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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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Under discussion in the House of Assembly - The Bahamas government intends to eliminate tariffs on some three dozen food...

Most of the food products that are to be exempted from taxes were taxed at a rate of 5%. These items include cheese, lettuce, salad beets, turnips, cucumbers, cucumbers, peas and beans, asparagus, cel...

Law to Stimulate and Control the Production and Marketing of the Barraganete Banana and Other Related Museas, intended ...

The competent authority will set periodically and in United States dollars, the minimum support price, which the banana producer must receive (at the foot of the ship), from any natural or legal perso...

National Contingency Plan for the prevention, control and eradication of Fusarium

Establish the National Contingency Plan for the prevention, control and eradication of Fusarium, which will be executed through the Ecuadorian Agricultural Quality Assurance Agency -AGROCALIDAD- and o...

Agreement No. 39. Fixing maximum prices of essential food products.

This agreement modifies Agreement No. 37 dated April 17, 2020, which in turn modified Agreement No. 33 dated March 30, 2020 and Agreement No. 27 dated March 19, 2020. 27 dated March 19, 2020, modifyin...

Agreement No. 37. Fixing maximum prices of essential food products.

Agreement No. 33, dated March 30, 2020, which in turn modified Agreement No. 27 dated March 19, 2020, is amended, modifying and fixing maximum prices of specific and general brand listings of the foll...

Agreement No. 33 - Establishment of maximum prices for essential food products

This modifies Agreement No. 27 dated March 19, 2020, through which maximum prices were set for products considered essential, including beans, rice, corn, powdered milk, and eggs. The current agreemen...

Agriculture and Fisheries Incentives Law No. 13 of 2014 of Saint Lucia

The Agricultural and Fisheries Incentives Act of 2014 establishes a framework for granting incentives to individuals in the agricultural and fishing sectors, detailing the processes and eligibility cr...

CONPES 4081 that approves financing for the project of climate-smart initiatives for adaptation to climate change and su...

The main objective of the project is to strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of the Colombian agricultural sector in the face of climate change. It focuses on the implementation of innovative...

Decree No. 7-2020 Protection Law for the Cultivation of Plantains and Bananas Guatemala

The purpose of the Law is to protect banana and plantain crops throughout the national territory, in the face of the risk and threat of diseases and pests that attack and destroy these crops, especial...

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...

National Production and Consumption Policy

Colombia's National Sustainable Production and Consumption Policy recognizes the agroindustrial sector as strategic due to its high export and growth potential, especially in areas such as sugar, flow...

Law No. 2303 - By which the prevention, mitigation, eradication, containment and renewal of Fusarium R4T wilt of plantai...

Law 2303 of 2023 declares of national social interest and health priority the prevention, mitigation, eradication, containment and renewal of Fusarium R4T wilt of plantain and banana, Huanglongbing (H...