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The relevance of food sovereignty assessments in urban sites of scarcity: lessons from mothers in Cap-Haitian, Haiti

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Urban food sovereignty is a growing field of research and a site of struggle for food justice advocates, but it has gained less attention in low-income contexts, particularly in the Global South. Yet, with high rates of urbanization, and growing rates of urban poverty in many countries, urban food sovereignty, and the dietary, food systems and health aspirations of the urban poor should be taken seriously. In this paper, I explore the utility of a community-based tool for assessing food sovereignty, and a case study of urban women at the Centre for Nutrition and Education for Women and Children (C-New-C) in Cap-Haitian, Haiti. Ultimately, the findings suggest that food sovereignty tools, assessments and metrics, when used in urban areas, can illuminate much that a food security assessment might overlook including, the importance of urban dietary aspirations, the value of traditional foods, the significance of land and gardening access to health and mental health, the impacts of gender on food access, and the possibilities for healthy urban food systems and communities.

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  • Marylynn Steckley, 2024. "The relevance of food sovereignty assessments in urban sites of scarcity: lessons from mothers in Cap-Haitian, Haiti," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 41(4), pages 1811-1824, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:agrhuv:v:41:y:2024:i:4:d:10.1007_s10460-024-10579-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s10460-024-10579-y
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