A Rapid Food Sovereignty and Health Assessment Tool: Haiti

The Rapid Food Sovereignty Assessment Tool is designed to evaluate and monitor progress towards food sovereignty in Haiti. It moves beyond traditional food security assessments, which focus on caloric sufficiency, access, and diversity, to consider broader questions related to land, gender, traditional food cultures, and pro-peasant agriculture. The tool collects information on the relationships between food security, land, gender, health, state policies, trade regimes, and food cultures, aiming to provide a more nuanced picture of food systems and inform policies that support healthier, inclusive, and environmentally friendly food systems in Haiti. The tool was developed through a collaborative research project engaging community-based organizations and researchers, emphasizing community-defined problems and possibilities for change.