Soberanía alimentaria as a component of buen vivir in Ecuador and Bolivia: paradigm shift or failure of a 'progressive' policy framework?

Food sovereignty has been incorporated into various constitutional frameworks worldwide as it is believed to be a key element for the achievement of sustainable economic development. In particular, countries in Latin America like Bolivia and Ecuador have adopted food sovereignty and integrated it into a broader cosmovision of good living according to indigenous concepts like Buen Vivir. However, there is growing confusion around what the concept of food sovereignty does and does not entail, leading many governments to adopt the interpretation to achieve ideals of growth and accumulation. This has contributed to food sovereignty being adopted solely as an ideological base for national policies and not as a practical tool for a paradigm shift to occur. Many factors contributed to the failure of the fostering of food sovereignty by the state. This paper critically analyses which are the main factor that led to the failure of the institutionalization of food sovereignty as a right to...Show moreFood sovereignty has been incorporated into various constitutional frameworks worldwide as it is believed to be a key element for the achievement of sustainable economic development. In particular, countries in Latin America like Bolivia and Ecuador have adopted food sovereignty and integrated it into a broader cosmovision of good living according to indigenous concepts like Buen Vivir. However, there is growing confusion around what the concept of food sovereignty does and does not entail, leading many governments to adopt the interpretation to achieve ideals of growth and accumulation. This has contributed to food sovereignty being adopted solely as an ideological base for national policies and not as a practical tool for a paradigm shift to occur. Many factors contributed to the failure of the fostering of food sovereignty by the state. This paper critically analyses which are the main factor that led to the failure of the institutionalization of food sovereignty as a right to Buen Vivir within the constitutions of Bolivia and Ecuador. Arguably the continuation of neoliberal policies and the weakness of the policy framework. A mixed-methods of data analysis and case study analysis were employed to investigate this.Show less

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Soberanía alimentaria as a component of buen vivir in Ecuador and Bolivia: paradigm shift or failure of a 'progressive' policy framework?