Sentences with phrase «of food sovereignty»

We are not holistically thinking about the causes of food security, of food sovereignty.

Saulo works to advance initiatives of food sovereignty and agroecology by identifying resources and network opportunities that will strengthen the work of grassroots organizations and social movements.

But the principle of food sovereignty is also gaining traction among marginalized communities in the United States and other parts of the global North — both in neglected city neighborhoods and in farming communities.

The IPC does this through the principles of food sovereignty.

AFSA members are also currently writing a book on the emergence of food sovereignty in Australia to be released next year, so stay tuned for that too.

The launch of Fair Food Farmers United, a farmer - to - farmer knowledge - and experience - sharing project to promote understanding of food sovereignty principles and practices amongst Australian producers

The massive amount of resources consumed unnecessarily across the entire production cycle and the associated inequality and injustice in view of food sovereignty on an inter - and intra-generational scale are the decisive reasons for me to fight against food waste.

Violating the concepts of food sovereignty, the application of genetic modification technology has been appropriated in the interest of corporate profit and creates further dependencies for farmers.

The Regional Learning and Exchange Platfrom for Facilitating Change Processes towards Food Sovereignty (RLEP) is a three - year series of workshops that «deals with acquiring or deepening concepts... of participatory methods for facilitation, analysis and dialogue, values and skills to support grassroots initiatives and movement building in the frame of food sovereignty.»

La Via Campesina's central message is the importance of food sovereignty — the right of communities and nations to decide their own agricultural production regimes, with priority to local production and consumption.

It's time for us to stand back and see what is really happening here: further loss of food sovereignty, the addition of another crop which is not proven safe for either the environment or humans and another step towards world food control by a handful of multinationals.

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This was a life - altering event for Sarah, for it was the beginning of her dedication to food sovereignty and seed biodiversity.

Sarah is passionate about making concepts of law and food and seed sovereignty come alive by celebrating food traditions and engaging with community members.

Tammi has also had the privilege to attend a variety of meetings of the global food sovereignty movement, including the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty, Urgenci: the International Network for Community - Supported Agriculture, Slow Meat, the Asia Pacific Regional Meeting of the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), Slow Food's Terra Madre, and the Civil Society Mechanism (CSM) that relates to the UN Committee for World Food Security (Cfood sovereignty movement, including the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty, Urgenci: the International Network for Community - Supported Agriculture, Slow Meat, the Asia Pacific Regional Meeting of the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), Slow Food's Terra Madre, and the Civil Society Mechanism (CSM) that relates to the UN Committee for World Food Security (CFood Sovereignty, Urgenci: the International Network for Community - Supported Agriculture, Slow Meat, the Asia Pacific Regional Meeting of the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), Slow Food's Terra Madre, and the Civil Society Mechanism (CSM) that relates to the UN Committee for World Food Security (CFood & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), Slow Food's Terra Madre, and the Civil Society Mechanism (CSM) that relates to the UN Committee for World Food Security (CFood's Terra Madre, and the Civil Society Mechanism (CSM) that relates to the UN Committee for World Food Security (CFood Security (CFS).

Food sovereignty is a global movement that embraces hundreds of millions of people in more than 80 countries, and it is firmly grounded in the principles of international solidarity and non-discrimination.

We call on governments at all levels to come together as a matter of urgency to develop in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities, health and community sector peak bodies and other key stakeholders, a policy framework, funding commitments and national action plan for food sovereignty and food security.

The greater peoples» food sovereignty, the greater the level of control they have over their food choices and the sources of their food.

** The term «peasants» has very different meanings around the world, but is the preferred label of smallholder farmers in the food sovereignty movement.

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Such a removal would infringe fundamental human rights, and further diminish the food sovereignty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Food sovereignty asserts the right of peoples to nourishing and culturally appropriate food produced and distributed in ecologically sound and ethical ways and their right to collectively determine their own food and agriculture systFood sovereignty asserts the right of peoples to nourishing and culturally appropriate food produced and distributed in ecologically sound and ethical ways and their right to collectively determine their own food and agriculture systfood produced and distributed in ecologically sound and ethical ways and their right to collectively determine their own food and agriculture systfood and agriculture systems.

The positive response of other farmers and their organizations to MASIPAG reaffirms the soundness of farmer - led strategies and farmer empowerment in achieving food security and food sovereignty.

They also visited the villages of War Thaw Khu and Kwaingan in Demoso Township where discussions on food security and food sovereignty were held.

This neoliberal agenda of deregulation and privatisation, currently promoted in almost every sphere of human activity — from food production to health and education — poses a serious threat to food sovereignty and the ability of food producers and consumers to define their own food systems and policies.

It works against the commercialization of Golden Rice and other forms of genetically modified crops, towards a society with equity, food sovereignty, sustainable and ecology - based agriculture.

Rather than investing in the promotion and implementation of golden rice, this money could be used to promote crop diversity and strengthen local and regional nutrition and food sovereignty.

