Covid-19 – an opportunity or a crisis for food system transformation at the city level?
10:00 - 11:30
Over the past three years, the Food Foundation has been facilitating a learning partnership between Birmingham, UK, and Pune, India. This involves the development of policies and practices to support city led transformation of food systems. The Food Foundation has recently secured additional funding to expand this partnership across Commonwealth Cities.
During this webinar, city officials from Birmingham, UK, and Pune, India, discuss radical approaches to implementing city-wide emergency food programmes during lockdown. Both local governments commissioned trusted, voluntary sector organisations to rapidly procure and supply food across the city to communities in need. The webinar also includes a discussion of the food system challenges faced by both cities as they exit lockdown and enter an uncertain future.
Chair:
- Anna Taylor, Executive Director, Food Foundation
Keynote speakers:
- Councillor Paulette Hamilton, Elected Member and Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care, Birmingham City Council
- Ms Rubal Agarwal, IAS CEO-Pune Smart City and Additional Municipal Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation (TBC)
Commentating speakers:
- Dr Justin Varney, Director of Public Health, Birmingham City Counci
- Ruchi Mathur, Chief Executive, Pune City Connects
- Lisha Bendre, Project Implementation Unit & Coordinator Smart Food Nutrition Program under Pune Birmingham Partnership
- Karen Crevin, Chief Executive, The Active Wellbeing Society
- Laura Spencer, Business Development Manager, Fareshare
