Working for sustainable livelihoods and food security: Voices from the grassroots

Elena Mancusi-Materi interprets the outcomes of an international process of social mobilization around food security and sustainable livelihoods issues, arguing that the call for food security can be a rallying flag for community empowerment and democratization at the local and national level. The piece aims to convey the voice of grassroots communities from the economic South and the experience of those who work with them trying to foster sustainable livelihoods and food security. © 2000 The Society for International Development.