Food Commons Transition

• Article: The Food Commons Transition. Collective actions for food security. By Jose Luis Vivero Pol.

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"Treating food as a purely private good is denying millions of people access to this basic resource. Food should therefore be seen as a commons or public good. It could then be produced and distributed more effectively by a governance system combining market rules, public regulations and collective actions. Banning food speculation, building a binding food treaty outside WTO and a Universal Food Coverage are amongst the concrete actions that could be triggered by this alternative narrative."

More Information

• Universal Food Coverage

• The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/staying-alive-shouldnt-depend-on-your-purchasing-power-20807

• The UN University Blog, http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/why-food-should-be-a-commons-not-a-commodity

• Why Food Should be a Commons not a Commodity