Entry #9: Food Sovereignty

 

      Bad Land, No Crops. This is what the caption should be for this image. Food Sovereignty is the right of people to define their own food systems. It emphasizes the importance of local control over food production, distribution, and consumption, ensuring that communities have the power to make decisions about their food sources. This concept goes beyond food security, by advocating for the rights of small-scale farmers, sustainable agricultural practices, and the preservation of local food cultures. 

      I wanted to share this topic in my blog because the fact that people don't have this basic right in countries like Honduras, Colombia, Chile, and countries in the Global South. These countries often face issues such as land grabbing, lack of access to resources for small-scale farmers, and policies that favor large-scale industrial agriculture over local, sustainable practices. If we really start to think about why this is so bad for the people in these countries is because, In the United States, a significant portion of our food comes from crops. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, crops contribute a substantial part of the agricultural output. In 2022, farms sold $552.6 billion in these commodities. This includes both animal products and crops. Since these countries don't have really any resources that are needed to have land and make their crops on their land. The fact that the majority of our food comes from crops and the animal on land brings up the question of, what are the people in these countries getting? Are they suffering from starvation? Why is it that they do not have these resources? What can out country do to help? 

       In Conclusion, there are still countries that do not have food security or rights to land and resources which is causing starvation and problems in other countries.