Food Sovereignty Prize

Join us in celebrating the Farmworker Association of Florida and the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa as they are awarded the 8th Annual Food Sovereignty Prize.

The ceremony will take place in Seattle, WA, and is open to the public. The event will also be livestreamed via Facebook. Please like the US Food Sovereignty Alliance’s Facebook page to watch the event!

ABOUT THE PRIZE:

The Food Sovereignty Prize spotlights grassroots activists working for a more democratic food system. The honorees are being recognized for promoting food sovereignty by:

• Raising public awareness, organizing on-the-ground action, and/or developing and implementing programs and policies,
• Recognizing the importance of collective action in bringing about social change,
• Building global linkages into their work, and
• Prioritizing the leadership of women, indigenous peoples, people of color, migrant workers and other food providers marginalized by the global food system.

The Food Sovereignty Prize was first awarded in 2009 as an alternative to the World Food Prize founded by “the father of the Green Revolution,” the late Norman Borlaug. While the World Food Prize emphasizes increased production through technology, the Food Sovereignty Prize champions solutions coming from those most impacted by the injustices of the global food system. In honoring those who are taking back their food systems, the Food Sovereignty Prize affirms that nothing short of the true democratization of our food system will enable us to end hunger once and for all.

The Food Sovereignty Prize was developed by the International Links Committee of the Community Food Security Coalition and is awarded by the US Food Sovereignty Alliance.