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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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Public Policy for the Costa Rican Agricultural Sector 2023–2032

With this Policy, we aim to implement a series of concrete actions, already identified, aimed at revitalizing an economic sector that is not only important but essential for rural development. By leve...

Youth in Costa Rica and social investment in it, 2022

The report analyzes the evolution of social spending targeting Costa Rican youth between 2017 and 2021. It examines budget allocations for key programs such as Avancemos and Crecemos, their coverage, ...

Costa Rica: Sustainable Livestock Strategy for Meat and Dairy Production Chains 2023-2028

The Strategy aims to sustainably transform the meat and milk production chains in Costa Rica. It seeks to improve productivity, profitability, and animal welfare, while mitigating the effects of clima...

Strategy of the National Forum of Rural Women

The Work Strategy of the National Forum of Rural Women begins with the political and regulatory framework that justifies the creation of this space, followed by the conceptual framework necessary to u...

National Development and Public Investment Plan of the Bicentennial (Costa Rica)

The National Development and Public Investment Plan (PNDIP) is an instrument for the formulation of strategic priorities for the development of the country. It is built from the best international pra...

Executive Decree 43790-H-MEIC-S Regulation of the list of goods that make up the basic tax basket for the integral wellb...

The application of the one percent (1%) Value Added Tax (VAT) rate in the CBTBIF will be applied on those goods of higher consumption, in the population group corresponding to the thirty percent (30%)...

Executive Decree 43853 authorizing the importation of fresh potatoes for industrial use at a rate of fourteen percent (1...

The decree authorizes the importation of three thousand four hundred and fifty-five metric tons (3,455 mt) of fresh potatoes for industrial use, at a rate of fourteen percent (14%) of Import Duties (D...

Public Policy for Costa Rica's Agricultural Sector 2023-2032

It presents a series of concrete actions aimed at reactivating and improving the agricultural sector in CR, making use of technological tools that have an impact on a more productive, competitive and ...

National Circular Economy Strategy

The construction of Costa Rica's National Circular Economy Strategy (ENEC) followed a participatory process led by the Intersectoral Committee for the Circular Economy (CIEC), in which strategic repre...

Executive Decree 43786-MEIC-COMEX on the understanding of compensation with the Federative Republic of Brazil and Costa ...

This understanding is due to the application of a safeguard measure to imports of sugar in solid, granulated state, known as white sugar, which is used for domestic and industrial consumption.

Executive Decree 43670-MTSS-H-MDHlS creating the temporary inflation benefit or inflation subsidy. (Not in Force)

The Instituto Mixto de Ayuda Social (IMAS) established the Temporary Inflation Allowance for households in extreme poverty and poverty, which will represent a total estimated at ₡20,000 million, tar...

Project "Towards the Integrated Management of Transboundary Water Resources (IWRM) of the Sixaola River Basin shared by...

This project seeks to create long-term conditions for better shared governance of the basin, with timely information for the Integrated Management of Water Resources in the Binational Basin of the Six...