Policy Lab: VE-GO-RA

Velika Gorica focus areas

• Short value chains (e.g. school scheme and city market)
• How can the city procurement be a lever for more consumption of local food?
• Connecting food producers by showing them the benefits of collaboration
• Creating a plan for self-sustainability and connecting that plan/strategy of Velika Gorica city with Zagreb county's policies and goals
• Creating momentum with other stakeholders which can produce food by themselves (e.g. kindergartens)
• Fostering new start-ups in the FOOD2030/city region food system framework, e.g. circular economic business models, Smart Food etc.
• Exploring the potential for circular economic business models

P08 VEGO role in Policy Lab

• Identify the current situation with regard to activities and indicators
• Make a proposal for the food management process at the local, regional and national levels.
• Be a contact between local and regional government institutions and the project team
• Identify local key stakeholders from different government sectors
• Facilitate access to information needed for project development
• Create preconditions for further development and increase of efficiency of production systems, short supply chains - distribution chains of food supply and recycling, with cities as carriers of activities