• Urban and peri-urban growers and farmers


• Community leaders, workers and residents focusing on food security projects


• Elementary and high school teachers, administrators and students interested in school gardens


• Design professionals, including architects and landscape architects


• Building owners, developers and managers


• Social housing residents and advocates


• Health care professionals interested in food and nutrition


• Policy makers from all levels of government


• Planning professionals


• Chefs and restaurant representatives


• Food retail, distribution, and sourcing professionals


• Academics/researchers


• University students

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