FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, AGROECOLOGY, AND AGRARIAN REFORM

How to Promote Climate Justice?

Abstract

In the book "Sitopia: How Food Can Save the World" (2020), Carolyn Steel emphasizes how the current global food system is responsible for the negative impacts on the climate and the health of the planet. She suggests that food can be a powerful lens to understand the connections between different aspects of human life. Steel advocates for a philosophy that encourages us to imagine and create comprehensive and optimistic narratives, capable of contributing to the preservation of our planet.

The text also highlights the importance of agroecology and food sovereignty as fundamental concepts for rethinking and transforming the patterns of life generated by the global food system, known for being unequal, unjust, and unsustainable. Agroecology, by integrating science, practice, and social movement, emerges as a powerful tool to change this system. Initially focused on the problems generated by industrial agriculture, this approach has evolved to include issues of equity in markets and has taken on a political and economic dimension, aiming to transform the global capitalist food system and preserve the environment.