Topic(s):
Development and Productive use of Agricultural Land, Economic Development, Education, Food Processing, Storage & Distribution, Food Production, Food Sales, Access & Procurement, Nutrition and Public Health, Policy Partnerships, Advocacy & Development, Urban Agriculture, Waste Management, Wildlife/Environmental/Pest Management
Sub-topic(s):
ALR, aquaculture, climate change and greenhouse gases, community food system education, emergency preparedness, food distribution, food processing, food recovery/gleaning/donation, food storage, local food culture, local procurement, new entrants to farming, urban farm, wildlife and ecosystem management
Region: Metro Vancouver
| Document Type: Food Strategy
| Year: 2011
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Subtopic |
Policy or Policy Excerpt |
Document Location |
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food production;
development and productive use of agricultural land; |
ALR; |
Protect agricultural land for
food production |
1.1 |
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wildlife/environmental/pest management; |
aquaculture;
wildlife and ecosystem management; |
Restore fish habitat and
protect sustainable sources of seafood |
1.2 |
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food production;
development and productive use of agricultural land; |
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Enable expansion of agricultural production |
1.3 |
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food production; |
new entrans to farming; |
Invest in a new generation of food producers |
1.4 |
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food production;
urban agriculture; |
urban farm; |
Expand commercial food production in urban areas |
1.5 |
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food processing, storage and distribution;
economic development; |
food processing;
food storage;
food distribution; |
Increase the capacity to process, warehouse and distribute local foods |
2.1 |
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food sales, access and procurement;
economic development;
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local procurement; |
Include local foods in the purchasing policies of large public institutions |
2.2 |
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food sales, access and procurement;
economic development;
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Increase direct marketing opportunities for local foods |
2.3 |
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economic development; |
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Further develop value chains within the food sector |
2.4 |
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policy partnerships, advocacy and development; |
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Review government policies and programs to ensure they enable the expansion of the local food sector |
2.5 |
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nutrition and public health; |
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Enable residents to make healthy food choices |
3.1 |
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education; |
community food systems education; |
Communicate how food choices support sustainability |
3.2 |
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education; |
community food systems education; |
Enhance food literacy and skills in schools |
3.3 |
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education; |
local food culture; |
Celebrate the taste of local foods and the diversity of cuisines |
3.4 |
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food sales, access and procurement;
nutrition and public health; |
community food systems education; |
Improve access to nutritious food among vulnerable groups |
4.1 |
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food production;
urban agriculture; |
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Encourage urban agriculture |
4.2 |
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food sales, access and procurement;
waste management; |
food recovery/gleaning/donation; |
Enable non-profit organizations to recover nutritious food |
4.3 |
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wildlife/environmental/pest management; |
wildlife and ecosystem management; |
Protect and Enhance Ecosystem Goods and Services |
5.1 |
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waste management; |
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Reduce waste in the food system |
5.2 |
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wildlife/environmental/pest management; |
wildlife and ecosystem management; |
Facilitate adoption of environmentally sustainable practices |
5.3 |
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climate change and greenhouse gases; emergency preparedness; |
Prepare for the impacts of climate change |
5.4 |
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Metro Vancouver's Regional Food System Action Plan adopted in 2016, outlines the actions that actions that local governments are planning to undertake in the next 3-5 years to advance implementation of the Regional Food System Strategy.
Download Metro Vancouver's Regional Food System Action Plan.
See Metro Vancouver's website for more details.