Can the State Foster Food Sovereignty? Insights from the Case of E cuador

Abstract

This paper contributes to the discussion on food sovereignty and the state by analysing the case ofEcuador. It presents a theoretical framework and literature review focused on the question of food sovereignty, the state and agrarian political economy. The case study ofEcuador, one of a handful of countries that has attempted to institutionalize food sovereignty in state policy, examines the political processes that led to the institutionalization of food sovereignty and the rural development and agricultural policies of the ‘post‐neoliberal’ government ofRafaelCorrea. The analysis of theEcuadorian case concludes that the implementation of public policies reflecting food sovereignty principles has largely proven elusive, with the exception of some institutional changes and developments at the local levels of the state.

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