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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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Caribbean lags: 45% of SDG targets regressing
the Caribbean has the lowest share of targets on track for fulfillment (13%), compared to 19% in South America and 18% in Central America and Mexico. Some 45% of Caribbean targets show stagnation or regression — the highest share among the three su...
LAC on track to meet only 19% of SDG targets
the region is on track to meet only 19% of the 2030 Agenda targets at the current pace — down from 23% estimated the previous year. Some 42% of targets are advancing in the right direction but too slowly, while 39% are stagnant or regressing compar...
FAO: 40-day conflict may cut fertilizer applicatio
FAO's Maximo Torero warns that high fertilizer costs and prolonged conflict may force farmers to cut inputs and plantings. A 20% reduction in fertilizers could slash yields by 25%, as costs now consume half of smallholder budgets.
FAO: Vegetable oil up 5.1%, sugar up 7.2% in March
Vegetable oil prices increased 5.1% in March, marking a third consecutive monthly rise, while sugar prices jumped 7.2% to their highest level since October 2025. Both increases are linked to rising energy costs driven by the Iran war and disruptions ...
FAO: Food Price Index rises 2.4% in March
FAO's Food Price Index rose 2.4% in March 2026, reaching its highest level since September of the previous year. The increase reflects the impact of higher energy costs linked to the Iran war, which disrupted the Strait of Hormuz and pushed crude ben...

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Adaptation strategy in the Piura River basin

The Piura River Basin Adaptation Strategy is a document prepared by the Autonomous Authority of the Chira Piura Hydrographic Basin (AACHCP) in 2005. The objective of the strategy is to reduce the vuln...

Central American strategy for territorial rural development

ECADERT is a regional strategy that seeks to promote integral and sustainable rural development in Central America. The strategy is based on the principles of inclusion, participation and sustainabili...

Environmental strategy for adaptation and mitigation of climate change

El Salvadors Environmental Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation is a document that establishes a framework for the implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation actions i...

ParLatino - Family farming framework laws

To achieve a reduction in rural poverty and improve food security, these limitations must be responded to simultaneously, implementing broader and more comprehensive development strategies, since a se...

Mexico - Family agriculture promotion and development law

The objective of this law is to provide better care to the family farmer.

Paraguay - Law No. 6286 On the defense, restoration and promotion of peasant family agriculture

This Law aims to regulate the basic conditions that guarantee the restoration, defense, preservation, promotion and development of Peasant Family Agriculture for the purposes of achieving its recovery...

Argentina - Family Farming Law / Law 27.118

The general objectives of this law are to promote integral human development, the social and economic wellbeing of producers, their communities, farm workers and, in general, rural agents, through div...

Law 127 that establishes the Environmental Protection Law of the State of Tabasco.

The Environmental Protection Law of the State of Tabasco, Law No. 127, was enacted on May 29, 1999, with the aim of regulating all types of activities to safeguard the environment, considered a collec...

Law No. 120 on Climate Change Action in the State of Quintana Roo

This law establishes a framework for climate action in the state, including both mitigation and adaptation to climate change. The laws main objectives are to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) an...

Law No. 29664 on Disaster Risk Management of Peru.

Perus Disaster Risk Management Law, Law No. 29664, enacted in 2011, provides a comprehensive framework for disaster risk management, encompassing prevention, reduction, preparedness, response, and rec...

Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The Paris Agreement is a binding international treaty adopted at COP 21 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2015. Its primary goal is to keep the global temperatur...

Legislative Decree No. 471 of 2020: Decree on Agricultural Input Pricing Policy

The Decree subjects the key products used for agricultural production in the national territory to the regime of supervised freedom. Agents can freely determine the prices of agricultural inputs, unde...