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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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People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)
5,136,000 people were in a heightened phase of food insecurity in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food crisis (Ecuador)
2,447,000 people were in a food crisis situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food emergencies (Ecuador)
95,000 people found themselves in a food emergency situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)
In Arauca, Colombia, there are approximately 482,631 hectares dedicated to agricultural activities at risk due to permanent exposure to flooding. (Fundación Cocoras, 2026).

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Resolution VI 2005 RO CAS: Declaration II - On Biotechnology and the Cartagena Protocol

The CAS resolution establishes the interest in the coordination of the parties prior to the meeting of the parties to the Cartagena Protocol. The declaration supports the interest in issues under nego...

Resolution VI 2005 RO CAS: Statement III - On Biotechnology and Codex Alimentarius

The declaration of the CAS Ministers underlines the importance of the Codex Alimentarius and the specific work of biotechnology in the framework of the Codex Alimentarius on food. They therefore propo...

RESOLUTION 217

Considering that it is necessary to modernize the financial services of INDAP, the document called -General Regulation of Financial Services-, of the Agricultural Development Institute (INDAP) is appr...

Law 19213 Chile

Law that modifies the organic law of the Institute of Agricultural Development, where the purpose of the Institute and article 3 which mentions its functions are modified

Law 18910: Replacing the Organic Law of the Institute of Agricultural Development

The purpose of the Agricultural Development Institute shall be to promote the economic, social, and technological development of small agricultural producers and peasants, hereinafter its beneficiarie...

[Chile] National Irrigation and Drainage Policy

Instrument of the Ministry of Agriculture (administered by the National Irrigation Commission - CNR) that promotes the development of agricultural irrigation through subsidies for irrigation and drain...

Implementation- Ongoing

Law No. 18,450 to promote private investment in irrigation and drainage works/risk law (Chile)

It allows the private sector to obtain subsidies to access infrastructure and technical irrigation systems with a view to modernizing agriculture and increasing its international competitiveness. (i) ...

Decree with force Law No. 1123/1981 on the Promotion of Irrigation in Chile

Decree with Force of Law 1123 of 1981 of Chile establishes the rules for the execution of irrigation works by the State. This decree allows the State to administer irrigation works for a maximum perio...

Cooperative Program for the Agri-food and Agro-industrial Technological Development of the Southern Cone.

To contribute to the construction of a Regional Innovation System, focused on the generation of knowledge and technologies to address the demands of the Agri-food and Agro-industrial System within the...

Decree Law 1764 sets the standards for research, production and trade of seeds in Chile

Decree Law No. 1764, updated with modifications until 1994, establishes the legal framework for seed research, production and trade in Chile. Defines seeds, varieties/cultivars, and establishes regula...

Decree Law 1764 Chile

Law of the Ministry of Agriculture that Establishes Standards for research, production and trade of seeds in Chile

International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention)

The UPOV Convention is an international treaty that provides a legal framework for the protection of new plant varieties, granting exclusive commercial rights to the breeders. To obtain protection, a ...