Food problems are the order of the day. Solving the problems of hunger and malnutrition, producing and guaranteeing access to healthy food, preserving the environment, valuing local cultures and ensuring citizen participation are some of the many challenges that permeate the dynamics of food systems.

This book addresses the role of Latin American public policies and actions in the configuration of healthy and sustainable food systems. Written by scholars specialized in various disciplines (economy, sociology, policy science, etc.) and hailing from ten Latin American countries, it provides a historical overview of national food policies, examines recent policy changes and explores innovative urban and rural experiences at local level. The authors also discuss the challenges of developing specific policy objectives related to sustainable food systems.

This book shows how référentiels for public food policies have become more integrated in Latin America and takes a closer look at several promising local initiatives. However, it also highlights the many constraints in fostering sustainable food systems in the region, such as persistent competition among production models, land tenure inequalities and coordination issues among actors and state bodies.

It will be of interest to a scientific audience of teachers and food systems professionals, as well as any readers interested in policy dynamics in Latin America.

Contents

• Foreword
• Introduction
  Jean-François Le Coq, Paulo Niederle, Catia Grisa, and Stéphane Guéneau.
  • References
• Part I. Regional food policy analysis
  • Chapter 1. Food policies and the politicization of food: the Latin American experience
    Catia Grisa, Paulo Niederle, Stéphane Guéneau, Jean-François Le Coq, Clara Craviotti, Graciela Borrás, Daniel Campos, Héctor Ávila-Sánchez, Sandrine Freguin-Gresh, Junior Miranda Scheuer, and Jorge Albarracin.
    • Introduction
    • The model for food policy analysis in Latin America
    • Food policy référentiels in Latin America
    • Politics in food policy: from référentiels to coalitions
    • Final considerations
    • References
  • Chapter 2. Futures studies and the food question in Latin America: a literature review
    Maria Mercedes Patrouilleau, Diego S. Taraborrelli, and Ignacio Alonso.
    • Introduction
    • The origins of futures studies in Latin America and the food issue within the structuralist approach framework
    • Agrifood futures studies in the context of the transformations of the 1990s
    • Regional agrifood foresight in the 2000s
    • Futures studies and agrifood problems in the last decade and general considerations on the period as a whole
    • Summary and conclusion
    • References
    • Appendix 2.1. Approaches to the food issue identified in Latin American futures studies
    • Appendix 2.2. Foresight methods mentioned in the chapter (brief description)
    • Annex. List of studies identified in the survey
  • Chapter 3. International organizations and the evolution of food security public policy référentiel in Latin America and the Caribbean
    Fernanda C. França de Vasconcellos.
    • Introduction
    • International organizations and their public policy référentiel
    • The rise of the integrative référentiel in international organizations
    • Final considerations
    • References
• Part II. A historical overview of national food policies
  • Chapter 4. Social history and institutional change in Nicaragua’s agricultural and food policies
    Sandrine Freguin-Gresh and Geneviève Cortes.
    • Introduction
    • Contextualization
    • A sociohistorical approach to public action and institutional change based on the analysis of the trajectories of policy instruments
    • Socio-historical analysis of agricultural and food policy instruments in Nicaragua: evidence of institutional change
    • Conclusion and outlook
    • References
  • Chapter 5. Food security and sovereignty in Paraguay: who are public policies aimed at?
    Daniel Campos and María C. Benavidez.
    • Introduction
    • Conceptual review
    • Historical trajectory of public policies on food security and food sovereignty
    • Identification of institutional and social actors
    • Future prospects
    • Conclusions
    • References
  • Chapter 6. Historical evolution of institutions and public policies for sustainable food security in Mexico: continuities and ruptures
    Hector Ávila-Sánchez.
    • Introduction
    • The New Historical Institutionalism as a framework of analysis in the constitution of food policies
    • Small-scale producers and farmers, marginal actors in food policies
    • Historical evolution of food policies
    • The dismantling of food policies
    • A new national project: a shift towards food and social policy?
    • Conclusion: outlook for the agrifood system in the current context of health and economic crisis
    • References
  • Chapter 7. Public policies and agriculture: historical analysis of their effects on the structure of the Bolivian food system
    Jorge Albarracin.
    • Introduction
    • The indigenous tax and the precolonial food system
    • Agricultural policy in the 19th century and the development of the haciendas
    • Haciendas, agrarian and agricultural policy in the 20th century
    • Agricultural policy in the 21st century
    • Institutional actors and cooptation
    • Conclusions
    • References
  • Chapter 8. Public policies and the food system in Chile
    Michel Leporati Néron and Pablo Villalobos Mateluna.
    • Introduction
    • Evolution of social protection, health and food safety policies
    • Evolution of agricultural development and production promotion policies, and the configuration of the food industry
    • The performance of the Chilean food system
    • Social upheaval, the pandemic, the constituent process and food style outlook
    • References
• Part III. Recent changes in national food policies
  • Chapter 9. Food policies in Argentina: the challenges of implementing an agenda for sustainable systems with a social inclusion component
    Cecilia Aranguren, Ana María Costa, Susana Brieva, and Graciela Borrás.
    • Introduction
    • Literature review: a brief summary
    • An analytical and methodological perspective
    • Food programs in Argentina (2003–2019)
    • Food policy design and formulation
    • Policy implementation
    • Final thoughts
    • References
  • Chapter 10. Changes in food programs and consumption patterns in Peru between 2004 and 2018
    Carolina Trivelli and Carlos E. Urrutia.
    • Introduction
    • Food security and public policy
    • Public policies on food security
    • Major social food programs and their impact
    • Changes to social food programs
    • Changes in consumption patterns
