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Guidelines, strategies, regulations, resolutions and agreements, at the international, regional, national and subnational levels that configure the actions of the State.

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People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)
5,136,000 people were in a heightened phase of food insecurity in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food crisis (Ecuador)
2,447,000 people were in a food crisis situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food emergencies (Ecuador)
95,000 people found themselves in a food emergency situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)
In Arauca, Colombia, there are approximately 482,631 hectares dedicated to agricultural activities at risk due to permanent exposure to flooding. (Fundación Cocoras, 2026).

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Message #12 Food Systems Summit - Role of the Americas

The Americas contribute to global food and nutritional security, being the main food exporting region and the largest provider of ecosystem services and reserve of biodiversity. In addition, it plays ...

Message #9 Food Systems Summit - Environmental Issues

The new scenarios of science and technology represent a strategic opportunity to advance towards a more productive and sustainable agriculture, thanks to the fact that they enable higher levels of pre...

Message #10 Food Systems Summit - Climate Change

Food production systems are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The challenges imposed by climate change make it essential to focus efforts on adaptation, in order to gua...

Message #11 Food Systems Summit - Production Strategies

Achieving a more balanced and efficient food system will require an investment plan for the development of large-scale production, transportation and logistics technology and infrastructure. For these...

Message #2 Food Systems Summit - Agricultural Production

Agricultural producers and food system workers are an essential and central link. Without agricultural production, there are no raw materials to be transformed into food and, therefore, food security ...

Message #1 Food Systems Summit - Transformation of Agri-Food Systems

Over the past few decades, global food systems have largely successfully addressed the growing demand for food resulting from population growth and rising per capita income. Its future transformations...

Message 16 Food Systems Summit - Food Insecurity

The situation of food insecurity with social, economic and environmental implications that affects the Central American Northern Triangle deserves special attention.

Message #15 Food Systems Summit - LAC

The Caribbean requires a particular perspective, as it is a subregion dependent on food imports, frequently affected by natural disasters and climate change and made up of smaller-scale and agricultur...

Message #14 Food Systems Summit - Participation

Agricultural producers are at the center of the agri-food systems of the Americas, with a great diversity of production systems and approaches, including family farming. It is essential, therefore, th...

FONTAGRO: Medium-Term Plan (MTP) 2020-2025

FONTAGRO’s Medium-Term Plan (MTP) contains the strategic plan and concept guides for the allotment of the Fund’s resources in its first stages. The specific principles and rules of operation to th...

Environmental and Social Policy Framework (ESPF)

The Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) Environmental and Social Policy Framework (ESPF) is a set of guidelines and standards that establish the IDB's commitment to environmental and social sustai...

E3R Approach - Recovery, Resilience and Resilience

The 3R Approach - Recovery, Reactivation and Resilience of IFADs Latin America and Caribbean Division (International Fund for Agricultural Development) designs projects that will focus on getting farm...