The mission of the Legal Research Chair in Food Diversity and Security (DDSA Chair) aims to carry out a critical analysis of the existing national and international legal instruments with regard to the objective of protecting and promoting agricultural and food diversity for better sustainable world food security. The Chair will also serve as a forum for meaningful ongoing reflection with all stakeholders on the development of agri-food legislation that is more coherent with this objective. It promotes legal research on sustainable food security and ensures the transfer of knowledge to interested parties. The training of a new generation of jurists in a field where knowledge are in high demand are the core of it mission.
The Legal Research Chair in Food Diversity and Security is a strategic unit affiliated with the Faculty of Law.
Key objectives include:
- Contribute to a continuous and coherent reflection in the field of agrifood law in Quebec, Canada, and internationally, with the participation of various stakeholder ;
- Federate academic research and international collaborations in the field of law and food security ;
- Support the training of students in areas of law related to the diversity of products, agricultural and food production modes and food security ;
- Ensure the transfer of knowledge developed, in particular by adding legal expertise to partners’ field projects.
Find below the sheet for the third edition of the DDSA Chair (2025-2030).
