Food Loss and Waste The DDSA Chair was approached by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to contribute to the work of the OECD Food Chain Analysis Network (FCAN…
Domestic Trade The DDSA Chair participates in public consultations and legislative hearings in order to shed light on issues related to food, trade, and labour mobility. In October 2025…
Decentralized France-Québec Cooperation on the Sustainable Development of the Food System for the Resilience of Our Territories The France-Québec Decentralized Cooperation on the Sustainable Development of the Food System for the Resilience of Our Territories was established in 2019 through the mi…
Protection of Agricultural Land and Farming Activities Under a research service agreement concluded in March 2023 between the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation (MAPAQ) and Université Laval, the DD…
Proposal for an International Convention on Agricultural and Food Diversity and Sustainability What is the International Convention proposal?It is a proposal for a comprehensive, binding and universal international treaty on food security. It aims to boost and enha…
Legal Entry Points in the Fight Against Diet-Related Chronic Diseases This research report was produced in 2022 by the DDSA Chair, at the request of the Coalition québécoise sur la problématique du poids (Coalition Poids). Entitled « Les po…
Transforming agri-food systems: Legislative interventions for improved nutrition and sustainability This study, prepared by the DDSA Chair under the memorandum of understanding signed in 2017 between FAO and Université Laval, aims to deepen the understanding of the role…
Project to Support for the Structuring of a Profitable, Fair and Sustainable Family Agriculture This five-year project, funded by a major grant from Global Affairs Canada and led by UPA Développement international (UPA-DI), with the participation of the FAO, is part…
Guiding Principles for Urban- Rural Linkages to Advance Integrated Territorial Development Between 2017 and 2019, Geneviève Parent contributed to the drafting process of the Guiding Principles for Urban-Rural Linkages to Advance Integrated Territorial Developme…
Legal Analysis of the Recognition of Québec Ice Cider — PGI in Europe Funded by the Programme d'appui au développement des appellations réservées et des termes valorisants (PADARTV) of the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'A…
Study of the Legal Framework Applicable to Representations Regarding the Origin of Food Products This study was funded by a grant from the Fondation Claude Masse (2015–2016), obtained jointly with Professor Marie-Claude Desjardins of the Université de Sherbrooke. The…
Reciprocity of standards CIRANO published a report on the reciprocity of standards in international food trade, analyzing the legal and policy instruments available to governments. In connection…
