In a report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE – FSN) launched this Tuesday, the 2nd, the Laboratório Urbano de Políticas Públicas Alimentares (LUPPA – Urban Food Policy Lab) was highlighted as a national network of cities.
The HLPE is an auxiliary body supporting the work of the UN Committee on World Food Security that each year focuses on a theme and releases a report with technical analyses and public policy recommendations. This year, following in the footsteps of the 2023 “State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World” (SOFI) report, the chosen theme was urban and peri-urban food systems and the context of growing global urbanization, with the goal of achieving food and nutrition security for the populations living in these areas. The report presents an in-depth analysis of the challenges and opportunities, showing how peripheral areas have a significant impact on food systems, influencing production, distribution and consumption patterns worldwide.
In addition, the report also highlights the importance of multi-level, multilateral, multi-stakeholder governance and the relevance of city networks in supporting municipalities to advance in the management of food systems, citing LUPPA as an example. LUPPA is the largest food policy lab in the world, a program of Instituto Comida do Amanhã co-implemented with ICLEI Brasil, with the goal of facilitating the development of integrated, participatory municipal food policies with a systemic approach.
For Juliana Tângari, director of Comida do Amanhã and coordinator of LUPPA, this recognition acknowledges the relevance of the work LUPPA is carrying out in Brazil. “Like IPES-Food in 2023, the HLPE recognizes the relevance of support networks for cities, especially national city networks, and, like IPES-Food, cites LUPPA as an example of a support and facilitation mechanism for cities. Once again LUPPA is included in a short list of examples worldwide, being the only one from the Global South, which shows the relevance of the work we are doing here,” she highlighted.
This report is an important tool for policymakers, researchers and stakeholders dedicated to ensuring food and nutrition security in the context of rapid urbanization. Access the full report.
About LUPPA
LUPPA is a program of Instituto Comida do Amanhã co-implemented with ICLEI Brasil, with full support from Instituto Ibirapitanga, ICS – Instituto Clima e Sociedade, Fundação José Luiz Egydio Setúbal and Porticus, institutional support from FAO Brazil – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and methodological partnership with Reos Partners.