FOOD SOVEREIGNTY POLICIES AS MILESTONES IN GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT: A REVIEW OF THE CAMEROONIAN POTENTIALITY
- 주제(키워드) FOOD SOVEREIGNTY , FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY , FOOD SECURITY , CAMEROON FOOD POLICIES , GRASSROOTS/ RURAL DEVELOPMENT , STATE SELF-DETERMINATION
- 발행기관 아주대학교
- 지도교수 Iain Watson
- 발행년도 2015
- 학위수여년월 2015. 8
- 학위명 석사
- 학과 국제대학원 국제개발협력과
- 실제URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ajou/000000020440
- 본문언어 영어
- 저작권 아주대학교 논문은 저작권에 의해 보호받습니다.
초록/요약
ABSTRACT This thesis focuses on the interrelationship between food sovereignty, food self-sufficiency and the neoliberal market. These relationships have been discussed within the context of food security in Afro-Asian relations (in this case Cameroon and South Korea) since these relations are often centered on food resource issues. The findings reveal that food self-sufficiency and domestic production are minimized in favor of neoliberal markets. The result is a vulnerable state that is unable to stand on its feet in crisis times. For Cameroon, it is even a more serious problem owing to the state’s failure to explicitly include food sovereignty policies within its constitutional framework. It is commonly believed that reliance on the external markets constitutes a challenge to a country’s sense of self-determination. This research argues that choosing this option as a solution to domestic challenges is the fundamental cause behind the growing food insecurity and food vulnerability in Cameroon, a glaring example is the lack of food policy that attends to issues of self-sufficiency. The obvious consequence is the inability to provide food security to Cameroonians. An urgent renewal of the state’s consciousness and the prioritization of food sovereignty in this rapidly globalizing world are therefore imperative and must be central in deciding the pace of relations with other nations. This is also the key to addressing the domestic implications of economic and social instabilities within the country after the 2008 food riots.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT………………………………………………………………………….i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS…………………………………………………………ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………..…………….iv
DEDICATIONS………………………………………………………………...….vii
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS………………….……………………..…………...viii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION………...…………………………………………..1
1.1 Statement of the problem………………………………...………………………2
1.2 Necessity of the study………………………………………………………...….5
1.3 Aims of the study………………………………………………………………...7
1.4 Hypothesis of the study questions……………………………………...………..7
1.5 Research Questions………………………………………………………...…….8
1.6 Methodology……………………………………...……………………..………9
1.7 Limitations of the study………………………………………………………….9
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………..…………....…………………………..11
2. 1 Definitions and Scholarly perspectives on Sovereignty:……………………………………...…………………………………12
2.1.1 The Liberalist Point of View:………………………………………………...15
2.1.2 The Perspective of State Centric Scholars:…………………………………………………………………………….16
2.1.3 The Opinion of Realists:…………………………………..…….……………18
2.2 Food Sovereignty:………………………………………………….…….……..19
2.3 Sovereignty as a Responsibility to Protect; Implications to Food….…….….…20
2.4 Challenging Periods Related to Food:…………………………….……………22
2.5 The UN Food and Agricultural Organization’s approach to Food Sovereignty/security:...……………………………………………………………..25
2.6 The Question of Food Sovereignty versus Food Security:…………….….……26
CHAPTER THREE: DOMESTIC FOOD SOVEREIGNTY POLICIES VERSUS GLOBAL SCHEMES AND AID PROGRAMS:……………………………………….………………….……….….29
3.1 The Inadequacies of International Policies and Systems:………………………30
3.1.1 The MDGs:…………………………………………………………………...30
3.1.2 Foreign Aid:……………………….………………………………………….32
3.1.3 Infrastructure and Investment:………………………………………………..37
3.1.4 International Trade and the WTO:……………………………………………39
3.2 AN ENQUIRY INTO THE REALITIES OF THE FOOD SECTOR IN CAMEROON:………………………………………………………………..…….45
3.3 FOOD SOVEREIGNTY POLICIES, THE CRUCIAL NECESSITY FOR CAMEROON:……………………………………………………………….……..47
CHAPTER FOUR: POSSIBLE WAYS OF IMPLEMENTING FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IN CAMEROON…………..……………………………………52
4.1.1 Constitutional Reform:…………………………...………..…………………53
4.1.2 Land Reform…………………………………………………….……………55
4.1.3 Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Marginalized and Vulnerable Groups…………………………….……………………………………56
4.1.4 An Institutional Framework for the Rights to Food………………...……..…57
4.1.5 Assurance of the Protection of Food Rights:………………………………....59
4.2 The Food Sovereignty Approach as the Surest Means to Achieve Food Security……………………………………………………………………………..60
4.3 Socio-Economic Impact of Agricultural Self-sufficiency in Cameroon.…….…62
4.3.1 FDI Actors and Self-sufficiency; Relations with the outside:………………..63
4.3.2 Job Creation and Poverty Reduction:…………………………………...……64
CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………..67
REFERENCES……………………………………………………………………..70
