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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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Law Creating the Fund for the Purchase of Land with Gender Equity for rural women

This law creates a fund for the purchase of land for rural women, in order to grant legal and material appropriation of the land in their favor, which allows, in addition to improving the quality of l...

National Environmental and Climate Change Strategy of Nicaragua (ENACCC)

Nicaragua's National Environmental and Climate Change Strategy (ENACCC) establishes the national environmental and climate change strategy for the period between 2010 and 2015. This cross-sectoral str...

Special Law of Drinking Water and Sanitation Committees (law 722) (Nicaragua)

The purpose of the Special Law on Drinking Water and Sanitation Committees is to establish the provisions for the organization, constitution, legalization and operation of the Drinking Water and Sanit...

NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS: Second National Communication of Nicaragua

The Second National Communication complies with the constitutional mandate and the Plan of Human Development to guarantee the right of the Nicaraguan People to live in a healthy environment, with less...

National Gender Equity Programme 2006-2010

The general objective of the Programme is to promote gender equity among Nicaraguan women and men during the five-year period 2006-2010. In other words, the Program seeks to contribute to creating con...

National Policy for the Development of Nicaraguan Youth

The purpose of this Act is to promote the human development of young men and women; guarantee the exercise of their rights and obligations; establish institutional policies and mobilize resources from...

Law on Conservation, Promotion and Sustainable Development of the Forestry Sector

Law No. 462 establishes the legal framework for the conservation, promotion and sustainable development of the forestry sector in Nicaragua, based on natural forest management, plantation promotion an...

Law of Creation of the National Commission for Drinking Water and Sanitary Sewerage (Nicaragua)

The National Drinking Water and Sanitary Sewage Commission is created, whose main function is the formulation of the objectives and strategies of the drinking water and sanitary sewage sector in order...

Law 280 seed production and trade Nicaragua

The Seed Production and Trade Law, established in Nicaragua, aims to regulate, promote and supervise all activities related to the research, production and marketing of seeds and nursery plants. The l...

Law to reform Law No. 276, Law of Creation of the Nicaraguan Company of Aqueducts and Sanitary Sewers (ENACAL)(Nicaragua...

The Nicaraguan Company of Aqueducts and Sanitary Sewers is created, a state-owned commercial entity, with legal personality and its own assets, of indefinite duration and with full capacity to acquire...

Law No. 217: General Law on the Environment and Natural Resources Nicaragua

Law 217 establishes the fundamental norms for the conservation, protection, improvement, and restoration of the environment and natural resources in Nicaragua. This framework law defines the instrumen...

Convention for the Conservation of Biodiversity and Protection of Priority Wild Areas in Central America

The main objective of the Convention is to conserve the terrestrial and coastal-marine biodiversity of the Central American region for the benefit of present and future generations. The signatory Stat...