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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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System of Care for Life Act

(EN) The purpose of this Law is to recognize care for life as essential activities for human development, which create added value, generate quality of life and social well-being, through the implemen...

Argentina - Healthy Eating Law

This law aims to guarantee the right to health and adequate food by promoting healthy eating, providing simple and understandable nutritional information on packaged foods and alcoholic beverages.

Decree Law No. 50 On the conservation, improvement and sustainable management of soils and the use of fertilizers.

Establishes a regulatory framework that includes principles of sustainability, prevention, progressivity, responsibility, subsidiarity and cooperation. A National Soil and Fertilizer System is created...

Law 240 – Regulates agrotourism activity in Panama

This Law aims to promote agrotourism, within rural tourism, as an alternative for the sustainable development of the agricultural productive sector, so that both Tourists and visitors can have an auth...

Law 238 of 2021

(EN) It extends the scope of the maternity privilege to the father, applicable to all employees and grants vacations in the event of the death of the mother.

Organic Law for the Care and Comprehensive Development of Older Adults

The purpose of this Law is to guarantee respect for the human dignity of older persons and the full exercise of their rights and guarantees, the fulfillment of their duties and responsibilities, recog...

Parlatino - Model Law on Community Water and Sanitation Systems

The objective of this law is to expand international cooperation and support provided to developing countries for capacity building in activities and programs related to water and sanitation, such as ...

Paraguay - Special Regime for Food Donation

Create the Special Regime for the Donation of Food suitable for human consumption, which will aim to contribute to meeting the food needs of the most economically vulnerable population.

Program for the Prevention, Detection, Management and Control of Fusarium Wilt in Musaceae Caused by Fusarium oxysporum ...

This program defines Venezuela’s national phytosanitary strategy to prevent the introduction and spread of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4), the causal agent of banana and...

Policy frameworks

Chicken exports rise 16.5%

Retail potato price rises 69.1%

Wheat crop quality deteriorates

Production reaches 78.7 million pounds

Loss of 13 million pounds