Peoples' Solutions to Food Systems Transformation in Asia and the Pacific

Development (Rome). 2021;64(3-4):295-298. doi: 10.1057/s41301-021-00306-z. Epub 2021 Oct 11.

Abstract

Peasants and fisherfolk around the world, supported by academic and NGO allies, have denounced the UN Food Systems Summit for its overt corporate capture instead of what should have been a democratic process with strong grassroots participation from social movements. Across the globe, food sovereignty activists and allies have organized autonomous counter-mobilizations, including in Asia and the Pacific, to share what a radical transformation of our food and agriculture systems should really look like. This article shares the peoples' proposals and current grassroots activities towards radical food systems transformation that were shared at the Asia Pacific peoples' regional dialogue.

Keywords: Agroecology; Blue Justice; Collectivization; Food sovereignty; Solidarity.