Food sovereignty

Produce from a garden in Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota in 2019.

Food sovereignty is a food system in which the people who produce, distribute, and consume food also control the mechanisms and policies of food production and distribution. This stands in contrast to the present corporate food regime, in which corporations and market institutions control the global food system. Food sovereignty emphasizes local food economies, sustainable food availability, and centers culturally appropriate foods and practices.[1] Changing climates and disrupted foodways disproportionately impact indigenous populations and their access to traditional food sources while contributing to higher rates of certain diseases; for this reason, food sovereignty centers indigenous peoples. These needs have been addressed in recent years by several international organizations, including the United Nations, with several countries adopting food sovereignty policies into law.[2][3][4][5][6] Critics of food sovereignty activism believe that the system is founded on inaccurate baseline assumptions; disregards the origins of the targeted problems; and is plagued by a lack of consensus for proposed solutions.

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  2. ^ Rivera-Ferre, Marta G.; Binimelis, Rosa; López-i-Gelats, Feliu; Di Masso, Marina (2019). "Food Sovereignty". Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. Dordrecht: Springer. pp. 1272–1277. doi:10.1007/978-94-024-1179-9_560. ISBN 978-94-024-1179-9.
  3. ^ Siwior, Przemysław (2021). "Food Sovereignty: Definition, Origin of the Concept, and Sustainable Food System". No Poverty. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer International Publishing. pp. 343–352. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-95714-2_67. ISBN 978-3-319-95714-2.
  4. ^ Wittman, Hannah (2023). "Food sovereignty: An inclusive model for feeding the world and cooling the planet". One Earth. 6 (5): 474–478. doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2023.04.011.
  5. ^ Hemert, Mieke van (2023). "Food Sovereignty". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199389414.013.812. ISBN 978-0-19-938941-4.
  6. ^ Pimbert, M. P.; Claeys, Priscilla (2024). "Food Sovereignty". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190854584.013.297. ISBN 978-0-19-085458-4.