Food sovereignty is a concept centered on power. It asserts not only that people should have enough food to eat, but that all people - peasants, women, landless producers, indigenous people - have the right to reclaim power in the food system.
Food sovereignty is a concept centered on power. It asserts not only that people should have enough food to eat, but that all people - peasants, women, landless producers, Indigenous people - have the right to reclaim power in the food system.
In South America, small-scale producers demonstrate their knowledge and efficiency by accounting for 82.9 percent of agricultural production on only 12.3 percent of the land, according to Oxfam International. As these producers continue to be underrepresented, under-resourced, and oppressed, the need for food sovereignty resonates deeply. Thankfully, there are many groups leveraging the power of people to promote their right to food and land. This week, Food Tank is highlighting 17 organizations fighting for food and land sovereignty in South America: Asamblea Nacional Mapuche de Izquierda (ANMI), Chile; Confederación Nacional Agraria (CNA), Peru; Confederación Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (CONAIE), Ecuador; Confederación de Pueblos, Organizaciones indígenas Campesinas del Ecuador (FEI), Ecuador; Coordinadora Nacional de Organizaciones de Mujeres Trabajadoras Rurales e Indígenas (CONAMURI), Paraguay; Confederación Sindical Única de Trabajadores Campesinos de Bolivia(CSUTCB), Bolivia; Federación Nacional de Organizaciones Campesinas,
Indígenas, y Negras del Ecuador (FENOCIN), Ecuador; Frente Nacional Campesina Ezequiel Zamora (FNCEZ), Venezuela; La Red de Semillas, Uruguay; Latin American Agroecology Movement (MAELA), International; La Via Campesina (LVC), International; Mesa Coordinadora de
Organizaciones Campesinas (MCNOC), Paragua; Movimento de Pescadores e Pescadoras Artesanais (MPP), Brazil; Movimiento Nacional Campesino Indígena (MNCI), Argentina; Movimento dos
Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST), Brazil; National Association of Rural and Indigenous Women(ANAMURI), Chile; Red de Mujeres Rurales de Uruguay (RMRU), Uruguay.
Learn more about these organizations by CLICKING HERE.
Tomorrow, I’ll be speaking with Chris Barrett, Rebecca Nelson, Tim Benton, Jessica Fanzo, and Mario Herrero - co-chairs of the Nature Sustainability Expert Panel on ‘Innovations to build sustainable, equitable, inclusive food value chains.’ Catch our conversation LIVE at 2 p.m. EST on Facebook and
YouTube.
Are there people or organizations in your community working to promote food and land sovereignty? Send me an email at danielle@foodtank.comto share their work, or join the conversation with the Food Tank community online with #FoodTank or by tagging us @FoodTank.
Stay well,
Danielle Nierenberg
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