Co-Creating Sustainable Food Systems: Food Sovereignty

This is the seventh episode of the podcast series, co-produced as part of the Co-creating Change towards Sustainable Food Systems: Learning with Communities of Practice in Zimbabwe project.

This episode delves into Food sovereignty: a political concept that refers to people’s right to define their own food systems, choices and policies. Having food sovereignty implies local control over resources and in the Zimbabwean context, involves a revival of respect for and knowledge of indigenous foods. Looking through the lens of “food sovereignty” reminds us that strengthening food systems involves not only empowering communities to produce and sell food. It involves developing, owning and implementing a community’s own visions, strategies and decisions when it comes to all aspects of food... 

The podcast series, along with a website (see link below) and Stories of Change book (available for download on the website), have resulted from a collaboration between Dr Pamela Richardson (University of Sheffield) and three Zimbabwean organisations: Kufunda Village, PORET Trust and PELUM Zimbabwe. 

The production of the podcast series and book was funded through a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellowship, with support from the Institute for Sustainable Food, the Institute for Global Sustainable Development and the School of Geography and Planning at the University of Sheffield.

Both the podcast series and book will be freely available to all as an open educational resource.

Visit the website: https://storymaps.com/stories/b8d4962d055c4ad2b7845317b16d2614