«Food sovereignty is the right to choose the type of food you want to eat — produced, processed and distributed by means which you prefer to support», explained MichFood sovereignty is the right to choose the type of food you want to eat — produced, processed and distributed by means which you prefer to support», explained Michfood you want to eat — produced, processed and distributed by means which you prefer to support», explained Michael.

Further, the likely prospect of contamination of food crops by GM crops engineered with Terminator places the entire global food supply at imminent risk, and it therefore poses unacceptable threats to food and seed sovereignty and agro-biodiversity.

Its «export vocation», as scholar and food sovereignty activist Peter Rosset puts it, is effectively a «model of death», and contrasts sharply with the «food producing vocation» of smaller - scale farmers.

While almost anything can be modified genetically, the modification of agricultural crops in laboratory settings which are then patented by big agricultural corporations are what raises the most concern for food sovereignty.

During the five full days of meetings, everyone sat in a semi-circle and live translation was made available in English, French, Korean and Spanish by the tireless effort of purely volunteer interpreters committed to the food sovereignty agenda.

We are now a part of the International Planning Committee for food sovereignty and have attended several meetings to advance the global cause.

Recognising the lack of vision and leadership on these profound questions, the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance was formed in 2010, consciously linking Australia to the global movement for food sovereignty, with the aim of promoting a different, values - based national conversation on the future of our food and farming systFood Sovereignty Alliance was formed in 2010, consciously linking Australia to the global movement for food sovereignty, with the aim of promoting a different, values - based national conversation on the future of our food and farming systfood sovereignty, with the aim of promoting a different, values - based national conversation on the future of our food and farming systfood and farming systems.

What is the potential of urban agriculture to make a substantive contribution to food security and food sovereignty of the families, communities and individuals involved and / or supported by these organisations and their projects?

In its short life, AFSA has undertaken a series of strategically significant initiatives that are beginning to articulate a coherent «fair food movement» in Australia, based on food sovereignty principles.

We renew AFSA's commitment to raise awareness of the seriousness of the struggles of our global comrades, and also of shared struggles relating to food sovereignty that are happening everywhere to varying degrees.

It is early days of this exciting development and we encourage you to ask all the farmers you know to be a part of this, and help develop the organisations goals and objectives - obviously this will be within a food sovereignty and agroecology framework and principles.

The discussions at the meetings largely centred around the topics of communication, the strengthening of the existing working groups and formulating strong strategies for continued effective engagement with — and influence of — the FAO and other processes where food sovereignty can be promoted.

No, but I do have a clearer picture of where the food sovereignty movement is up to in the States, some ideas about how best to focus our efforts together, and what seem to me some of the weaknesses and gaps in the current movement.

Australian companies abroad are having severe negative impacts on the livelihoods and food sovereignty of small - scale farmers and fishers, and indigenous people around the world, especially in the Global South.

And last but not least, Nick Rose carried the AFSA flag to Canada, the USA and Latin America as part of his Churchill Fellowship studying food sovereignty.

We'd like to remind the group that 80 % of the world's food is produced by small farmers and farmer autonomy is critical to maintaining current and future food security and food sovereignty for everyone.

Through AFSA's ongoing engagement with the international organisation, La Via Campesina, we stand in strong solidarity with the global movement for recognition and inclusion of indigenous and First Nation Peoples everywhere, without whom there can be no true food sovereignty.

Topics up for discussion this year include issues around genetically modified (GM) technologies in agriculture, the impact of regulation and planning schemes on small - scale farmers, hunger activism and the «right to food», and food sovereignty at a global level.

At the same time, while Thottathil argues that export - oriented organic farming has its own rightful role to play for the food system and food sovereignty, its silent exclusion from Kerala's organic policy does raise doubts whether the policy is a good example of an inclusive organic strategy.

Seriously though, there is a sense within your committee, and among other frontline advocates and activists, that food sovereignty in Australia and AFSA in particular is on the verge of a genuinely powerful mass movement - a shift in the way people relate to food, agriculture and the environment.

That means, do we have to reconfigure the household budget and put more of it towards the food in the longer term,... We have to do that against the background of losing the sense of sovereignty globally and free trade agreements, modern communications and non-market currencies.

Seed sovereignty and food sovereignty in women's hands is the most effective way to get rid of deficiencies of vit A and other micronutrients.

Food sovereignty asserts the right of peoples to nourishing and culturally - appropriate food produced in ethical and ecologically - sound ways, and their right to collectively determine their own food and agriculture systFood sovereignty asserts the right of peoples to nourishing and culturally - appropriate food produced in ethical and ecologically - sound ways, and their right to collectively determine their own food and agriculture systfood produced in ethical and ecologically - sound ways, and their right to collectively determine their own food and agriculture systfood and agriculture systems.

«Donations and untargeted distribution of breast - milk substitutes and ready - to - use foods (RUFs), together with the distribution of globally marketed seed varieties, create dependence, discourage breastfeeding by interfering with women's options to decide the best manner in which to feed their children, erode local food culture, and undermine food sovereignty», he stresses.