The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been supporting family farmers for many decades, even though there is no single or universally-accepted definition of a “family...

We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming FAO Law Lecture 2023 that will take place on 31 October 2023 at 14:00 (CET). Register now! As part of the side events of this...

Morogoro, 10-11 August 2023  In collaboration with the EAF-Nansen Programme, the Development Law Service held a workshop with national stakeholders to launch the process of review of the Tanzania Fisheries Policy...

In June 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a new publication focused on legal frameworks for sustainable school feeding in Latin America and the...

There are 476 million Indigenous people globally and more than half of these are women. Their unique cultures, knowledge and traditional practices are valuable contributions to biodiversity and are indispensable for the conservation of ecosystems. Indigenous women (IW) in the rural world have a fundamental role to play as guardians of ancestral knowledge, as they are often the ones who care for, procure and manage the natural resources they need, such as water and fuelwood, seeds and medicinal plants. Moreover, they play a key role in passing on traditional knowledge to younger generations.

Between 10-13 July, 2023, LEGN joined over 100 participants from 26 countries in the African Regional Lessons Learned Workshop for Implementation of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) National Action Plans (NAPs) in...

Geneva, 5 July 2023 — Fish and fish products are among the most highly traded wildlife commodities. Amid rising demand in the fisheries sector, it is critical that institutions work...

The FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (RLC) has submitted a proposal for a Model Law on Agrifood Cooperatives to the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries...

On June 15 and 16, 2023, the II Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition took place at the National Congress of Chile, located in Valparaíso. The highlight of this...

On 6 June 2023, the Development Law Service of the FAO Legal Office (LEGN) participated in the third virtual training session for the Caribbean region, focusing on governance, policy, and...

On 28 July 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/76/300, recognizing that everyone has the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. This recognition is particularly...

Manta, Ecuador 8–11 May 2023 Over the last decade, an increasing number of commercially exploited aquatic species is being included in the Appendix II[1] of the Convention on International Trade in...

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...

Thirty percent of the world’s population suffers from food insecurity. At the same time, agrifood systems account for more than thirty percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to environmental and ecosystem degradation. The pursuit of environmental protection and the transformation to sustainable agrifood systems to feed the world now and in the future are both legitimate and urgent national and international goals.   

At the international level, ‘customary law’ has been defined as a set of: ‘customs that are accepted as legal requirements or obligatory rules of conduct; practices and beliefs that are so vital and intrinsic a part of a social and economic system that they are treated as if they were laws’.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Source: Parliamentary alliances website FAO engages with African member states as they look to improve gender equality in agrifood systems On 13 March 2023, FAO’s Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division, Regional...