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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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Chicken exports rise 16.5%
3.815 million tonnes of chicken meat were exported by Brazil between January and August 2026, 16.5% more than in the same period of 2025; revenue reached USD 7.543 billion.
Retail potato price rises 69.1%
69.1% was the increase in the retail price of smooth-skinned potatoes in Paraná between August and September 2026, rising from BRL 4.15 to BRL 7.01 per kilogram.
Wheat crop quality deteriorates
182 thousand hectares of wheat remained to be harvested in Paraná: 12% of the area was in poor condition, 42% in average condition, and 46% in good condition.
Production reaches 78.7 million pounds
78.7 million pounds of shrimp were produced by Honduras from January through August 2026, compared with 76 million pounds during the same period of 2025.
Loss of 13 million pounds
13 million pounds of shrimp are estimated to have been lost because of drought and high salinity, reducing the annual production target from 159 million to 146 million pounds.

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Supreme Decree No. 3639 – Promotion of the Economic and Productive Activities of Community Economic Organizations (OEC...

Supreme Decree No. 3639 promotes the economic and productive activities of Bolivia's Community Economic Organizations (OECOMs) and their access to markets and public procurement within the framework o...

Implementation- Ongoing

Acuerdo No. 130-2018. Convenio Marco Para La Competitividad De La Cadena Agroalimentaria Acuicola Camarón, Tilapia Y Sa...

La misión del Acuerdo es desarrollar el subsector acuícola y el rubro sal, mediante el fortalecimiento, integración y coordinación por medio de la cadena, para el mejoramiento y la obtención de l...

Special Provisions to Facilitate the Use of Remainders from the Issuance of Agrarian Reform Bonds Authorized by the Spec...

The special provisions authorize the Salvadoran Institute of Agrarian Transformation (ISTA) to issue agrarian reform bonds up to 87.5 million colones equivalent to 10 million US dollars, intended to p...

Ley N.º 17 del 22 de febrero de 2018 declara el arroz como cultivo de seguridad alimentaria nacional.

Rice is declared a national food security crop because it is the main product of the country's basic food basket. To this end, the Executive Branch shall establish policies that guarantee the producti...

Decree No. 40863-MAG- Organic Regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG).

The decree establishes the articles of the regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, establishing the objectives, structure and functions of the institution. The purpose of the ministr...

Normative Resolution No. 16 of 15 January 2018 on Innovative Precision Improvement Techniques (TIMP).

This resolution, issued by the National Biosafety Technical Commission (CTNBio), focuses on the evaluation of Innovative Precision Breeding Techniques (TIMP) in accordance with Law No. 11,105 of 2005....

DECREE N° 9,221 Regulation of the Program for the Promotion of Rural Productive Activities in Brazil

The regulatory decree establishes the guidelines for the implementation of the Program to Promote Rural Productive Activities, adjusting and complementing Law No. 12,512 of 2011. This program is coord...

DECREE N° 9,221 Regulates the Program for the Promotion of Rural Productive Activities

The Program for the Promotion of Rural Productive Activities, established by Law No. 12,512 and regulated by Decree No. 9,221, has as its main objectives to structure the productive activities of the ...

Decree No. 9,179 of October 23, 2017 establishing an Environmental Fine Conversion Program

This decree modifies Decree No. 6,514 of 2008 to establish the Environmental Fine Conversion Program in Brazil. It allows fines for environmental infractions to be converted into services for preserva...

Decree 16 2017 school feeding law.

The decree establishes how Guatemala aims to establish the right to food in school cafeterias, promoting the right to healthy and balanced nutrition to ensure that young people consume high-quality pr...

Law No. 13,493: Green Domestic Product (GDP)

Legal framework that establishes the Green Domestic Product (GDP) as a national economic indicator that incorporates the valuation of Brazil's ecological heritage in its calculation. It mandates that ...

Law No. 5908 - Law for the financial strengthening and productive reactivation of small producers in peasant family agr...

Through this law, the Executive Power is authorized, through the Agricultural Credit of Habilitation, to restructure overdue debts as of June 30, 2017, which were contracted for agricultural productio...