The Food Law Academic Network (FLAN) has been established with the goal to foster the debate on food law issues. The second conference of the FLAN Network will be held in Italy (15th, 16th and 17th May 2024) at the University of Bari and CIHEAM Bari, on the topic: “Legal Issues for a Sustainable Agrifood Chain”.

Around this theme, the aim is to explore the policy dynamics and the relationship between the actors involved in the agrifood chains as players implementing the different aspects of sustainability; analyse key issues related to the "sustainable food system” defined as a comprehensive concept by the EU Commission; identify legal models, best practices and case studies related to sustainability issues; finally, present a perspective of policy and legal schemes aimed at identifying a sustainability paradigm for this sector.

Researchers and practitioners interested in participating had been invited to submit their work related, but not restricted, to the following macro-themes: 1) environmental issues and climate change: impacts on the agrifood sector; 2) controversies in circular economy: understanding the roles of farmers, businesses, consumers, and labelling tools; 3) workers and human rights concerns in the food supply chain: processing, trade and consumers perception.