| dc.description | Given Nova Scotia’s lack of food sovereignty, it is important to determine how to increase the food sovereignty in the province. Only 32% of Nova Scotian's diets are from locally sourced food, meaning that the socio-economic resilience of Nova Scotians is in jeopardy. Rural areas, in particular, are vulnerable. In order to tackle the issue of food sovereignty, Nova Scotia needs an increased focus on food policy and political will from municipal, provincial and federal governments to increase food sovereignty (McIntyre, Patterson & Mah, 2016). By surveying a selection of farms at Nova Scotian farmers markets, this study compares farmers’ values with the values implied in the food sovereignty framework, so that policies that aim to increase food sovereignty can be designed with this social and cultural context in mind. | en_US |
