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Good food governance
See what actions the Bristol Good Food Partnership are prioritising related to Good Food Governance and check in on the latest progress updates.
What’s it about?
Good Food Governance looks at the way we make decisions about our food system, the policies and plans we have in place to support those decisions, and the networks that collaborate to make them. As a city, we need Good Food Governance to make sure that our food system works for people and communities, climate and nature, workers and businesses, not only now, but for generations to come, whatever the future holds.
Read on to find out which actions the Bristol Good Food Partnership are prioritising to support the way we make decisions in the city and the networks that collaborate to make them. By taking an active interest in food in our local communities, or having a say in food planning for the city, we can all play our part.
Work on this theme
Bristol has already established many aspects of Good Food Governance in the city, including creating a Bristol Good Food Partnership Steering Group, which brings key stakeholders together to collaborate on developing plans and policies for a more resilient local food system. Two areas of Good Food Governance have been identified for future development: Disaster Risk Planning and Food Systems Data.
The Disaster Risk Planning strand of this theme is about identifying vulnerabilities in the food system and planning ahead for emergency food provision when future disaster situations arise.
Through collaboration with community organisations across the city, insight on how they provided emergency food during the pandemic will be gathered, in order to plan for future disasters of that scale. If you’re part of an organisation that provided emergency food during lockdown, please get in touch using the ‘join the conversation’ form below.
The Food System Data strand of work is focused on identifying what data on Bristol’s food system currently exists, which can help us measure how well it works; and what new insight is needed to help us measure the success of the Bristol Good Food action plans. If your organisation has conducted research into Bristol’s food system, please get in touch below.
Priorities
All Bristol Good Food 2030 Working Groups aim to take a whole food system approach, meaning that the work considers and takes action on food in many settings, involving key actors at every level, which is of particular relevance for governance.
Priority 1:
Apply for funding to do the necessary research required to create disaster plans for various scenarios.
Priority 2:
Build from the work done during lockdowns to create a food-aid plan for future scenarios.
Priority 3:
Work with the local authority and community groups to create a workable plan for the next disaster.
Priority 4:
Map available data on the Bristol food system.
Progress Updates
Join the conversation
So, what change do you want to see happen that will transform food in Bristol by 2030? Do you already have an idea for how Bristol can make this happen? Join the conversation now.
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