Women Call for Food Sovereignty
All over the world, food prices have skyrocketed. The World Bank reports that global food prices rose 83 per cent over the last three years. Poor people around the world are demanding an end to the spiralling prices that are threatening their food security.
Women are especially vulnerable to the food crisis because of their responsibilities to produce and provide food to their families. They must also confront a lack of access to and control over land, technologies, and credit. Thirty years of failed agricultural policies have also made it more difficult for women to deal with rising food prices.
In response, women across the world are calling for food sovereignty. This approach protects the environment and advances human rights. Part of a women’s rights approach to food sovereignty is to ensure that rural women are central in decision making around their food and agricultural production. Beatrice Donkor, an ActionAid partner in Ghana, explains that women grow 70 per cent of food for family and local consumption. She insists that women must be at the forefront of decision making about food production and management
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