FOODCITYBOOST will address the following challenges:
- A lack of readily available impact assessment tools prevents the evaluation of local and spillover risks and benefits associated with urban agriculture
- Decision-makers hindered in taking actions due to readily available impact assessment related data information to take action to foster the development of urban agriculture.
- Policies do not sufficiently target urban agriculture across sectors, domains and governance levels, hindering its integration.
- Resource scarcity linked to increased demand, environmental degradation, and climate change.
- Increase knowledge of urban agriculture and its social and economic benefits
Additionally, through its initiatives FOODCITYBOOST will contribute to food security, food waste reduction, supply chain shortening, generation of economic returns, and create new employment opportunities.
