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Policy frameworks

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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Food and post-production costs (2025)
Post-farmgate activities account for 70 to 75 percent of what consumers pay. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
Average cost of a healthy diet in LAC (2025)
The average cost of a healthy diet in Latin America and the Caribbean was $4.91 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).
Global average cost of a healthy diet (2025)
The global average cost of a healthy diet rose to $4.28 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
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World population with food insecurity (2025)
Around 2.1 billion people (25.8% of the world's population) experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2025. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).

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Environmental Bank Foundation of Costa Rica (FUNBAM)

The Environmental Bank Foundation (FUNBAM) is a private entity, created under the Law of Foundations No. 5338, of an instrumental nature and of public non-profit initiative, authorized in its creation...

Climate change strategy for the Huetar Norte region

The Climate Change Strategy for the North Huetar region is a document prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica (MINAE) in 2022. The objective of the strategy is to contribute t...

Law 8591 for the Development, Promotion and Promotion of Organic Agricultural Activity Organic Agriculture Costa Rica

Law No. 8591 of Costa Rica is designed to develop, promote and encourage organic agricultural activity. It declares this activity of public interest due to its benefits for human, animal and plant hea...

Law No. 8533 - Creates the National Farmer's Fair Program.

Law No. 8533 created the farmer's fairs program for small and medium-sized national producers in order to promote quality products and adequate prices for consumers. Among the entities involved are th...

General Law of the National Animal Health Service of Costa Rica

This Law is responsible for regulating the protection of animal health, veterinary public health and the operation of the National Animal Health Service (Senasa). Its objective is multiple and ranges ...

Law 8285 on the Creation of the Rice Corporation

This Law transforms the Rice Office into the National Rice Corporation, whose main objective is to establish a regime of relations between rice producers and agro-industrialists, which guarantees the ...

Law on use, management and conservation of soils of Costa Rica

The fundamental purpose of the Law is to protect, conserve and improve soils in integrated and sustainable management with other natural resources, through promotion and appropriate environmental plan...

Plant protection law in Costa Rica

The Plant Protection Law No. 7664, declared of public interest and mandatory application, is established in order to protect plants from damage caused by pests, prevent their introduction and spread, ...

Law 7472 for the Promotion of Competition and Effective Defense of the Consumer Costa Rica

The purpose of this Law is to effectively protect the rights and legitimate interests of the consumer, the protection and promotion of the process of competition and free concurrence, through the prev...

Law on Competition Promotion and Effective Consumer Protection N° 7472

The Law on Competition Promotion and Effective Consumer Protection (N° 7472) is a comprehensive regulatory framework that seeks to effectively protect consumer rights, promote free competition and pr...

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...

Free Zone Regime Law

The Free Zone Regime Law constitutes the regulatory framework that establishes the set of incentives and benefits that the Costa Rican State grants to companies making new investments in the country, ...