ABSTRACT
The connection between collective health and agroecology is discussed in this article as an expression of a sustainable and healthy food system oriented by the principle of nutritional food sovereignty and security. The notion of the corporate or neoliberal food regime is the basis for analyzing the transformations undergone by the food system in the context of the neoliberal global order, whose fragilities are stressed. Attention is given to counter-hegemonic trends impelled by social movements and alternative structures of food supply. The neoliberal food regime is anchored in the power of large corporations, able to control the state, shaped by unfair and destructive practices that evict local populations from their territories, deplete nature, poison soil and water flows, air and food, and sicken or kill people and the environment. On the other side, agroecology and collective health are regarded counter-hegemonic fields, in which sustainable and healthy food systems are built. Based on this analysis, it is necessary to build an interdisciplinary knowledge that provides a conceptual strength and promote visibility to a coherent food system, resting on the principles of nutritional food sovereignty and security, the human right to adequate food, the valorization of human life and respect to nature.
KEYWORDS
Food security; Nutrition policy; Health; Food production; Sustainable agriculture