Food systems often carry the imprints of imperial history. Colonialism in food refers to how colonizers disrupted indigenous agriculture, imposed cash crops, and altered local diets to serve foreign markets. This practice persists through global supply chains and agribusiness, benefiting multinational corporations and former colonial powers while marginalizing smallholder farmers and erasing culinary heritage.
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