2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Has the council taken steps to support local food growing?

Question code
7.5
Section
Waste Reduction & Food
Topic
Local Food Growing
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Criteria met if the council has proactively created more space for local food growing through providing funding, land, staff or other resources to support:
- community garden or orchards
- schools to have growing spaces
- community or city farms or gardens, including edible fruit/veg/herbs patches in public spaces such as parks, rooftops or grass verges.

Clarifications

Allotment space is not included in this question as it is a statutory requirement for councils to provide allotments.

Question performance

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0 points

0 Northern Irish councils

1 point

11 Northern Irish councils

Performance comparison between 2023 and 2025

Northern Irish councils

55
councils scored higher in 2025
00
councils scored lower in 2025

Legends for difference column

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CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Belfast City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council1/1▲ 1
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Mid Ulster District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
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Evidence

1/1--