Carol Rifelj Faculty Lecture Series: Molly Anderson, Food Studies

Food System Transformation Narratives

The global food system is widely criticized for failing to meet goals of sustainability, justice and equity. A plethora of solutions have been proposed and are expressed through different narratives or discourses. In this presentation, I describe leading narratives of transformation and suggest that food democracy, agroecology and food sovereignty are the most promising among them, if enacted within a framework of respect for human rights and the rights of nature.