Metro Vancouver Regional Food System Strategy & Action Plan
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Topic |
Subtopic | Policy or Policy Excerpt | Document Location | Language Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| food production; development and productive use of agricultural land; |
ALR; | Protect agricultural land for food production |
1.1 | |
| wildlife/environmental/pest management; | aquaculture; wildlife and ecosystem management; |
Restore fish habitat and protect sustainable sources of seafood |
1.2 | |
| food production; development and productive use of agricultural land; |
Enable expansion of agricultural production | 1.3 | ||
| food production; | new entrans to farming; | Invest in a new generation of food producers | 1.4 | |
| food production; urban agriculture; |
urban farm; | Expand commercial food production in urban areas | 1.5 | |
| 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 | |
|
food sales, access and procurement; economic development; |
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; |
Increase direct marketing opportunities for local foods | 2.3 | ||
| economic development; | Further develop value chains within the food sector | 2.4 | ||
| policy partnerships, advocacy and development; | Review government policies and programs to ensure they enable the expansion of the local food sector | 2.5 | ||
| nutrition and public health; | Enable residents to make healthy food choices | 3.1 | ||
| education; | community food systems education; | Communicate how food choices support sustainability | 3.2 | |
| education; | community food systems education; | Enhance food literacy and skills in schools | 3.3 | |
| education; | local food culture; | Celebrate the taste of local foods and the diversity of cuisines | 3.4 | |
| food sales, access and procurement; nutrition and public health; |
community food systems education; | Improve access to nutritious food among vulnerable groups | 4.1 | |
| food production; urban agriculture; |
Encourage urban agriculture | 4.2 | ||
| food sales, access and procurement; waste management; |
food recovery/gleaning/donation; | Enable non-profit organizations to recover nutritious food | 4.3 | |
| wildlife/environmental/pest management; | wildlife and ecosystem management; | Protect and Enhance Ecosystem Goods and Services | 5.1 | |
| waste management; | Reduce waste in the food system | 5.2 | ||
| wildlife/environmental/pest management; | wildlife and ecosystem management; | Facilitate adoption of environmentally sustainable practices | 5.3 | |
| climate change and greenhouse gases; emergency preparedness; | Prepare for the impacts of climate change | 5.4 |
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.
Document Type:
Food Strategy
Level of Government:
regional
Topic(s):
Sub-topic(s):
Policy URL:
https://www.metrovancouver.org/services/regional-planning/agriculture/rfs-strat…
Policy File:
Region:
Metro Vancouver
Province:
British Columbia
Year:
2011
Supplementary Information:
No
Population Range:
>75,000