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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 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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NDC: Nationally Determined Contribution of Panama

Panama's NDC is built on three key aspirations: the commitment to generate a climate policy that is not generic, but has measurable, verifiable and reportable indicators to prioritise and evaluate pol...

Moratorium Law on Loans Granted by Banks, Financial Companies and Cooperatives - Panama

The law dictates economic and financial measures to counteract the effects of Covid-19 in the Republic of Panama and establishes a moratorium on loans granted by banks, cooperatives and financial inst...

Panama - Law No. 127 Measures for the development of family farming in Panama

The objective of this law is to establish the institutionality of family farming that recognizes the National Family Agriculture Plan as part of a state policy, guaranteeing its economic, social, inst...

Establishing the organization and operation of agrifood chains.

MIDA will create agrifood chains, which must be representative and legitimate, with the participation of the actors in the various sectors involved in agricultural activities in the country. A technic...

NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS: Second National Communication of Panama

Through this communication, Panama reports on its inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) based on the country's information for the year 2000, its national programs and the regional initiatives in which ...

Program to Promote the Competitiveness of Panamas Agricultural Exports

Granting incentives to agricultural export activity

Panamas National Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Plan

The National Strategic Plan for Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management 2022-2030 allows us to have a guiding framework considering the particular conditions of our region, the culture of our country a...

Action Plan for the Implementation of the National Climate Change Policy

Law No. 82 - Creates the Program for the Promotion of the Competitiveness of Agricultural Exports.

This Law creates the Program for the Promotion of the Competitiveness of Agricultural Exports, in order to guarantee the stability and promote the competitiveness of agro-exports by reducing marketing...

Support Program for the Strengthening and Modernization of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries

The purpose of the Program is to strengthen the management and modernization of the MICI, to promote the national policy of domestic and foreign trade in order to become a modern and solid institution...

Fertilizer Shipment Arrives in Panama to Guarantee National Production

The government was able to bring in a ship with 5,500 tons of fertilizers, which will guarantee food production for the general population. In June, 1,000 tons of diammonium phosphate (DAP), which is ...

Government approves the importation of 600 thousand quintals of paddy rice due to shortage (Decree No. 12-22)/n

The measure will provide greater supplies to the country, due to the existing problems caused by the lack of supplies and the war between Russia and Ukraine. This contingent is scheduled to enter the ...