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    Strengthening Food

    Sovereignty
    in Timor-Leste
    By: Arsenio Pereira Da
    Silva, HASATIL
    What is food sovereignty?
    “Food sovereignty mean the RIGHT of peoples, communities,
    and countries to define their own agricultural system, labour,
    fishing, food and land policies which are ecologically, socially,
    economically and culturally appropriate to their unique
    circumstances. It includes the true right to food and to
    produce food, which means that all people have the
    right to safe, nutritious and culturally appropriate food and to
    food-producing resources and the ability to sustain
    themselves and their societies”(IPC 2006, p.1).
    Origins of food
    sovereignty
     Food sovereignty, originally, existed in most countries in
    the world.
     Food sovereignty means, food that has its own local
    point of origin.
     Usually these are diverse, adaptable and integrated with
    local environment without intervening influences from
    outside.
     Food sovereignty, also means access to land, water,
    genetic resources, as well as the people’s right to know
    and to decide about their food policies.

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    Obstacles of food sovereignty
     Colonialism
     Globalization of the free market system
     Large corporations manipulate food issues force
    developing countries to open their markets by damping
    food aid in the name of “Humanitarian Aid”.
     Privatization of land, water and seeds
     Most native food plants have been polluted or mixed
     Traditional diet of most of the world’s population has
    changed dramatically including Timor-Leste
    Concept of food security?

    Concept of food security


    covers three aspects;
    ‘availability, access to
    ability and food safety’ (FAO at
    World Food Summit in Rome, 1996)
    Food security concept- challenges

     Concept of food security was not strong enough to


    advocate for farmers on agricultural issues.
     This concept also very limited and of itself
    insufficient.
     Created dependency of people of import food
     Fuel prices and climate change automatically will
    affect the food production in exporting countries and
    food prices will go up all the time
    Solution for food security

    “Food security can only work if it follows the


    principles of food sovereignty incorporating;
    food as a basic human right, application of
    agrarian reform, protecting natural resources,
    reorganising food trade, ending the
    globalisation of hunger, social peace, and
    democratic control” (Windfuhr and Jonsén,2005)
    The 6 Food Sovereignty Principles

    1. Focuses on Food for People


    2. Values Food Providers
    3. Localizes Food Systems
    4. Makes Decisions Locally
    5. Builds local Knowledge and Skills
    6. Works with Nature
    (La Via Campesina 2007, p.2)
    Conclusion

    To achieve the concept of food sovereignty


    farmers need to reject GMOs (Genetically
    Modified Organisms) and land reform which
    privatizes communal resources.
    Farmers and peasants have the right to
    grow food and consumers the right to
    decide ‘what they consume’
    Conclusions continued

    Consumers as a group need to know how a


    particular commodity is produced and ‘by
    whom it is produced’.
    Countries have a right to protect themselves
    from agricultural and ‘food imports’ which
    may be dumped on them.
    Conclusions continued

     Diversify local food crops with sustainable


    land management
     Promoting community seed savers
     Using appropriate technology for farming
    system
     Establish community cooperative system
    and credit
    Food
    sovereign

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    concept

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