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  • Local Authorities Making Farmland Work for the Public Good
  • About
  • Manifesto: Land in the Public Interest
  • I. Acting as an owner and manager of public land
    • Strategise
    • Manage
    • Invest
    • Share
  • II. Acting as a facilitator of the local land system
    • Provide data
    • Raise awareness
    • Convene
    • Intermediate
  • III. Acting as a regulator and making local land policies
    • Plan
    • Administer
    • Catalyse
    • Advocate
  • Practical resources to get started
    • Some key principles and first steps
    • Surveying and decision-making tools
  • Bibliography
    • France
    • Belgium
    • Spain
    • United Kingdom
    • Germany
    • Romania
  • Case Studies
    • The City of Leuven allocates public land to sustainable farmers
    • The City of Ghent’s vision on public farmland
    • Mouans-Sartoux: from organic food for schools to land and food policy
    • Ohey municipality: distributing public agricultural land more equitably among farmers
    • Inclusive farm to fork food aid in Florennes, Walloon Region
    • The Cooperativa Co.R.Ag.Gio (Cooperativa Romana Agricoltura Giovani) and renewed uses of public farm
    • Red Terrae: the network of municipalities working for sustainable land use
    • Boscos de Pastura: using grazing for wildfire prevention
    • Stewardship and management of common pastures in Romania
    • Glasgow City Council and the Glasgow Community Food Network Case study
    • Cornwall Council’s Farms Strategy
    • The Grenoble Alpes Métropole land policy
    • Remobilising abandoned lands in Moëlan-sur-Mer
    • Acting on farmland at the department level: land banking and plots exchange in Ille-et-Vilaine
    • Agricultural Programme of the City of Hannover - agricultural policy at municipality level
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Last updated 2 years ago

In this section you can find different resources that can be useful for local authorities when acting within any of the three roles outlined in this handbook. These resources have been gathered from our networks, case studies, and interviews carried out with representatives from local authorities. The resources have been categorised by geographic scope and by the type of resource.

International

Reports:

  • Access to Land Network (2017).

  • European Committee of the Regions (2020). ​

  • Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (2020).

  • Shared Assets, Access to land (2018).

  • Transnational Institute (2018). ​

  • Access to Land Network (2017). ​

  • Access to Land Network (2020). ​

Facts and factsheets:

  • Access to Land Network (2017). infographics, available in 7 languages (EN, FR, SP, CAT, CZ, DE, RO)

  • EIP Agri (2016).

  • Transnational Institute (2016), “” infographics

International pacts:

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Networks:

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Supporting access to land for farmers in Europe, Experiences and potential of local authorities
The role of local and regional authorities in making food systems more sustainable
European good practices on land banking. FAO study and recommendations
Working with local authorities –A guide for community food enterprises
Leveraging urban policy for food sovereignty and human rights
Recognising the viability of small farms and their territorial impacts
Access to land for agroecological farming: a guide for setting up a land initiative and developing a land strategy
Access to Land in Europe
Local authorities and new entrants into farming, lessons to foster innovation and entrepreneurship
Land for the Few
Milan food policy pact
FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure
UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants
The Access to Land Network
ICLEI Europe
URBACT
LEADER Groups