Circular economy and agroecology pillars to food sovereignty and food education in Cuba

Abstract

In the midst of a global food and health crisis (Covid-19 pandemic and its effects) aggravated by the wars in Ukraine and Russia, and facing imminent challenges such as the growth of the world population, higher levels of consumption of natural resources and energy, with unequal food consumption and high rates of unusable agro-industrial waste, a paradigm shift is needed, the necessary and urgent transition from a linear production model to a Circular Economy, a paradigm shift is needed, the necessary and urgent transition from a linear production model to the circular economy, an approach that in synergy with Agroecology are identified, according to the authors, as pillars to achieve food sovereignty in Cuba. At the same time, the transition from conventional agriculture to a sustainable, friendly and environmentally responsible agriculture is proposed. Therefore, the objective of the present work was to enunciate and/or define key concepts for a better understanding of the subject in question, such as: circular economy, agroecology, local development, food sovereignty and security, sovereign and sustainable local food systems.