By Camilo Andrés Mercado and Ever Bedoya Currently, humanity faces a multiple crisis that encompasses the environmental, economic and social. Climate change, biodiversity loss and inequalities in access to natural resources have highlighted the limitations of the dominant agro-industrial model. In this context, food sovereignty emerges as a viable and ethical alternative that seeks to re-establish peoples' control over their food production and strengthen their link with the

By Lizeth Susana Carmona Álvarez and Ever Bedoya In Colombia, there is a lot of talk about food security, but it is rarely understood that this concept is not the same as food sovereignty. Although the two ideas seek to allow people to eat well, each one does so from a different vision. One focuses on having access to food, and the other on being able to decide how it is produced and who controls it. This issue is important because it directly affects the lives of families, t

By Dr. Ever Bedoya and Dr. Evelyn Calispa Small scale farm in Santa Elena (Colombia) (Own photo) The idea of food sovereignty has...

By Dr. Evelyn Calispa and Dr. Ever Bedoya Small garden in Colombia. Own photo The global food landscape remains dominated by an...