Addressing the Tension Between Food Sovereignty and Globalization by Ecological Zone in Bolivia
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https://doi.org/10.33011/cuhj20263949Keywords:
Food Sovereignty, Globalization, Bolivia, Neoliberalism, Global food regimeAbstract
Through the lasting impacts of colonization, the food-sovereignty framework promoting food justice, has been severely threatened. While Bolivia has taken unique steps to address this concern, globalization has been a tricky system to work with. However, diverse ecological zones present region-specific challenges and opportunities to implement food sovereignty amidst the neoliberal strategies of globalization. This thesis explores the globalization impacts of food sovereignty in the altiplano and lowlands through a comparative case study approach. Each region has cultural and historical similarities, however their ecological regions make their agricultural production and strategies distinct. For this reason, globalization manifests itself differently in each region, and thus, the study highlights the need for region-specific strategies to advance food sovereignty. I argue that each zone’s unique environmental conditions, cultural practices, and historical contexts highlight a need for local context-based approaches to food sovereignty in both the altiplano and the lowlands of Bolivia.
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