Food sovereignty is the idea that people should have control over their own food systems, including how food is produced, distributed, and consumed. It focuses on local control, sustainability, and cu
Rosebud Reservation Harvest Produce from a garden in Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota in 2019.
Tepary Beans and Food Sovereignty This image was taken from at the USDA Native American Heritage Month Observance event on Nov. 16, 2023. There were bags of white tepary beans (s-totoah bavī) from Romona Farms American Indian Foods were placed under each participants chairs to promote food sovereignty.
Three sisters: maize, beans, and squash planted together.
Inspecting Corn Crops in Santa Fe, New Mexico Research assistant Kyle Kootswaytewa inspecting a corn crop in Santa Fe, NM. Directly connecting and caring for land/seeds in an important aspect of food sovereignty.
Food security is the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, healthy food. The availability of food for people of any class, gender, status, ethnicity, or religion is a
Food sovereignty
…Nepal, Senegal and Egypt (2014 Constitution) have integrated food sovereignty into their national constitutions or laws. Climate change is impacting the food security of indigenous communities as well, including Pacific Islanders and those in the Circumpolar North, due to rising sea levels or erosion. Activists claim…
Women selling produce at a market in Lilongwe, Malawi
A Kenyan woman farmer at work in the Mount Kenya region
Goats are an important part of the solution to global food security because they are fairly low-maintenance and easy to raise and farm.
Food Price Index with 5 major commodities groups – 2014–2024 Food Price Index Meat Dairy Cereals Oils Sugar