About Food Sovereignty Tours

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Food Sovereignty Tours is a project of Food First/Institute for Food & Development Policy in collaboration with Global Exchange Reality Tours. Our goal is to expose the realities of our current global food system, to educate travelers about alternatives, and to help you engage with the global movement for Food Sovereignty.

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First defined by Vía Campesina in 1996, Food Sovereignty is “People’s right to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems.”

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Worldwide, people’s movements for food justice, food democracy, and fair, local, affordable, healthy and “slow” food are demanding transparency, equity, sustainability and democratic control over the way our food is produced, processed, distributed and sold. As this “movement of movements” grows, so too does the need for people and communities to engage, educate and collaborate with one another. Food First’s Food Sovereignty Tours help to deepen awareness of food issues and promote positive change by bringing travelers and activists together on the front lines of the world’s food struggles.

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Food Sovereignty Tours draw upon Global Exchange’s 15-years of experience conducting Reality Tours and Food First’s robust, 35-year network of farmer organizations and food activists. Food First’s proud reputation as the U.S.’s foremost think tank dedicated to ending the injustices that cause hunger makes us the go-to organization for understanding the root causes of hunger and the perfect tour guide for meeting people from the social movements transforming today’s food system.

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In an increasingly globalized world, travel is more accessible than it has ever been. The potential for cultural exchange is unparalleled and indeed exciting, but genuine connection to a new place and a new people is not automatic. Using a common interest in food issues as the vehicle for exchange, Food First trip leaders facilitate discussion and understanding of the ways in which challenges to food sovereignty impact the lives of both participants and hosts. We work with local coordinators and guides who are committed to socially responsible tourism. Each group of travelers will be welcomed and hosted by local people, and the bulk of the trip cost will support local economies.

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