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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 price increase
The price of basic foodstuffs increased by 6.1% after two months of blockade in Hormuz (INFOBAE, 2026).
Barriers for agrifood companies.
83% of firms finance their investments primarily with their own resources.
Peru: 2015 El Niño raised pesticide exposure risk
The study maps 1,793 of 1,874 Peruvian districts (95.7%), with moderate-to-high risk zones covering over one-third of the national territory, indicating ENSO events amplify pesticide dispersal. (Honles,J. et al, 2026)
Peru: 436 cancer hotspots linked to pesticide
The excessive or inappropriate use of pesticides is strongly linked to an alarming increase in cancer cases, with 436 risk zones identified in Peru, concentrated in the Western Andes and the southern coast.(Honles,J. et al, 2026)
Dry Corridor and Caribbean face drought risks
The LAC agricultural sector absorbs 26% of climate disaster damages on average—rising to 82% during droughts—while equatorial Pacific warming further cripples Caribbean coastal fisheries.(Castellanos, 2026)

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Bayer and Microsoft partner to promote innovation and digitization in agriculture

The strategic partnership will create a new set of digital tools and cloud-based data science solutions for use in agriculture and adjacent industries, providing critical new infrastructure and capabi...

Adaptation strategy and mitigation actions for the province of Lima to climate change.

The Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy for the province of Lima is a document that establishes a framework for the implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation actions in the province of...

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...

EFSA Strategy 2027: Science, Food Safety and Sustainability

This document comes at a historic moment for EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): an amendment to the General Food Law came into force in 2021 that increased its responsibilities to the EU citizenry...

Honduras Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC-HN)

The Honduras Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC-HN) is a document that establishes the country's commitments and goals to address climate change, both in mitigation and adaptation, with a compreh...

Peru: Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Agricultural Sector (PLANGRACC-A)

The Risk Management and Adaptation Plan to Climate Change in the Agricultural Sector (PLANGRACC-A) is a national document prepared in collaboration with the FAO, covering the period 2012-2021. Its mai...

Peru: Multiannual Sector Strategic Plan 2015-2021 MINAGRI

The Multiannual Sectoral Strategic Plan (PESEM) 2015-2021 is a multi-sectoral planning instrument of national scope, aimed at improving interventions in the agrarian sector based on the Agrarian Polic...

Comprehensive Atlantic Territorial Climate Change Management Plan 2040

The Comprehensive Atlantic Territorial Climate Change Management Plan 2040 (PIGCCTA) is a roadmap for the department of Atlántico to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis. The plan is based on six...

Magdalena 2040 Comprehensive Climate Change Management Plan

The Comprehensive Territorial Climate Change Management Plan of the Department of Magdalena (PIGCCTM) 2040 is an instrument that allows generating knowledge and tools to incorporate climate change in ...

NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS: Third National Communication of Colombia

Contains the Report on national policies to deal with GHG emissions and adaptation measures to the adverse effects of climate change; Report on capacity building and public awareness activities; Gener...

Colombia: 5G Plan

In order to set out the guidelines for the implementation and deployment of 5G in the country, this Plan is defined by establishing the policy objectives and strategies to be developed during the four...

Agricultural Sectoral Statistical Plan (PES Agropecuario) 2022-2026

The main statistical planning instrument, which contains the strategies and actions that will strengthen the production of statistical information on the agricultural and rural development sector in C...