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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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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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Belém Declaration - Presidential Declaration on the occasion of the Amazon Summit - IV Meeting of Presidents of the Sta...

The eight Amazonian countries (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Suriname, Guyana, Bolivia, Brazil and Venezuela), established a roadmap to guarantee the survival of the rainforest, with measures for water man...

Action Plan for the El Niño Phenomenon in Ecuador 2023-2024

National plan of Ecuador to address the impacts of the El Niño Phenomenon, declared a state priority by executive decree. It coordinates mitigation, preparedness and early recovery actions across cen...

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Plan to address the effects of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon in Ecuador

The Plan to face the effects of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), foresees two possible scenarios, one moderate and one moderate-strong, which could result in overflowing rivers, flooding, dam...

MAATE-2023-053 - Technical Standard establishing the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Compensation Scheme of Ecuador

Ministerial Agreement MAATE-2023-053 establishes a national greenhouse gas emissions compensation scheme in Ecuador, regulating voluntary mitigation initiatives that allow the reduction and/or removal...

(Es) (Ecuador) Ecuador-China Free Trade Agreement

The Ecuador-China Free Trade Agreement, signed in May 2023, is the first trade agreement Ecuador has established with an Asian country. After four rounds of negotiations held in 2022, a state-of-the-a...

Decreto Ejecutivo N°735 establece el Fondo Vida Galápagos

The decree establishes the non-profit corporation called Galapagos Life Fund, whose objective is to promote the maintenance, growth and security of the natural capital of the Galapagos Islands and its...

(Es) (Ecuador) Reform Law of various legal bodies, for the Strengthening, Protection, Promotion and Promotion of Popular...

The Law aims to develop a special framework for strengthening, protecting, promoting, and fostering organizations in the popular and solidarity economy, artisans, small producers, micro-enterprises, a...

(Es) (Ecuador) Law amending the Organic Code of Territorial Organization, Autonomy and Decentralization (COOTAD)

This regulatory reform to the Organic Code of Territorial Organization, Autonomy, and Decentralization (COOTAD) establishes new legal and administrative procedures and the new political and administra...

(Es) (Ecuador) Law on incentives for artisanal fishing

This law aims to promote the activities of small-scale fishing and aquaculture producers by creating financial support mechanisms. To this end, it introduces reforms to current regulations that allow ...

CAN General Secretariat and Standards Application and Trade Promotion Fund (STDF) sign agreement for implementation of t...

In order to strengthen the prevention and management of pests in the countries of the Andean Community, prioritizing the FOC R4T, which attacks banana and plantain crops, the General Secretariat of th...

(Es) (Ecuador) Trade Association Agreement between Ecuador and Costa Rica

The Trade Association Agreement between Ecuador and Costa Rica was signed on March 1, 2023, following four rounds of negotiations held between August and December 2022. This cutting-edge treaty covers...

Resolution No. 0009 - Establishment of Mandatory Phytosanitary Measures for International Transit to Prevent the Introdu...

This resolution sets mandatory phytosanitary measures for the international transit of plants, plant products, and transport means crossing Ecuadorian territory, in order to prevent the introduction a...