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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