Food Sovereignty Is a Gendered Issue

Abstract

“Food sovereignty is about ending violence against women.” This slogan of La Vía Campesina’s, an international movement of peasant farmers, offers a perspective on the power dynamics of the food system from farm to fork. Transforming power imbalances is the work of food sovereignty, or democratic control over the food system, and this article offers a way forward for policy makers, regulators, and eaters everywhere.

Keywords: food sovereignty, food security, environmental law, environmental policy, food policy, gender, ecofeminsim, La Via Campesina, feminism, biotechnology, Coordinated Framework, food justice, women, farmer's rights, agriculture, agricultural regulation, environmental regulation, Green Revolution