Cultivate cities and towns: National strategy for urban agriculture. Country/Territory Norway Document type Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Land & soil, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems, General Keyword Public health Agricultural development Farming Urban and peri-urban agriculture Smallholders/peasants Community management Urban land Local government Education Research Internal trade Policy/planning Sustainable development Recycling/reuse Biodiversity Food security Food quality control/food safety Nutrition School feeding Vegetables/legumes Vending Land-use planning Plant production Ecosystem preservation Geographical area Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The present Strategy bring together different Ministries and seeks to facilitate urban agriculture in Norway through cross-sectorial cooperation. Its overarching goal is to facilitate urban agriculture in cities and towns, inspired by existing policy documents and goals that urban agriculture can contribute to. The Strategy focuses on three areas of work: 1) Sustainable urban and local development; 2) Increased knowledge on sustainable food production; 3) Increased sustainable value creation and business development. Full text Norwegian Website www.regjeringen.no