Food sovereignty and health

Food sovereignty and nutrition in East and Southern Africa: a synthesis of case study evidence
Authors: M. Chopra; M. Tomlinson Produced by: EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2007

The paper investigates the design and implementation of three important nutrition responses in ESA: food aid; HIV/AIDS-related nutrition interventions; and school feeding programmes. The paper finds that many of the programmes in ESA have no food sovereignty component, but are instead focused narrowly on food security. Food sovereignty includes prioritising local food production, offering fair prices for farmers, protecting farmers' access to seeds, land, water and other resources; and recognising and promoting the role of women in food production. (thanks Mona)

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