Nutrition is an integral part of food sovereignty. It is implicit in agro-ecology, all traditional food systems and our rights to determine how food is produced, distributed and prepared. All traditional diets historically include a dimension of nutrition and are respectful of the soil and environment, health and nutrition. Peasant agriculture and small-scale fisheries account for 70 percent of agricultural production of the world - with only 30 percent of the resources in terms of land. Yet many agricultural workers are among the hungry, malnourished or undernourished, working for industrial food producers who control their lives. These questions can only be resolved through building coherent and more sustainable local food systems at national levels, establishing good governance of resources and ensuring a respect of human rights.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:17:23 +0000
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