The authors of this publication present alternatives to post-COVID-19 food and agricultural systems from a left-wing political perspective.
They discuss the consequences of the pandemic, giving special attention to small food producers, on whose work the majority of the world’s population depends, and to the invisible agricultural workers who grow, harvest and package the food that is sold in supermarkets and other food outlets. .
By recording the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on our food systems in different regions of the world, this publication aims to explain globally the characteristics of food systems and their effects, as well as to reflect on the experiences and perspectives of communities that have been hardest hit. in rural and urban environments.
The publication is the result of the collaborative initiative of the Agrarian Policies Working Group of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (FRL). The content of this joint publication comes from several FRL regional offices and authors from various countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, United States and Zimbabwe.
Focus and scope are dual. COVID-19 has further exposed the inequality and high concentration that characterize the food distribution and marketing sectors. That is why the articles in this publication first analyze the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for access to food and, second, examine the ways in which the pandemic has revealed the deep contradictions of agrifood chains from multiple perspectives.
The articles address the socio-economic consequences, attacks on agricultural workers, violations of the right to food, the aggressive appropriation of the food production and marketing system by large corporations, levels of concentration in food systems, inequality in the setting of prices for food, inconsistency in food policies and the role of the State and social organizations that produce and distribute food. It should be noted that the experiences of social movements and peasant organizations during the pandemic show that it is necessary and possible to create differentiated food systems.
Amid the disaster and anguish caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a ray of hope emerges when one realizes that notions of community, care and reciprocity are essential to sustain life. The articles offer glimpses into possible post-COVID-19 food and agricultural systems by investigating the steps and strategies that would be needed to bring about this change. Furthermore, the authors and authors reveal the risks and dangers of corporate domination in the domain of our food systems.
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