What place for international trade in food sovereignty?

International agricultural commodity trade is central to the livelihoods of millions of farmers across the globe, and to most countries' food security strategies. Yet global trade policies are contributing to food insecurity and are undermining livelihoods. Food Sovereignty emerged in part as t...

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Published in:The Journal of peasant studies 2014-11, Vol.41 (6), p.1065-1084
Main Authors: Burnett, Kim, Murphy, Sophia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural Policy
Agricultural trade
Agriculture
Decision-making
Development
Export-import trade
Fair trade
Farmers
Food
food crisis
Food Security
food sovereignty
Food supply
International Trade
La Via Campesina
livelihood
livelihoods
Markets
peasantry
Peasants
Regulation
Resistance
Risk
Sovereignty
Trade
trade policy
World Trade Organization
WTO
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Summary:International agricultural commodity trade is central to the livelihoods of millions of farmers across the globe, and to most countries' food security strategies. Yet global trade policies are contributing to food insecurity and are undermining livelihoods. Food Sovereignty emerged in part as the articulation of resistance to the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) and the imposition of multilateral trade disciplines on domestic agriculture policy. While not explicitly rejecting trade, the food sovereignty movement is identified with a strong preference for local markets. It challenges existing international trade structures, and on the whole its official position on trade remains ambiguous. We argue that trade remains important to the realization of the livelihoods of small-scale producers, including peasants active in the Food Sovereignty movement. It also matters for food security. That it remains underexplored by the movement risks marginalizing millions of smallholder producers, and risks overlooking opportunities to shape trade rules along more food sovereign lines. The authors suggest further development of the movement's position on trade is strategically important.
ISSN:1743-9361
0306-6150
1743-9361
DOI:10.1080/03066150.2013.876995