Food Sovereignty in the city?: A methodological proposal for evaluating food sovereignty in urban settings

Although the possibility of achieving food sovereignty in urban environments is controversial, we believe that food sovereignty is attainable. In this work we propose a methodology for evaluating it, then test that proposal using San Cristóbal de Las Casas as a case study. For this purpose, we used...

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Published in:Agroecology and sustainable food systems 2019-11, Vol.43 (10), p.1145-1173
Main Authors: García-Sempere, Ana, Morales, Helda, Hidalgo, Moisés, Ferguson, Bruce G., Rosset, Peter, Nazar-Beutelspacher, Austreberta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Food
Food sovereignty
Households
Indicators
Methodology
participatory methodology
Principles
Public private partnerships
San Cristóbal de Las Casas
social fabric
Sovereignty
Urban environments
urban food system
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Summary:Although the possibility of achieving food sovereignty in urban environments is controversial, we believe that food sovereignty is attainable. In this work we propose a methodology for evaluating it, then test that proposal using San Cristóbal de Las Casas as a case study. For this purpose, we used a participatory methodology to construct a system of food-sovereignty indicators for urban settings. After review and validation by participants and a group of experts, that system consisted of 30 indicators. We tested it by using it to survey households in San Cristóbal. We found that the set of 30 indicators is coherent with the principles of food sovereignty, and that it enabled us to reveal the alimentary vulnerability of the city's families. We hope that the principles that form the basis for the proposed methodology will be applicable when designing instruments for assessing other cities' levels of food sovereignty.
ISSN:2168-3565
2168-3573
DOI:10.1080/21683565.2019.1578719