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Policy frameworks

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 and post-production costs (2025)
Post-farmgate activities account for 70 to 75 percent of what consumers pay. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
Average cost of a healthy diet in LAC (2025)
The average cost of a healthy diet in Latin America and the Caribbean was $4.91 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).
Global average cost of a healthy diet (2025)
The global average cost of a healthy diet rose to $4.28 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
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World population with food insecurity (2025)
Around 2.1 billion people (25.8% of the world's population) experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2025. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).

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Proposed Water Law

The Government of Guatemala, in an effort to ensure a sustainable and equitable future for all its citizens, announces the drafting of a Water Law. This initiative, which will be developed through a p...

Diagnosis

Colombia bans methyl bromide pesticide in nationwide move

Article about Colombia’s decision to ban methyl bromide pesticide nationwide as an environmental and phytosanitary regulatory measure to protect agricultural sustainability and plant health.

Implementation- Ongoing

Due Diligence System of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

The due diligence system established in Articles 8-13 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 constitutes the central implementation mechanism that requires operators to verify that commodities and products are ...

Marco regulatorio Bioinsumos Brasil: LEY Nº 15.070, DE 23 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024

Enacted law establishing a comprehensive framework for the use of bio-inputs in agriculture and aquaculture. Its objective is to promote sustainable practices, reduce dependence on chemical inputs and...

(Es) (Ecuador) Law for Financial Relief and Economic Strengthening of Generations in Ecuador

The purpose of this Law is to provide financial relief to individuals and legal entities facing the pressing situation caused by the inconveniences arising from energy rationing. This relief will be i...

Colombia: Resolution 331 of 2024 - Adopting the Agroecology Public Policy and issuing other provisions

Issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, adopts Colombia's Agroecology Public Policy, establishing the principles, approaches, objectives, and guidelines to direct State action tow...

Implementation- Ongoing

Regulation on deforestation: provisions concerning the implementation date Amendments adopted by the European Parliament...

A series of amendments approved by the European Parliament in November 2024 related to the European Union's Deforestation Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1115). These amendments establish provisions ...

Minimum Standards Law for the Implementation of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Projects Argentina

This law establishes the minimum environmental protection standards for implementing greenhouse gas mitigation projects through voluntary carbon markets throughout the national territory and regulated...

Law No. 14.628 of July 20, 2023 establishes the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) and the Solidarity Kitchen Program in Bra...

Law No. 14.628 of July 20, 2023 establishes the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) and the Solidarity Kitchen Program in Brazil.

Decree 4525, which establishes the regulatory framework for Living Modified Organisms, LMOs, in accordance with the prov...

This decree applies to the transboundary movement, transit, handling and use of LMOs that may have adverse effects on the environment and biological diversity, taking into account the risks to human h...

Executive Decree No. 9 that regulates Law 352 of 2023, which establishes the state agri-food policy and dictates other p...

The regulation of the State Agri-Food Policy Law (PADE) establishes the guidelines for the development of the agricultural and livestock sector, which ensures the application of agro-technology, produ...

Peru: Law n° 32124: Amends the Law n° 31532 of financial relief for small agricultural producers affected by emergenci...

Law No. 32124 amends Law No. 31532, which establishes financial relief measures for small-scale agricultural producers affected by emergencies in the sector. The amendment authorizes the AGROPERÚ Fun...