Food sovereignty
Food Sovereignty
Food sovereignty (pronunciation: /fuːd ˈsɒvrɪnti/) is a concept that advocates for the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems.
Etymology
The term "food sovereignty" was first coined by members of Via Campesina in 1996, during the World Food Summit. The term "sovereignty" originates from the Latin word "superanus" which means "supreme, paramount, dominant".
Definition
Food sovereignty is defined as the right of peoples, communities, and countries to define their own agricultural, labor, fishing, food and land policies which are ecologically, socially, economically and culturally appropriate to their unique circumstances. It includes the true right to food and to produce food, which means that all people have the right to safe, nutritious and culturally appropriate food and to food-producing resources and the ability to sustain themselves and their societies.
Related Terms
- Food Security: While food sovereignty focuses on the right to define agricultural and food policy, food security is about ensuring that all people have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food.
- Agroecology: This is a scientific discipline that uses ecological theory to study, design, manage and evaluate agricultural systems that are productive but also resource conserving.
- Sustainable Agriculture: This is farming in sustainable ways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs.
- Cultural Appropriation: This is the adoption of an element or elements of one culture or identity by members of another culture or identity. This can be controversial when members of a dominant culture appropriate from disadvantaged minority cultures.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Food sovereignty
- Wikipedia's article - Food sovereignty
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