Uganda takes stock of progress towards the implementation of the right to food Rome/Kampala – “Every man, woman, and child has the inalienable right to be free from hunger and malnutrition to develop fully and maintain their physical and mental faculties”. This...

Georgetown, Guyana 11-14/04/2023  The Development Law Service (LEGN) of the Legal Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Sustainable Wildlife Programme, has been assisting the Guyana Ministry of Agriculture’s Fisheries Department to develop new...

Kampala, Uganda 18/04/2023  19/04/2023 The Second National Conference on the Right to Adequate Food in Uganda will be held in Kampala, Uganda, from 18 to 19 April 2023. The Conference is organized by the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) and the Makerere University...

While women farmers produce between 60  and 80 percent of all food in developing countries, legal and customary laws and practices have historically limited their ability to fully access and control the land and natural resources they rely upon to...

The Government of the Kyrgyz Republic recently adopted a Law on Organic Production. This represents a major achievement in supporting transformative and sustainable agri-food systems.  This Law is the result of a long-term, participatory law-making process supported by the Development Law...