What is Food Justice?
Food justice would exist if everyone had sufficient food.
Food justice is the concept that society should arrange its relationships so everyone can have sufficient food.
If you've ever asked "Why are people hungry?", you're interested in food justice.
So - why are people hungry? Often, it's a result of poverty. Many people living in poverty are unable to put anything aside for times when crops fail, jobs are lost, or the price of seeds, tools, and food rises.
Recently, the impact of globalization has meant that global rules play an increasingly important role in the lives of people everywhere, including small farmers in developing countries. These farmers have the potential to feed not only themselves, but many others. Without global rules that provide justice for all people, the prospects for long-term solutions to hunger are dim.
In the pursuit of food justice, the Foodgrains Bank joins with other voices, Christian and otherwise, in researching and promoting rules that provide long term solutions to hunger and poverty.