Open AccessFS - Food sovereignty
Author(s) -
Jennifer Clapp,
Annette Aurélie Desmarais,
Matias E. Margulis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
canadian food studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2292-3071
DOI - 10.15353/cfs-rcea.v2i2.125
Subject(s) - food sovereignty , food systems , sovereignty , political science , right to food , sustainable agriculture , food security , business , development economics , political economy , geography , economics , agriculture , law , politics , archaeology
Citizens in many countries are increasingly wary of the global industrial neoliberal food system. A number of food scares, growing awareness of human rights abuses in the countryside, a global food crisis, and climate change have all prompted many to form alternative food movements that are intent on building sustainable, just, safe and healthy food systems based on food sovereignty. This section explores various dimensions of food sovereignty.