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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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Hectares of temporary crops (Ecuador, 2025)
742,606 hectares in Ecuador contain temporary crops (rice, peas, broccoli, barley, corn, potatoes, quinoa, soybeans, wheat, cassava, and others). (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, 2026).
Hectares of permanent crops (Ecuador, 2025)
1,471,725 hectares in Ecuador contain permanent crops (bananas, cocoa, coffee, sugarcane, passion fruit, oranges, African palm, tomatoes, and others). (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, 2026).
Estimated growth of agriculture (Ecuador, 2026)
Activities related to agriculture, livestock and forestry will grow by 2.9% in Ecuador during the year 2026. (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, 2026).
Fertilizers with higher prices (Colombia, 26-06)
43.55% of fertilizers, soil amendments and conditioners registered a price increase in June 2026 compared to the previous month in Colombia. (National Directorate of Statistics of Colombia, 2026).
Estimated hunger due to the effects of El Niño
A scenario simulating the impact of a strong warm phase of the El Niño phenomenon suggests that export restrictions would add 21.4 million people to the number of people experiencing hunger.(Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).

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Ministerial Agreement 271-2019 from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAGA) that establishes the Technical Proc...

The manual is a technical instrument that aims to implement the Technical Regulation on Biosafety of Living Modified Organisms for Agricultural Use (RT 65.06.01:18) regarding LMO seeds. The manual cov...

El Salvador - Food Donation Law

The purpose of this law is to contribute to the fight against hunger and malnutrition through the donation of food, creating incentives for the donation of food and regulating the conditions under whi...

Resolution No. OAL-106-ADM-2019 – “Creating the Technical Support Commission to Prevent the Entry of Fusarium oxyspo...

This resolution creates a Technical Support Commission tasked with coordinating national actions to prevent the introduction of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4) into Panama....

Peru: National Youth Policy Supreme Decree 013-2019-MINEDU

Its objective is to generate conditions so that by the year 2030, eight out of ten young people between 15 and 29 years of age will have improved their integral development for their effective partici...

Resolution OAL-102-ADM-2019, declaring a National Alert Status and establishing phytosanitary measures to prevent the en...

This resolution declares a National Alert Status in Panama due to the risk of introduction of Tropical Race 4 and mandates a set of compulsory phytosanitary and quarantine measures, including the proh...

Green Protocol of the Financial System of El Salvador

It is a voluntary cooperation agreement signed between the Salvadoran Government and public banks (Banco Hipotecario, Banco de Desarrollo de El Salvador and Banco de Fomento Agropecuario), Its pillars...

CONPES 3968: Declaration of strategic importance of the project of development, dissemination and access to the national...

With the objective of promoting the Internet access service, the Superior Council of Fiscal Policy (Confis), in session of 20 August 2019, granted fiscal endorsement to allocate resources to finance a...

National Quality Policy PNCal 2019-2032 (Governmental Agreement No. 169-2019) GUATEMALA

The fundamental objective of the National Quality Policy (PNCal) is to contribute to the countrys productivity and competitiveness, improving the conditions of national and international trade in good...

Agreement C.D.SENASA-008-2019 that establishes the authorization procedure for applications related to the use of new ge...

This Agreement approves the authorization procedure for applications related to the use of new genetic improvement techniques (precision biotechnology), which are those genetic improvement procedures ...

Peru: Guidelines to incorporate the intercultural approach in the prevention, care and protection against sexual violenc...

Based on the intercultural approach, which implies that the State values and incorporates the different cultural visions, conceptions of well-being and development of the various ethnic-cultural group...

Colombia - Law on policy to prevent food loss and waste and other provisions - Law 1990

The Law establishes the Policy to Prevent Food Loss and Waste. Its objective is to implement measures that reduce these phenomena, contributing to sustainable development through social inclusion, env...

Resolution No. 521 - Declaration of Phytosanitary Alert for the Risk of Entry of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropic...

This resolution declares a national phytosanitary alert in Paraguay due to the risk of entry of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (FOC TR4), an absent quarantine pest and a highly invas...