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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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General protocol for the attention of labor migration during the agricultural harvest season in Costa Rica

The protocol establishes a detailed procedure for the orderly entry, stay, and exit of temporary migrant workers in the agricultural sector of Costa Rica. It covers aspects such as the request for per...

Suspension of the "Rice Route" decree

Costa Rican court suspended a measure by President Rodrigo Chaves that had drastically reduced the tariff on rice imports. from 35% to 4%. The court decision is based on the fact that this tariff redu...

Water Law (Law No. 276 of 1942)(Costa Rica)

This Law regulates the use of waters of the public and private domain, which are: 1) Those of the territorial seas in the extent and terms established by international law; 2) Those of the lagoons and...

Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano RTCA 67.04.79:23. Productos Lácteos: yogur (yogurt, yogurth, yoghurt, yogourt)

Reglamento técnico Centroamericano que aborda las especificaciones que debe cumplir el yogur (yogurt) destinado al consumo humano directo o procesamiento ulterior en el territorio de los Estados Part...

Reglamento a la Ley de Control de Ganado Bovino, Prevención y Sanción de su robo, hurto y receptación Nº 37918-MAG-S...

Esta norma tiene como propósito definir los procedimientos, mecanismos y responsabilidades para controlar, regular, prevenir y sancionar el destace, la matanza, el apoderamiento, el robo, el hurto, l...

Youth: Unfinished Business: Youth Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean (Colombia)

The report analyzes youth political participation in Colombia, highlighting their role in recent social mobilizations and their ambivalent relationship with democracy. Despite facing inequality, unemp...

Condition of Young People in Costa Rica: A Study Based on Key National Statistics

The report "Condition of Young People in Costa Rica: A Study Based on Key National Statistics" analyzes the situation of Costa Rican youth between the ages of 12 and 35. The document addresses topics ...

Central American Parliament - Digital Archive

Recommendation AP/3-354/2024 of the Central American Parliament urges SICA member states to strengthen prevention and awareness-raising efforts regarding the dangers of drug use among children and you...

Public Policy on Agricultural Pesticides 2024-2034 Costa Rica

The Public Policy on Agricultural Pesticides 2024-2034 of Costa Rica is designed to address the comprehensive management of pesticides in the agricultural sector, strengthening food security, good agr...

Youth: Unfinished Business: Youth Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean (Costa Rica)

The report shows that Costa Rican youth have low political interest, combine support for democracy with openness to authoritarianism, and are concerned about unemployment, crime, and gender violence. ...

National Plan for Food Security, Nutrition and Eradication of Hunger, 2025

The plan briefly addresses the Central American regional policy framework, as a first level, and then goes on to review the state of food security in Costa Rica and related public policy instruments.

Decree No 44244 - MAG that amends the Regulations to the Plant Protection Law on Gene Editing

The agricultural standard on genomic editing offers definitions aligned with the Cartagena Protocol, which allow regulation based on an evaluation of the final product in comparison with products obta...