Food Security Governance in Latin America: from North-South to South-South Cooperation

Abstract

Combating hunger and malnutrition and ensuring food security are global priorities for action, set out in Agenda 2030, under Goal 2: Zero Hunger. Its implementation requires complex and coordinated action at both national and international levels and the development of an effective model of food security governance in the future. Latin America is an interesting example of the regionalization of food security governance. The study aims to analyze the Latin American model with particular emphasis on the role of regional organizations, and to demonstrate that the regional food security governance model is based on the South-South cooperation mechanism, which promotes cooperation and joint actions of developing countries. The analysis is based on two assumptions: first, due to the multidimensional nature of food security, the importance of cooperation and multilateral solutions is growing; second, the North-South model of cooperation, which dominates international development, becomes insufficient in the face of new challenges and is supplemented by other arrangements. As a result, the South-South and intra-regional cooperation is gaining in importance in Latin America.