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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.

DID YOU KNOW?

Global biodiversity hotspots
33% of global biodiversity hotspots are located in grassland regions threatened by agricultural expansion (Kan et al., 2026).
Global terrestrial carbon
Between 20% and 35% of the world's terrestrial carbon is stored in grasslands, ecosystems currently under increasing agricultural pressure (Kan et al., 2026).
Change of land use
6% of global land use change is attributed individually to countries such as Russia, India, China, and the United States (Kan et al., 2026).
Ecosystem conversion
13% of the global conversion of natural ecosystems is concentrated in Brazil, the country with the highest recorded proportion (Kan et al., 2026).
Conversion of grasslands and wetlands
The conversion of grasslands and wetlands to agriculture is progressing almost 4 times faster than deforestation worldwide (Kan et al., 2026).

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Temporary ban on exports of raw cane sugar to the countries of the Euro-Asian Economic Union (EAEU)

The aim of the measure is to protect the internal food market. The measure is provided in the context of external restrictions. The ban on cereals applies to wheat and meslin (a mixture of wheat and r...

Temporary ban on the export of fresh vegetables: peppers, tomatoes, onions and potatoes.

Due to the increase in food prices it has ranged from 5% to 62% compared to the same period last year.

Zimbabwe lifts import ban on maize grain and products

Zimbabwe lifted the import ban on maize, which had been introduced in June 2021. The measure comes amid poor prospects for the 2022 domestic maize crop, to be harvested in the next weeks, and supply d...

Belarus extends the ban on grain exports and introduces a temporary ban on exports of rice, rye and barley flour and gro...

Belarus by Resolution No. 125, extending for six months the previously introduced temporary ban on the export of wheat and meslin (wheat-rye mixture), rye, barley, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet, trit...

Mexico temporarily eliminates tariffs on imports of staple foods and key inputs/n

Mexico adopted a decree temporarily eliminating import tariffs on more than 20 basic food products and key inputs, including paddy rice, white corn grain and flour, wheat grain and flour, bread, dry b...

Partial Modification to the Customs Tariff for the import of agricultural inputs (Decree No. 504)/n

The Colombian government has decided to grant a 12-month tax exemption on the importation of 39 inputs for domestic agricultural production. In addition, the tax exemption for 36 other agricultural in...

Bolivia increases wheat purchase prices/n

Bolivia approved a new purchase price at which Empresa de Apoyo a la Producción de Alimentos (EMAPA) will purchase the main wheat crop for the 2022 winter season, to be harvested starting in mid-July...

Colombia excludes 200 imported products from freight charges to contain inflation (Decree Nº955)/n

Colombia excludes 200 imported products from freight rates to contain inflation. The objective of the measure is to reduce the negative effects and cost overruns of imports as a consequence of the inc...

Peru: Supreme Decree No. 007-2022-MIDAGRI grants loans to farmers and livestock farmers with overdue debts

Supreme Decree No. 007-2022-MIDAGRI establishes provisions to facilitate the financial reintegration of small agricultural and forestry producers who have overdue debts or are in the process of regula...

The Republic of Moldova bans wheat and corn exports

The measure was adopted to curb price increases and will be in effect until the end of the 60-day state of emergency declared on February 24, 2022, following the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine ...

Law on Temporary Social Support for Consumers of Diesel and Regular and Superior Gasoline (Decree No. 28-2022)/n

Due to the serious world fuel price crisis, derived from the war in Ukraine, the Government of Guatemala will maintain the subsidy on gasoline and diesel in order to support the economy of Guatemalan ...

Philippines Extends Import Tariff Reductions on Rice and Pork, and Temporarily Reduces Import Tariffs on Corn and Coal ...

The Government of the Philippines extends tariff reductions on imports of rice and pork, and temporarily reduces import tariffs on corn and charcoal products. The decision was made to mitigate the imp...