FOODCITYBOOST is a trailblazing project that will help develop the tools to turn urban jungles into lush, green, food-producing hubs!
We imagine cities where rooftops, balconies, and even vertical spaces are bursting with greenery and fresh produce. This is the future that FOODCITYBOOST is planting seeds for, whilst tackling the major contemporary difficulties such as: climate change, biodiversity loss, and the great divide between urban, peri-urban, and rural areas.
FOODCITYBOOST doesn’t limit itself to growing produce on rooftops or herbs on windowsill; it’s about revolutionizing how we, as society, think about and engage with urban spaces. With an urgent call to action for policymakers and city-dwellers alike, FOODCITYBOOST will develop a decision support tool, which is a sophisticated guide packed with evidence-based indicators and policy wisdom to make urban agriculture not just a novelty but a necessity for sustainable city living. This is further supported with our knowledge hub, making urban agriculture material easily and readily available to all that are interested!
Our Trees Have Been Monitored
Trees Planted
6,472,068
Trees Planted
6,472,068
Trees Planted
6,472,068
We’re looking at Urban Farming's future
We aren’t limiting ourselves to the problems of today, but we’re aiming for urban agriculture’s future. Through foresight analysis and scenario crafting, the project is designing and prototyping the next big things in urban agriculture. We want to go beyond traditional plots to innovative farming methods that could soon be part of our urban landscapes.
This eco-adventure is a team effort, comprised of 20 actors from nine countries and engaging with more than 100 stakeholders across six Living Labs that are real-life playgrounds for experimenting with and learning from the best urban farming practices supported by regional policies. It’s a melting pot of ideas and expertise, from social scientists to urban farmers and everyone in between, all coming together to weave a greener, more sustainable urban tapestry.