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Activating food-tech ecosystems in intermediary cities for sustainable food security

  • Publication | 2026
Global Food and Nutrition Security

Transforming agro-food to advance food security while promoting sustainable industrialisation in developing countries is an urgent priority. Intermediary cities, as vital connectors between urban and rural areas, are piloting innovative solutions to drive this transformation through food-tech. This policy brief examines how innovation ecosystems in intermediary cities can contribute to achieving net-zero emissions and zero hunger and presents key recommendations for development policy. It has been prepared within the framework of the G20 Platform on SDG Localisation and Intermediary Cities (PLIC) under the South African G20 Presidency.

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21 Jan 2026

Knowledge service | MetadataGlobal Food and Nutrition Security | Food crises and food and nutrition securitySustainable Food Systems | Food systems transformation
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET)Sustainable development goalsecosystemFoodpolicymakingurban habitatdigital technologyCapacity buildingfinancing
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