Differdange

Differdange’s Urban Food Action Plan

The FUSILLI Project has developed 70 Innovation Actions to transform the food system in the cities. These actions based on the different stages in the food system: governance, production, distribution, consumption, and waste, are implement through Living Lab activities during the project period. This Urban Food Action Plan gives an overview of the city as a Living Lab, the challenges they face and the plan of action that they pursuit.

Read Differdange’s Urban Food Action Plan in brief below

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Differdange (Luxembourgish: Déifferdeng) is a town and municipality in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It belongs to the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette and is located in the south of Luxembourg in the border triangle with Belgium and France. With almost 28,000 inhabitants Differdange is the third largest city in the country. The municipality is proud of its multiculturalism – over 110 nationalities make up more than 50 percent of the population.

Differdange is a former industrial town that was home to much of Luxembourg’s steel production. While it remains an industrial center today, the city has established itself in new areas such as the creative industries (1535° Creative Hub), higher education (LUNEX) and modern sports institutions (Sportfabrick).

The city offers a rich cultural life and is surrounded by stunning forests and nature reserves. Notable landmarks include the Maison de Soins, an ancient Cistercian abbey dating back to 1235 and the Differdange Castle (1577), located on a hill in the center of the town, which is now home to Miami University’s Dolibois European Center, the university’s European campus.

Main objectives and planned implementations

  • Support the development of a healthy, organic, short-circuited food system to increase local production in fruits and vegetables.
  • Provide community organizations, schools and citizens free or low-cost access to a multi-functional fold lab.
  • Create a neighbourhood ecosystem with the local entrepreneurs and businesses around food sustainability to boost the local economy.

Local partner

  • TNT – TERRITOIRE NATUREL TRANSFRONTALIER DE LA CHIERS ET DE L’ALZETTE – Transboundary Natural Territory
  • University of Luxembourg – LTP
Town Hall of Differdange. Photo by @ville de Differdange.

Links to FUSILLI pages in Luxembourgish