The contents of this issue of the ATDF Journal: The Global Food Crisis is not going away. The price peaks of 2008 have returned in 2011, but the remedies to address the problem largely remain the same. Many countries vow to fight the problem by invoking the fashionable term ‘Food Sovereignty’. It largely refers to the “right” of people to define their own food, agriculture, livestock and fisheries systems, in contrast to having food largely subject to international market forces. In our new ATDF issue we discuss the meaning of term ’Food Sovereignty’ and explore the potential impact of the pursuit of national food sovereignty policies on farming, research and trade protection.
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Contents
Food Sovereignty: Old Protectionism in Somewhat Recycled Bottles
William A. Kerr
Food Sovereignty, Hunger and Global Trade Rules
Ramesh Sharma
Food Sovereignty: The Idea‘s Origins and Dubious Merits
Douglas Southgate
Food Sovereignty and its Discontents
Philipp Aerni
Food Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development: The case of the Rice Sector in Costa Rica
Víctor Umaña
Potential Frequency and Intensity of the Special Safeguard Mechanism
Amanda M. Leister