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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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Decree 84/024 Establishes the identification mechanism for products obtained from New Techniques of Genetic Improvement ...

This decree establishes the mechanism by which it will be determined whether or not a product or organism obtained through the so-called New Techniques of Genetic Improvement or Genetic Editing is cov...

Law 16 of 1990, Fund for the Financing of the Agricultural Sector (FINAGRO) in Colombia

Law 16 of 1990, promulgated on January 22, establishes the National Agricultural Credit System and creates the Fund for the Financing of the Agricultural Sector (Finagro), in addition to issuing other...

Applicability of Resolution No. 1,523/2001 on propagating material developed by new breeding techniques

Natural or legal persons wishing to enter and introduce into the environment living modified plant propagating organisms must strictly comply with the provisions of Exempt Resolution No. 1523 of 2001,...

Decree 4525, which establishes the regulatory framework for Living Modified Organisms, LMOs, in accordance with the prov...

This decree applies to the transboundary movement, transit, handling and use of LMOs that may have adverse effects on the environment and biological diversity, taking into account the risks to human h...

Resolution No. 91505 Establishing the processing of applications for Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) for exclusively ag...

This resolution establishes the processing of applications for Living Modified Organisms - LMOs, exclusively for agricultural, livestock, fishing, commercial forestry plantations and agro-industrial p...

Resolution No. 003168, which regulates and controls the production, import and export of seeds resulting from genetic im...

This resolution aims to regulate and control the production, import and export of seeds resulting from genetic improvement for marketing and planting in the country, as well as the registration of agr...

Resolution No. 067516 Whereby the requirements for the registration of cultivars in the National Register of Commercial ...

This resolution establishes the requirements for the registration of cultivars resulting from genetic improvement as a consequence of the application of scientific knowledge in the National Register o...

Law 740 of 2002 ratifying Colombia's adherence to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

Approving the "Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity", done in Montreal.

General Law for Agricultural, Livestock and Fisheries Development 101 of 1993

This proposal aims to protect the development of agricultural and fishing activities and promote the improvement of the income and quality of life of rural producers by means of the following actions:...

Seed and Cultivar Protection Law No. 385

The purpose of this Law is to promote the efficient breeding of cultivars; production, circulation, marketing and quality control of seeds; to ensure farmers and users in general the identity and qual...

Resolution N° MAG 842 - Approving the document "Form 3: Prior Consultation for producers obtained through new breeding ...

Approving the "Prior Consultation Form 3 for products obtained through new breeding techniques (NBTs). This resolution will allow producers to facilitate access to products obtained through the use of...

Agreement C.D.SENASA-008-2019 that establishes the authorization procedure for applications related to the use of new ge...

This Agreement approves the authorization procedure for applications related to the use of new genetic improvement techniques (precision biotechnology), which are those genetic improvement procedures ...