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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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Niño3.4 Exceeds +2°C
In July 2026, the Niño3.4 index exceeded a +2°C sea-surface temperature anomaly in the equatorial Pacific, a threshold that Météo-France classifies as strong El Niño intensity.
El Niño 2026 Among Strongest Since 1950
Among the most intense episodes observed since 1950 could be the 2026 El Niño: six-month seasonal forecasts indicate that the Niño3.4 index will continue rising and peak in late 2026, potentially reaching very strong intensity.
El Niño Limits Atlantic Cyclone Activity
4 low-intensity, short-lived tropical systems had been observed in the 2026 Atlantic season by August 28; only Tropical Storm Dolly occurred in the main development region. Météo-France links this historically low activity to the strong El Niño an...
43%: Extraordinary Coastal El Niño in summer
43% is the estimated probability of an extraordinary Coastal El Niño in the Niño 1+2 region during the summer from December 2026 to March 2027.
58%: Very strong El Niño in Niño 3.4
58% or higher is the probability that El Niño will reach very strong magnitude in the Niño 3.4 region between September 2026 and January 2027.

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Owning the Cooperative Identity: USDA Celebrates National Cooperatives Month

In October, USDA celebrates National Cooperative Month, highlighting the cooperative model as a form of organization that promotes self-help, solidarity, and community development. It emphasizes how c...

From Sky to Soil: Young Agricultural Leaders Nourish FAS Satellite Data with Grassroots Truth

This blog highlights the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s collaboration with Tanzanian university students to enhance agricultural monitoring by pairing satellite data with ground-truth informati...

USDA invests $7.4 million in 25 urban agriculture and innovative production projects

This news article details the USDA's $7.4 million investment in 25 grants to support urban agriculture and innovative production projects in economically vulnerable communities. The projects include c...

Roadmap of the Forest Partnership between the European Union and the Cooperative Republic of Guyana

The Roadmap establishes the operational plan to implement the Forest Partnership between the European Union and Guyana, organized into four main workstreams. This instrument details specific milestone...

Peru: Law No. 31805 Amending Law 30355, Law for the Promotion and Development of Family Farming, and Law 31071, Law on S...

The purpose of Law 31805 is to amend Law 30355, the Law on the Promotion and Development of Family Agriculture, specifically in Articles 4, 6, 7, and 8 (adding subsection d), which establish the regul...

Credit for the installation of the National Agrarian Reform Program established by Decree No. 11,586.

Decree No. 11,586 regulates the granting of installation credits to beneficiaries of the National Agrarian Reform Program (PNRA) and establishes the settlement and renegotiation of debts related to in...

Agricultural, Rural and Sustainable Development Law of Mexico City

The main objective of the Law is to promote the comprehensiveness and sustainability of agricultural and rural development in the region. It defines key terms such as peasants, agricultural activities...

Peru: National Policy for Development and Social Inclusion to 2030

The National Policy for Development and Social Inclusion (PNDIS) to 2030 aims to promote the development and social inclusion of people living in poverty or vulnerability, throughout all stages of lif...

Colombia: Law 2294 of 2023 - National Development Plan 2022–2026

This law enacts Colombia's National Development Plan 2022–2026 in which agricultural and food-related content constitutes one of its core structural axes. The right to food is operationalized throug...

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Biden-Harris Administration Invests More Than $12 Million to Support Tribal Forest Protection Act

The Biden-Harris administration announced an investment of more than $12 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act for projects in 2023 that support the Tribal Forest Protection Act. These initia...

Agro-Food State Policy - Panama

This Law establishes the guidelines of the State Agrifood Policy for the development of the agricultural and livestock sector, with equity and sustainability, which ensures the application of agrotech...

Declaration of Mission Barbados

The Declaration of Mission Barbados is a tripartite social compact signed in May 2023 among government, industry, and labor that establishes a vision to transform Barbados into a sustainable, prospero...