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Moving from Food Crisis to Food Sovereignty
Shattuck, Annie Holt-Giménez, Eric
Shattuck, Annie
Holt-Giménez, Eric
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Abstract
In Haiti U.N. peacekeepers fired on protesters demonstrating against the rising cost of rice.1 Over 70,000 people took to the streets in Mexico City to protest the price of tortillas.2 Even the Italians rioted over the price of pasta.3 The global food crisis of 2007 and 2008 once again thrust hunger into the international spotlight. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) chief Jacques Diouf, food prices spiked 45% in just nine months , setting off a rash of riots around the world. When the protests settled, at least one government was left teetering6 and an additional 200 million people were driven into the ranks of the hungry.