Valencia - Spain. 7 al 10 June 2010

 A critical perspective of food sovereignty as a key issue for future development.

This meeting is a collaborative effort of CERAI (www.cerai.org) and the Sustainable Earth Alliance (www.terre-citoyenne.org). Both organizations are working from different approaches to the problems linked to agriculture, nutrition, rural development, fisheries and the training of leaders.
 
The global food scenario presents two main challenges in the XXI century. The first is to feed the entire world population and in the future. The second challenge is how environmental nature feed the world without contributing to climate change?
 
The answers to these challenges require joint capabilities at multiple levels. Agriculture, fisheries, livestock, hunting and gathering are complex activities that combine natural factors (land, water, air), economic (credit, capital), technical factors (production models), social factors (agricultural workforce , distribution of the population), cultural factors (food culture) and political factors (legislation).
 
Is the global food sovereignty a global or partial response to these challenges?

The Valencia meeting allowed the analysis of the various elements of proposal, weaknesses and strengths since 1996, launching the concept of food sovereignty. The meeting allowed several joint initiatives of the Sustainable Earth Alliance in agriculture, fisheries and food.

Visit final summary document here.
Consult the preparatory document, here.