Food Sovereignty: Towards Democracy in Localized Food Systems

The current problems of hunger and malnutrition, as well as rural poverty, have become a priority challenge for international policy. The food sovereignty framework focuses attention on the international organizations and the causes of hunger and malnutrition. This ITDG Working Paper describes the development, basic assumptions and underlying analyses of the food sovereignty framework and how it relates to the current problems in rural and agricultural policies, and discusses possible policy constraints to its adoption. It concludes with an encouragement to take the approach seriously and an invitation to join the discussion on the further development of the food sovereignty framework.