Regional Act No. 34 recognizing, protecting and promoting right to food. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Lombardia Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Lombardia No. 46, 10 November 2015. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Right to food Food security Food waste Poverty Policy/planning Human rights Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract By virtue of this Act the Lombardia Region explicitly recognizes right to food and lays down provisions to ensure its protection. The Region aims at the eradication of hunger and poverty through the adoption of integrated policies in the field of health, agriculture and rural development. Further it aims at preventing food waste. Full text Italian Website www.regione.lombardia.it