Food sovereignty, gender and everyday practice: the role of Afro-Colombian women in sustaining localised food systems (Translation)

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Published: Mar 19, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21676/16574923.3996
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food sovereignty, provisioning; gender, everyday practice, local food systems, Colombia, Chocó

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Katherine L. Turner
Universidad de Victoria
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8727-5506
C. Julián Idrobo
Universidad de British Columbia
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1971-1462
Annette Aurélie Desmarais
Universidad de Manitoba
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9274-8838
Ana María Peredo
Universidad de Victoria
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5534-4834

Abstract

While social and political movements are the scale of action most often identified with food sovereignty-related struggles, everyday provisioning practices are critical for sustaining the distinctiveness and relative autonomy of localised food systems. We examine gendered provisioning in a Colombian, Afro-descendent community as a case study of how food sovereignty is enacted in daily life. Women’s everyday food provisioning practices nourish households, sustain socio-cultural and ecological relationships, and maintain greater self-sufficiency within market economy integration processes. Deeper analysis of gendered provisioning highlights complexities, power relationships and challenges within localised food systems and contributes to greater understanding of the gender dimensions of food sovereignty.

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Turner, K. L. ., Idrobo, C. J. ., Desmarais, A. A. ., & Peredo, A. M. (2021). Food sovereignty, gender and everyday practice: the role of Afro-Colombian women in sustaining localised food systems (Translation). Jangwa Pana, 20(1), 158–185. https://doi.org/10.21676/16574923.3996
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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2021): Revista Jangwa Pana
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Article of scientific and technological research

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