
The food security of the urban child is at the heart of this publication. It was designed by Southern Africa Food Lab for WWF as a step-by-step guide for policy makers in urban environments to help them find solutions for their cities and towns – from South America, to Asia, and Africa.
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“Food is not just the meal on the plate. It is the hard-won outcome of the efforts and ingenuity of human endeavour, cultivated from the finite resources of our planet. To understand how food arrives on our plates requires us to track a complex arrangement of actors and processes. This reveals not just the multifaceted relationships and activities that define the food system but also a concerning assembly of negative outcomes for human health and the environment.” – Urban Food System Thinking
Farm Design took the onionskin model and developed a way-thinking device through the steps.

Workshop on Urban Food System Thinking
A workshop on food security in Langa, Cape Town, was held by WWF-SA and EDP. The workshop used the tool and workshop handouts created by Southern Africa Food Lab and designed by Farm Design.
Photos taken during a workshop using the WWF Urban food Systems Thinking tool designed by Farm Design/ Photos taken during a workshop using the WWF Urban food Systems Thinking tool designed by Farm Design/ Photos taken during a workshop using the WWF Urban food Systems Thinking tool designed by Farm Design/ Photos taken during a workshop using the WWF Urban food Systems Thinking tool designed by Farm Design/ Photos taken during a workshop using the WWF Urban food Systems Thinking tool designed by Farm Design/ Photos taken during a workshop using the WWF Urban food Systems Thinking tool designed by Farm Design/
About WWF South Africa
WWF is the world’s leading independent conservation organisation. WWF works to look after our natural resources — oceans, land and wildlife — so we can continue to benefit from food, water and a healthy climate.
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