News
31/08/2022
On 3 August 2022, the National Assembly of Nicaragua held an event to examine legislative experiences on school feeding programs. The Development Law Service (LEGN) participated in this activity, in cooperation with the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and...
15/07/2022
NEW legal brief for parliamentarians: “Legislating to prevent and reduce food loss and waste”
Food loss and waste (FLW) is a serious problem, occurring in a global and regional context in which millions of people are suffering from hunger. This situation...
LEGN publishes new legal research on temporary special measures and gender equality in tenure rights
24/06/2022
The Legal Paper provides a fresh outlook on the legal options available to lawyers, policy makers and parliamentarians to achieve substantive gender equality in tenure rights. It puts a spotlight on Articles 3 and 4 of the Convention on the Elimination...
14/06/2022
LEGN participó en el seminario sobre legislación veterinaria organizado por el IICA en colaboración con CARIVET, CIRAD, FAO, la OMSA y otras organizaciones nacionales e internacionales que trabajan en el marco de la salud animal, la inocuidad de los alimentos,...
13/06/2022
Family farming is essential for rural development and for achieving food and nutritional security for the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. Legislating about it sets permanent regulatory foundations for appropriate policies in this area. Furthermore, legislation is a...