Between December 2014 and April 2015, field interviews amongst 79 food buying groups were
conducted in 5 city regions: Leuven, Antwerp, Brussels (Ixelles and Saint‐Gilles), Ottignies and Liège.
During the fields visit, a semi‐structured questionnaire was used, containing 3 open questions and 28
closed questions with pre‐defined options (cf. questionnaire in the Annex). Amongst the 79 interviews,
31 refer to initiatives that indicated “support to sustainable farming practices/local economy” as their
highest priority, 43 to initiatives that indicated “support to sustainable farming practices/local
economy” as their highest priority and 5 indicated “creating a participatory dynamic around food” as
their highest priority