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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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People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)
5,136,000 people were in a heightened phase of food insecurity in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food crisis (Ecuador)
2,447,000 people were in a food crisis situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food emergencies (Ecuador)
95,000 people found themselves in a food emergency situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)
In Arauca, Colombia, there are approximately 482,631 hectares dedicated to agricultural activities at risk due to permanent exposure to flooding. (Fundación Cocoras, 2026).

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Temporary quantitative restriction on the export outside the Eurasian Economic Union of fertilisers outside the Eurasian...

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic adopted decree #83, dated 18.02.2022 on the introduction of a temporary ban on the export mineral fertilizers from the Kyrgyz Republic outside the custo...

EU: Technology sector sanctions imposing new restrictions on exports of dual-use goods and technology, as well as restri...

Second EU package of measures.

EU: Energy sector sanctions that will prohibit the sale, supply, transfer or export to Russia of specific goods and tech...

Second EU package of measures.

Export Restriction: Live Cattle and Small Cattle

Temporary ban on the export of live cattle and small cattle was introduced in order to increase the number of livestock, considering there were both the loss of livestock in 2021 caused by the abnorma...

Prohibition on the Export of Seven Cuts of Beef (Decree No. 911/2021)

Argentina limits the export of seven cuts of meat called "Preferred" in their fresh, chilled or frozen modality. These include bone-in or boneless roast, brisket, matambre, roast lid, buttock, shoulde...

China bans phosphate exports

The Chinese government announced production policy needed to be adjusted to protect prices within the Asian nation, which means a complete halt on the product being sent out to other countries going f...

Restriction on the export of meat from Argentina for two years

The Decree establishes restrictions on the export of certain cuts of beef from Argentina until December 31, 2023, in order to balance the domestic market and promote local production. The export of wh...

Export of Locally Produced Cereals and Vegetable Oils Suspended

Cameroon takes the measure to curb price increases and ensure adequate supply of these commodities on the domestic market.

Export Restriction: Sunflower Seeds and Sunflower Oil

Other factors and also taking into account the decrease in the purchasing power of the population due to the COVID-19, as well as in order to stabilize prices for sunflower oil, the Government of Kaza...

Temporary application of export licensing requirements for certain products

Temporary export licensing requirements apply to export licenses for live specimens, import and export of narcotic and psychotropic drugs, organic pollutants, among others.

Resolution 904 - 11/06/20 that establishes the COVID-19 Biosecurity Protocol for cargo transportation.

This protocol establishes the indications and procedures for the handling of the biosecurity protocol for the handling and risk control of the coronavirus COVID-19 in the port sector exclusively for c...

Eurasian Economic Union: Temporary export ban on certain food products due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Temporary export ban on certain food products (e.g. bulb onions; garlic; turnips; rye; rice; buckwheat; millet; cereal groats; meal and pellets; buckwheat grains pearled; soya beans, whether or not b...