Soberanía Alimentaria: Un Nuevo Modelo para un Derecho Humano

The statement advocates for a shift from industrial agricultural models to 'food sovereignty,' defined as the capacity of peoples to decide what to produce and how to market it. It supports UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter's call for a human-rights-based approach to agriculture that prioritizes the most vulnerable, protects small-scale farmers' access to land and seeds, and promotes agroecological systems to mitigate climate change. The authors explicitly reject the influence of transnational corporations and international financial institutions like the World Bank and IMF, characterizing their policies and certain 'green' initiatives—such as REDD and biofuels—as 'false solutions' that threaten food sovereignty.

• UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter argues that sustainable agricultural development must be based on a human rights approach where the right to adequate food is a fundamental human right, prioritizing the needs of the most vulnerable over production levels.
• The proposed model emphasizes the necessity of protecting small farmers' access to land through agrarian reform and preventing large-scale transnational land acquisitions, while shifting toward production methods that do not contribute to climate change.
• La Vía Campesina and Friends of the Earth International define food sovereignty as the right of peoples to define and control their own local, national, and ecological food systems, including the right to recover and exchange seeds.
• The authors identify transnational corporations and international financial institutions—specifically the World Bank, IMF, and WTO—as primary obstacles to food sovereignty.
• Certain environmental and agricultural initiatives are labeled as 'false solutions' that undermine food sovereignty, including carbon trading, REDD, biofuels, and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2009). Soberanía Alimentaria: Un Nuevo Modelo para un Derecho Humano. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/may-14-2009-statemen63123Fp1.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. Soberanía Alimentaria: Un Nuevo Modelo para un Derecho Humano. 2009. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/may-14-2009-statemen63123Fp1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{friendsoftheearthinternational2009soberana, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{Soberanía Alimentaria: Un Nuevo Modelo para un Derecho Humano}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2009}, month = may, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/may-14-2009-statemen63123Fp1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }