At the following link, you will find both digital and print versions in Spanish, Galician, Catalan/Valencian, Basque, English, Italian, French, German, and Greek.
The Granollers Manifesto “Fostering Cultivated Biodiversity in European Municipalities” is the result of a participatory process developed around the 1st European Symposium “Fostering Cultivated Biodiversity through Local Food Policies” held in Granollers on April 29 and 30, 2025. It embodies a shared vision:
“By 2050 all European municipalities will have a food policy that prioritises city region based agri-food systems that delivers healthy and tasty food relying on cultivated biodiversity and locally adapted seeds using natural resources within the planetary boundaries while ensuring economically viable livelihoods to its communities and people.”
To achieve this vision, the document promotes mainstreaming organic agriculture and agroecology-oriented production as the most evidence-based pathways to build sustainable and healthy food systems, to mitigate and adapt to global emergencies, and to secure food and seed sovereignty.
The Manifesto issues a call to action to European municipalities and all levels of governance, positioning cultivated biodiversity as a key lever for building sustainable, healthy local food systems across Europe.
In this sense, it includes 32 concrete strategic actions for the municipal level, organised according to the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact categories: governance, sustainable diets and nutrition, social and economic equity, food production, food supply and distribution, and food waste.
Furthermore, it proposes that regional, national, and European levels adopt specific legislative, policy, and financial measures across the various dimensions of the food system to create favourable conditions for long-term municipal action.
The proposal of the Manifesto is detailed in the Manual on the Integration of Cultivated Biodiversity in Local Organic and Agroecology-oriented Food Policies, published by LiveSeeding. This manual is designed for municipal officers, planners, project managers, policymakers, and elected officials in Europe dedicated to fostering sustainable, healthy, and equitable local food systems.
It is organised into three chapters:
- Chapter 1 discusses the negative impacts of globalized food systems, advocating for local food policies.
- Chapter 2 explores cultivated biodiversity and the role of municipalities in agroecology-oriented food systems.
- Chapter 3 outlines the LiveSeeding project’s process for integrating cultivated biodiversity into local food policies and offers 32 practical examples from European municipalities.
