It is increasingly clear that hunger is the reward for Black Canadians’ contributions to making Canada a rich country.

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Black Food Sovereignty Toronto (stylized as BFST) is a program of the Afri-Can FoodBasket established to bring forth a conversation with the City of Toronto about Black Food Sovereignty, and addressing the reality of food insecurity amongst Black individuals in the city. The call for Black food sovereignty represents a new strategic phase in asserting our self- determination, addressing the structural roots of anti-Black racism, and promoting our health and wellbeing. This will be our collective effort.

The normal way of measuring food insecurity is to ask people about how often ... they must go hungry,” says Winston Husbands, a food justice activist at Afri-Can FoodBasket in Toronto.

The Afri-Can FoodBasket, a community non-profit, has partnered with the City of Toronto to address food insecurity among Black Torontonians.

Black families 3.5 times more likely to be food insecure compared to white families, city says.

The five-year plan aims to provide food security by funding Black-led food programs to cultivate independence, control and access to healthy food for Black Torontonians.

In 2019, the Afri-Can FoodBasket initiated community dialogue about food sovereignty for Black communities in Toronto – the Black Food Sovereignty Initiative Toronto.

City Council has approved Canada’s first Black Food Sovereignty Plan for Toronto to respond to the need for immediate and comprehensive action to address the problem of food insecurity experienced by many Black Torontonians.