AUTHOR=Keske Catherine 

TITLE=Boreal Agriculture Cannot Be Sustainable Without Food Sovereignty

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

VOLUME=Volume 5 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-food-systems/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.673675

DOI=10.3389/fsufs.2021.673675

ISSN=2571-581X

ABSTRACT=•	Food sovereignty encompasses the right of humans to have access to, and to produce, healthy and culturally appropriate food.
•	Food sovereignty exists within the “social” pillar of sustainability and sustainable food production.
•	Over time, and as a result of colonialism and neo-liberal food regimes, Indigenous food system patterns in boreal regions have been disrupted.  Imports make local food production economically infeasible.  
•	The intersection of food sovereignty and international trade is understudied.  Food insecurity cycles are likely to perpetuate without deliberate action and government intervention.
•	Policies that facilitate local access, and ownership, of agriculture and food processing facilities may foster food sovereignty.  
•	Indigenous community governance, and agricultural practices, are critical to restoring environmental and social sustainability.