Cities have a strategic role in developing sustainable food systems and promoting healthy, environmentally friendly diets. Global urbanization is contributing to changing diets and challenges to sustainable growth. This is particularly evident in fast-growing secondary cities in Asia and Africa.
The cities of Mbeya in Tanzania and Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh have high rates of malnutrition and high levels of food insecurity. They have few resources in terms of supporting adequate access to food and sustainable and healthy diets, especially for the urban poor. Within the framework of its international development cooperation, the City of Zurich supports the cities of Mbeya and Cox's Bazar in building urban food systems that are environmentally friendly, economically viable and accessible to all.
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