LEGN led the assessment of the legal frameworks of eight countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), in collaboration with the FAO Subregional office for Southern Africa.  The laws of Comoros, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and...

Nicaragua passed a new Law on Plant Protection (Ley 1020 de Protección Fitosanitaria de Nicaragua– DO 26-03-2020) on 11 March 2020.  The Development Law Service (LEGN) provided technical support to the national plant protection organization, in collaboration with the IPPC...

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...

The Development Law Service (LEGN), together with the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, supports the development of legislation to prevent and reduce food losses and waste in the region. In 2019, this strategic partnership succeeded...

The Development Law Service has developed and delivered, in conjunction with the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), comprehensive training programmes on veterinary legislation. For example, in August 2013, more...