- right of peoples to define their own food systems: production, distribution, consumption
- local production over global commodity dependence
- control over seed, water, soil, and agriculture practices
- coined by Via Campesina in 1996, expanded by global peasant movements
- pillars: agroecology, land reform, composting, open-pollinated crops
- opposes corporate consolidation of the food chain
- cyberia implements food sovereignty through decentralized clean food networks
- connected to energy sovereignty: local food reduces transport fuel
- healthy food systems produce nutrient-dense grain, legume, and fermented foods
- aligns with regenerative agriculture and closed-loop carbon cycle management