Family Farming Knowledge Platform

Food fairs revive local food and nutrition

Food fairs are an important tool and space to promote food sovereignty as they take place in local public spaces and within people’s own socio-cultural settings. One excellent example was a food fair in Ghana, organised by the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD). Women farmers exhibited traditional crops and foods, emphasising their importance for local and national food and nutrition security. The fair reminded community and political leaders of the value of neglected traditional foods. Some years later, it can be seen how this and subsequent food fairs helped to ensure the improved integration of traditional foods and agroecological farming into national food security plans.

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Volume: 30.4
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ISSN: 2210-6499
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Publisher: ILEIA, Center for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture
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Author: Bernard Guri
Other authors: Patricia Dianon
Organization: ILEIA, Center for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture
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Year: 2014
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Country/ies: Ghana
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Case study
Content language: English
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