Exploring the “works with nature” pillar of food sovereignty: a review of empirical cases in academic literature

Camila Benavides-Frias; Stefan Ortiz Przychodzka; Isabel Díaz-Reviriego; Elisa Oteros-Rozas; Leonie Burke; Jan Hanspach

doi:10.1080/21683565.2023.2288318

Exploring the “works with nature” pillar of food sovereignty: a review of empirical cases in academic literature

Camila Benavides-Frias^*
, Stefan Ortiz Przychodzka
, Isabel Díaz-Reviriego
, Elisa Oteros-Rozas
, Leonie Burke
, Jan Hanspach

^*Corresponding author for this work

Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)

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Abstract

Food Sovereignty (FS) is growing in popularity in food-nature academic discussions. This systematic review depicts 1) the level of engagement and 2) the topics related to the “Works with Nature” pillar (WwNP) of food sovereignty present in the academic literature. Most articles engaged with this pillar. Common topics included ecological agriculture practices, rejecting intensive-industrial agriculture and exploring how human-nature values and traditional ecological knowledge are affected. An in-depth engagement with ecological conditions (e.g. biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and resilience) was less prominent. We conclude that a broader variety of topics could be explored to support politically engaged research on the systemic nature of food purported by a paradigm born from grassroots movements.

Original language	English
Journal	Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
Volume	48
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	332-356
Number of pages	25
ISSN	2168-3565
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2023.2288318
Publication status	Published - 2024

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© 2023 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 15 Life on Land

Research areas and keywords

Agroecology
biodiversity conservation
ecosystem functions
human–nature relationships
systemic approaches
traditional ecological knowledge
values of nature
Ecosystems Research
Environmental planning

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Development
Agronomy and Crop Science
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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BioKultDiv: Biocultural Diversity in Farming Landscapes of the Global South
Hanspach, J. (Project manager, academic), Díaz Reviriego, I. (Project staff), Benavides Frias, C. (Project staff), Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Project staff) & Drews-Shambroom, A. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.06.19 → 31.05.25
Project: Research

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Exploring the “works with nature” pillar of food sovereignty: a review of empirical cases in academic literature

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