Organised by the International Network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF Foundation) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Key Highlights
Over 150 participants from cities in the North and South discussed the importance of urban agriculture for social inclusion, poverty alleviation, food security, environmental management and shared experiences regarding the use of participatory and multi-stakeholder approach to policy formulation and action planning. Several contacts were established for continued exchange and cooperation.

Objective
To generate discussion and understanding of the role that multi-stakeholder consultations and action play in developing better urban agriculture management and programming.

Session report and papers
Find the full session report here

Papers written by participants:

• Speech Minister Dekker of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment of the Netherlands
• An introduction to Urban Agriculture and the RUAF programme - Henk de Zeeuw
• Multi-stakeholder Policy Making and Action Planning for Urban Agriculture in Zimbabwe - George Matovu
• Combate A La Pobreza E Inclusión Social A Través Agricultura Urbana En Villa María Del Triunfo: La Importancia Del Diseño, Planificación E Implementación Participativa Y Multi-Actoral - Raquel Barriqa Velasco
• Wastewater, a Valuable Resource for Urban, Peri-urban Agriculture – A case study of Hyderabad, India - Gayathri Devi
• Participation De Pro.Va.Nia Aux Dynamiques De Planification Trategique Du Developpement De L’agriculture Urbaine Au Senegal (Dakar) - Oumar Sissokho