    • Conclusions
    • References
    • Appendix 10.1. Correspondence table between the products and their groups
  • Chapter 11. Food sovereignty and security policy in Paraguay: a study from the standpoint of policy, politics and polity
    Silvia Aparecida Zimmermann, Diana Jazmin Britez Cohene, and Noelia Riquelme.
    • Introduction
    • The food context in Paraguay: from production to consumption
    • Public policies for food sovereignty and security in Paraguay
    • The political players
    • Final thoughts
    • References
• Part IV. Building food policies and actions in regions and cities
  • Chapter 12. The process of politicizing food sustainability in the city of Brasilia: towards a transition of the local food system?
    Stéphane Guéneau, Mauro G. M. Capelari, Janaína Deane de Abreu Sá Diniz, Jessica Pereira Garcia, and Tainá Bacellar Zaneti.
    • Introduction
    • Methodology
    • Stakeholders’ involvement in the food policy-making process in the city of Brasília
    • Citizen initiatives that strengthen the advocacy coalition
    • Changing attitudes among nutritionists
    • Chefs as intermediaries
    • Discussion
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Chapter 13. Building an urban food policy: the case of Cali, Colombia
    Ruby Isaza Castellano, Guy Henry, and Sara Rankin.
    • Introduction
    • Public policy: major efforts
    • What do we already know and where are the information gaps?
    • Municipal Public Policy Proposal for Food and Nutritional Security and Sovereignty (PSSAN) 2019
    • Discussion, lessons and conclusions
    • What’s next? Prospects for cross-sectoral work
    • Lessons learned about the construction process
    • Final conclusions and outlook
    • References
  • Chapter 14. The sustainable transformation of food systems and their impact on food and nutritional security: the case of the municipality of San Ramón, Nicaragua
    Jairo Rojas Meza, Pedro Pablo Benavídez, and Francisco Chavarría Aráuz.
    • Introduction
    • The conceptual and methodological framework for analyzing the problem
    • The municipality of San Ramón combines old coffee plantations and peasant farming
    • The peasant production crisis and the emergence of alternative technological and political advocacy options
    • Flagship public programs and their impact on FSN and the sustainability of production systems
    • Players, leadership training and the institutional framework in place to address food insecurity, environmental damage and rural development in San Ramón
    • Some evidence relating to agroecology and the sustainable transformation of the food system in the municipality of San Ramón
    • Conclusions
    • References
  • Chapter 15. Development of and changes in public food and nutrition security policy in the department of Antioquia, Colombia
    José Anibal Quintero Hernández.
    • Introduction
    • Public policy from a relational perspective
    • Methodology
    • The development of public policy for the improvement of food and nutrition in Antioquia
    • Integration and participation of institutions in food and nutrition security
    • The emergency in public procurement for school feeding
    • Conclusions
    • References
• Part V. The challenges of specific food policies
  • Chapter 16. The politicization of public food procurement in Brazilian state governments: actors and ideas in the creation of sustainable food systems
    Catia Grisa, Mário Avila, and Rafael Cabral.
    • Introduction
    • The politicization of public food procurement at a national level, the actions of state government, and the methodologies open to research
    • The politicization of public food procurement: actors and dynamics in the public agenda
    • Issues and référentiels in state-government public food policy
    • Final considerations
    • References
  • Chapter 17. Family farming food and its relationship with the state: the crystallization of differentiated norms within Argentina’s public policy agenda
    Clara Craviotti.
    • Introduction
    • Theoretical-methodological notes
    • The political context of the approval of standards for family farming foodstuffs
    • The characteristics of the process of incorporating new standards into the Argentine Food Code
    • Analysis of the process of incorporating Family Farming standards within the CAA
    • Conclusions
    • References
  • Chapter 18. Public procurement from Uruguayan family producers and fishers and cross-cutting rural development policies
    Junior Miranda Scheuer.
    • Introduction
    • Understanding the operational framework of the LCP
    • Interaction of the LCP with other policies
    • Passing thoughts
    • References
  • Chapter 19. Soy on one side, livestock on the other: the food issue with regard to indigenous people and public policies in Paraguay
    Silvia Aparecida Zimmermann, Diana Jazmin Britez Cohene, and Noelia Riquelme.
    • Introduction
    • The indigenous peoples of Paraguay: the food issue
    • The pressure of agribusiness on the sustainable food systems of indigenous people
    • Indigenous people on the government agenda: the establishment of the National Program for Indigenous Peoples (PNPI)
    • Final considerations
    • References
• List of Spanish or Portuguese acronyms

This book was edited by James Calder, Lindsay Higgins, Teri Jones-Villeneuve, Abisola Persem and Claire Walker from the original edition, entitled Políticas Públicas y Sistemas Alimentarios en América Latina and published by E-papers (http://www.e-papers.com.br; ISBN: 978-65-8706-526-7).

Jean-François Le Coq is an agroeconomist at CIRAD, visiting researcher at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, and coordinator of the Public Policy and Rural Development in Latin America network (PP-AL). He analyses the public policies related to agriculture and rural development in Latin America.

Catia Grisa is professor of agrifood studies and public policy at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She develops studies and research on family farming, rural development and food policies.

Stéphane Guéneau is a socioeconomist at CIRAD, at the Montpellier Interdisciplinary Centre on Sustainable Agrifood Systems (MOISA). His research topics encompass both quality in food supply chains and agrifood policy analysis.

Paulo Niederle is professor of agrifood studies and economic sociology at the Department of Sociology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. His research focus is alternative food markets, agroecology and food policies.

Suggested citation:

Le Coq J.-F., Grisa C., Guéneau S., Niederle P. (Eds), 2022. Public policies and food systems in Latin America. Versailles, Quæ, 446 p.