Publication

This commentary discusses the concept of food sovereignty, an alternative to the idea of food security, following Indonesia’s decision to use the idea in the country's policy in late 2014. More specifically, the authors look at 1) how the idea of food sovereignty developed; 2) some of the difficulties involved in the implementation of the concept; 3) why food sovereignty is popular with strong nationalistic regimes; and 4) how proponents of food sovereignty view technological innovation and the implications this could have for food security.