The Development Law Service (LEGN) advises the Organization and its Members on legal and institutional means to promote and regulate national development and international cooperation in the food and agriculture sector, through law reform activities, legal research, data collection and capacity building in the areas of land, water, fisheries, plants, animals, food, forestry, wildlife, biodiversity and the environment, as well as other emerging issues related to food and agriculture.
Key services
Latest publications
Global Workshop on CMS Legislation
05/06/2025
Analysis of the cooperative legislation of the Russian Federation and other Commonwealth of Independent States countries
01/01/2025
The focus of the study is the analysis of cooperative legislation on agricultural production, on agricultural consumer cooperatives and on consumer cooperatives (consumer societies) of the CIS member states.
Relevant links
- Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA)
- Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
- FAOLEX
- Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems
- Right to food guidelines
- The Legal Office
- Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure
Latest event
South Africa (South Africa)
SADC Parliamentarians training on the right to food as its Regional Alliance is operationalized in South Africa
22/07/2025 - 24/07/2025
From 22 to 24 July 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Southern African Development...
