Beyond hunger: Unveiling the rights to food in sub‐Saharan Africa
Abstract This article explores the fundamental right to food, examining its legal framework, its relationship with other human rights, and the efforts being made globally to improve this right. It begins by looking at international and national laws that protect the right to food and examining their...
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| author | Helen Onyeaka Adedola S. Adeboye Oluwaseun P. Bamidele Isiguzoro Onyeoziri Oluwafemi A. Adebo Maria M. Adeyemi Susan N. Thera‐Sekgweng |
| author_facet | Helen Onyeaka Adedola S. Adeboye Oluwaseun P. Bamidele Isiguzoro Onyeoziri Oluwafemi A. Adebo Maria M. Adeyemi Susan N. Thera‐Sekgweng |
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| description | Abstract This article explores the fundamental right to food, examining its legal framework, its relationship with other human rights, and the efforts being made globally to improve this right. It begins by looking at international and national laws that protect the right to food and examining their importance in ensuring food security and sovereignty. It then explores how food rights intersect with other rights, such as health, education, and labor, revealing the interrelated web of human rights. The article further highlights how the right to food is closely tied to the objectives of reducing poverty and promoting social justice, which are crucial components in the collective effort to achieve food security for all. Additionally, it evaluates the effectiveness of current policies and strategies in promoting the right to food, particularly in sub‐Saharan Africa. The novelty of the article is that it brings into perspective, the encumbrance of food sovereignty in sub‐Saharan Africa and concludes with potential solutions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f5412caa1994811a468f207441e97492024-02-27T06:19:26ZengWileyFood and Energy Security2048-36942024-01-01131n/an/a10.1002/fes3.530Beyond hunger: Unveiling the rights to food in sub‐Saharan AfricaHelen Onyeaka0Adedola S. Adeboye1Oluwaseun P. Bamidele2Isiguzoro Onyeoziri3Oluwafemi A. Adebo4Maria M. Adeyemi5Susan N. Thera‐Sekgweng6School of Chemical Engineering University of Birmingham Birmingham UKAfrican Food Research Network Gauteng South AfricaAfrican Food Research Network Gauteng South AfricaAfrican Food Research Network Gauteng South AfricaAfrican Food Research Network Gauteng South AfricaAfrican Food Research Network Gauteng South AfricaAfrican Food Research Network Gauteng South AfricaAbstract This article explores the fundamental right to food, examining its legal framework, its relationship with other human rights, and the efforts being made globally to improve this right. It begins by looking at international and national laws that protect the right to food and examining their importance in ensuring food security and sovereignty. It then explores how food rights intersect with other rights, such as health, education, and labor, revealing the interrelated web of human rights. The article further highlights how the right to food is closely tied to the objectives of reducing poverty and promoting social justice, which are crucial components in the collective effort to achieve food security for all. Additionally, it evaluates the effectiveness of current policies and strategies in promoting the right to food, particularly in sub‐Saharan Africa. The novelty of the article is that it brings into perspective, the encumbrance of food sovereignty in sub‐Saharan Africa and concludes with potential solutions.https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.530Africafood securitypolicy impactpoverty reductionright to foodsocial justice |
| spellingShingle | Helen Onyeaka Adedola S. Adeboye Oluwaseun P. Bamidele Isiguzoro Onyeoziri Oluwafemi A. Adebo Maria M. Adeyemi Susan N. Thera‐Sekgweng Beyond hunger: Unveiling the rights to food in sub‐Saharan Africa Food and Energy Security Africa food security policy impact poverty reduction right to food social justice |
| title | Beyond hunger: Unveiling the rights to food in sub‐Saharan Africa |
| title_full | Beyond hunger: Unveiling the rights to food in sub‐Saharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | Beyond hunger: Unveiling the rights to food in sub‐Saharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond hunger: Unveiling the rights to food in sub‐Saharan Africa |
| title_short | Beyond hunger: Unveiling the rights to food in sub‐Saharan Africa |
| title_sort | beyond hunger unveiling the rights to food in sub saharan africa |
| topic | Africa food security policy impact poverty reduction right to food social justice |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.530 |
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