Tag: food sovereignty

From biomedical to politico-economic crisis: the food system in times of Covid-19

Posted on by Juan Liu

Abstract: The Covid-19 disease is quickly developing into a deep, global and enduring politico-economic crisis that involves a rapid disarticulation of the production, processing, distribution and consumption of food. The badly balanced world market and the high degree of financialization of both primary agricultural production and food chains are decisive factors in this. The crisis…

Lockdown affecting agribusiness and local food producers differently in Argentina. Challenges and opportunities for food sovereignty.

Posted on by Andrea Sosa

In the whole Argentine territory, a quarantine was declared by the recently elected Peronist government in the early stages of contagion itself, on 19 March. Unlike other Latin American countries, there was less hesitation in implementing this measure to control the spread of the virus, even at the cost of other concerns such as economic…