Food sovereignty: power, gender, and the right to food

• Published in: PLoS medicine Vol. 9; no. 6; p. e1001223
• Main Author: Patel, Rajeev C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.06.2012; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agriculture; Children & youth; Food; Food industry; Food Supply; Gender; Government; Health care; Households; Humans; Hunger; International organizations; Management; Marketing; Medicine; Political aspects; Power (Psychology); Public policy; Sex Characteristics; Social aspects; Sovereignty; Africa; United States > US; Food Supply; Government; Humans; Sex Characteristics; Power (Psychology); Food; Marketing

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in 2010 there were 48.8 million US citizens living in food-insecure households. In the US, 21.6 million children lived in food-insecure households, and 35.1% of all female-headed households were food insecure in 2010, compared to 25.4%...