India, March 15 -- According to FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva, incorporating food and improved nutrition as important components of urban planning is key to achieving sustainable development, including Zero Hunger and healthy diets for all.

"We need to engage with cities because it is in cities where more and more people live, eat and work, and where we need to locally implement global commitments," Graziano da Silva said at the launch of FAO's Framework for the Urban Food Agenda: A holistic approach to ensuring sustainable development.

Aimed at supporting decision makers at different levels, the Framework presents ideas on how cities around the world can implement actions to generate employment, strengthen local food valu...