Decolonizing the Caribbean Diet: Two Perspectives on Possibilities and Challenges

Vanessa García Polanco and Luis Rodríguez-Cruz

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2019, vol. 9, issue B

Abstract: We wonder if food and agriculture will be an emer­gent theme in reclaiming the Taíno identity, the Indigenous people of the Caribbean. As we con­sider the emergent movement to decolonize our diets and utilize food as medicine alongside veganism and vegetarianism trends, we wonder how and if food, foodways, and agriculture are or will be tools to decolonize and reclaim the Taíno identity. In this paper, we will explore two perspectives on the possible opportunities and challenges of such movements and how they will look in the Caribbean and its diaspora.

Keywords: International; Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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