Does the food sovereignty and agroecology movement reproduce the very power relations they say they are working to eradicate? This is the central question of the third and final episode of our podcast miniseries ‘A Journey Through Feminist Agroecology’. This episode explores the complexities and challenges of feminism inside these movements.
Two inspiring guests, Leonida Odongo and Paula Gioia, share how they experience patriarchal behavior inside the movement, each from their own unique perspectives. Their experiences show that movements on food sovereignty and agroecology are not by themselves feminist. The reproduction of patriarchal and male chauvinist behaviors, for example, is also prevalent in these movements. Within the agroecological movement, we want to change the system, but it is equally important to transform our ways of working from within.
Leonida and Paula highlight which feminist values and practices they already see being translated into these movements and give some concrete examples of how these can be further strengthened.