The challenges of measuring food security and sovereignty in the Yucatán Peninsula

Hector Calix de Dios, Heather Putnam, Santos Alvarado Dzul, Wendy Godek, Susanne Kissmann, Jean Luckson Pierre and Steve Gliessman

Development in Practice, 2014, vol. 24, issue 2, 199-215

Abstract: In a study of food security and sovereignty (FSS) in 22 indigenous Mayan communities in Yucatán State, Mexico, a participatory action research (PAR) methodology was combined with an analytical framework comprised of 10 FSS indicators to measure food security in the study area and identify strengths and weaknesses of the analytical framework. While some of the FSS indicators were approaching satisfactory, the majority were only partially satisfied, and food self-sufficiency was for the most part unsatisfactory. It was also found that food security indicators are relatively easier to measure, while sovereignty indicators present challenges in terms of defining progress.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2014.884540

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