Food Sovereignty and Food Politics in South Korea

Abstract

Food is an essential need, vital for health and wellbeing, and it is also a central part of culture, ecology and security. The right to food is guaranteed under a number of international agreements and is codified into law under Article 25 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UN 1948). Therefore, governments and agencies are required to take action to protect and secure peoples’ right to food. Food security and sovereignty are matters of justice, nationally and internationally.