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CK Blog: Food Sovereignty vs. Food Security: Is there a difference?

Food Sovereignty vs. Food Security: Is there a difference? By Amber Attalla In light of my most recent blog post, a discussion was sparked here in the Coffee Kids program department regarding the use of the terms food sovereignty and food security when talking about a project that we are supporting in Oaxaca, Mexico. As we discussed the two seemingly similar concepts, my question arose: When do we use food security and when do we use food sovereignty when talking about our projects? Food security and food sovereignty, although often used interchangeably, are considerably different concepts. Food security, a much more widely understood notion, refers to communities with access to food. NGOs that work with food security projects often work with a community to meet its food needs, denoting that it currently lacks the quantity and quality of food necessary to sustain community...

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