Food sovereignty : our main goal

Food sovereignty is the right of people to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems. It puts those who produce, distribute and consume food at the heart of food systems and policies rather than the demands of markets and corporations.

It defends the interests and inclusion of the next generation. It offers a strategy to resist and dismantle the current corporate trade and food regime. This offers a paradigm which prioritises local and national economies and markets and empowers peasant and farmer-driven agriculture, communities involves in the farming system and food production, distribution and consumption based on environmental, social and economic sustainability.

Food sovereignty promotes transparent trade that guarantees a just income to all peoples and the rights of consumers to control their food and nutrition. It ensures that the rights to use and manage our lands, waters, seeds, livestock and biodiversity are in the hands of those of us who produce food.

Food sovereignty implies new social relations free of oppression and inequality between men and women, peoples, social classes and generations.

Food sovereignty ensures living with dignity and self respect.

Living Farms advocates following principles to uphold food sovereignty.

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