In 2019, the Development Law Service (LEGN) assisted Paraguay to develop and adopt Law No. 6286 on the “Defense, restoration and promotion of family farming”. This law was promoted by the Parliamentary Front against Hunger of Paraguay, a national chapter...

Date: 28-29 April 2020 A virtual mock training on the Practical Guide on Legislating for an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) was held as part of the collaboration between the Development Law Service (LEGN) of FAO’s Legal Office, the Marine and...

LEGN is collaborating with the Food Safety and Quality Unit and the Fisheries Division in FAO, as well as the Resnick Centre for Food Law and Policy,  University of California (UCLA) School of Law, in the development of a Legal...

Valerie Johnston of the Development Law Service, FAO, presents LEGN's work on law, agriculture and climate change at a webinar hosted by the IBA (International Bar Association), which was attended by over 130 participants globally. The webinar recording is available at...

As part of FAO’s response to support countries in the wake of the COVID19 crisis, a policy brief prepared by the Development Law Service on Legal considerations in the context of responses to COVID-19 to mitigate the risk of food...