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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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Chicken exports rise 16.5%
3.815 million tonnes of chicken meat were exported by Brazil between January and August 2026, 16.5% more than in the same period of 2025; revenue reached USD 7.543 billion.
Retail potato price rises 69.1%
69.1% was the increase in the retail price of smooth-skinned potatoes in Paraná between August and September 2026, rising from BRL 4.15 to BRL 7.01 per kilogram.
Wheat crop quality deteriorates
182 thousand hectares of wheat remained to be harvested in Paraná: 12% of the area was in poor condition, 42% in average condition, and 46% in good condition.
Production reaches 78.7 million pounds
78.7 million pounds of shrimp were produced by Honduras from January through August 2026, compared with 76 million pounds during the same period of 2025.
Loss of 13 million pounds
13 million pounds of shrimp are estimated to have been lost because of drought and high salinity, reducing the annual production target from 159 million to 146 million pounds.

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National Plan for Gender Equality and Equity (PLANEG III)

This plan is an instrument for intersectoral and multisectoral coordination with actions aimed at achieving full and real equality between women and men implemented by government entities, executors o...

Resolution No. RES-MA-2019-41 the concept of family farming

The resolution of the government of the Dominican Republic establishes the criteria to indicate whether people are classified as family farmers.

Resolution No. RES-MA-2019-39 regulating the identification of small, medium and family farmers for the application of D...

The purpose of the resolution is to identify who are the small, medium and family farmers, depending on the number of memberships they have in order to apply Decree No. 168-19

Decree No. 168-19 on the exclusive purchase of domestic agricultural products from producers.

The purpose of the decree is to improve economic development through the acquisition of agricultural products from the same country in order to contribute to the strengthening of the population.

National Plan for Family Farming - Dominican Republic

The Plan is the result of a broad process of discussions between various actors who, in a participatory and inclusive manner, formulated a national strategy for family farming, the conclusions and rec...

Forestry Sector Law of the Dominican Republic, No. 57-18

The Forestry Sector Law of the Dominican Republic establishes a regulatory framework for sustainable forest management, seeking the conservation, use, production, industrialization, and commercializat...

Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) Policy of the Dominican Republic

The Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) Policy establishes the regulatory framework for access, use, and fair and equitable distribution of benefits derived from genetic resources in...

NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS: Third National Communication of the Dominican Republic

This Communication presents an update of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data at the national level and proposes a roadmap for the coming years that allows compliance with the GHG mitigation commit...

Family Agriculture Policy, indigenous peasant and Afro-descendant Peasant. PAFCIA 2018 - 2030.

PAFCIA establishes for the period 2018-2030 how, through decision-making and dialogue processes, political advocacy will be carried out to develop diverse, inclusive and territorialized production mod...

National climate change policy

Law 1-12 establishing the 2030 national development strategy

Law 1-12 establishes the National Development Strategy of the Dominican Republic 2030, covering the period from 2012 to 2030. It was approved in 2012 and has been in effect since 2013. This law sets o...

Law No. 589-16- creates the National System for Food and Nutritional Sovereignty and Security (SINASSAN) of the Dominica...

The legal framework is established to develop instruments to strengthen food and nutritional security in the territory. Through the SINASSAN institution that would be in charge of guaranteeing the hum...