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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.

DID YOU KNOW?

Agriculture outweighs agtech VC
4% of global GDP is roughly accounted for by agriculture, above the 1.3% share of global early-stage venture-capital funding attracted by agtech companies in 2024.
Agtech attracts little VC
1.3% of global early-stage venture-capital funding was attracted by agricultural technology companies in 2024.
Yield research funding rises
US$9 billion went to new research into boosting farm yields, up from US$2.5 billion in 2016.
Super El Niño risk
30-40% is AccuWeather’s estimated probability that the event could evolve into a rare “Super El Niño”, with conditions potentially lasting through 2026 and even into 2027.
Fewer Atlantic named storms
11 to 16 named storms are projected by AccuWeather for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season; with El Niño arriving early, the forecast is leaning closer to 11 than to 16.

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Initiative to scale up agroecology

The Scaling Up Agroecology Initiative is a global effort to promote agroecology as a sustainable and resilient approach to food production. Agroecology has the potential to contribute significantly to...

Sectoral Framework for Innovation, Science and Technology (IDB)

The purpose of this sectoral framework is to articulate the IDBs actions in the innovation, science and technology sector in order to contribute as effectively as possible to strengthening competitive...

Climate Smart Agriculture Strategy for the SICA Region (2018–2030)

The Climate Smart Agriculture Strategy for the SICA Region (2018–2030) establishes a comprehensive framework to transform agri-food systems in response to the effects of climate variability and clim...

Medium-term Plan 2015-2020 FONTAGRO

This Medium-Term Plan (MTP) aims to establish a roadmap that will guide FONTAGRO throughout the next five years. It includes FONTAGRO’s revised vision and mission statements in light of the fund’s...

IFADs Strategic Framework

This framework places IFAD in a changing global context and clearly sets out how IFAD will contribute to achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda). IFAD has hist...

Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and Central America (2014)

The Agreement establishes a comprehensive framework for political dialogue and cooperation between the European Union and six Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, ...

Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts (WIM)

The COP19 (2013) established the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts (Loss and Damage Mechanism), to address loss and damage associated with impac...

Green Climate Fund

The Green Climate Fund is an operating entity of the financial mechanism under Article 11 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Its purpose is to make a significant and ambitio...

Law N° 18610: National Water Policy Uruguay

The National Water Policy Law establishes principles and guidelines for the integrated and sustainable management of water resources in Uruguay, recognizing water as a fundamental human right and an e...

NAIROBI WORK PROGRAMME

The Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate change (NWP) was established at COP 11 (December 2005, in Nairobi) to facilitate and catalyse the development and dissem...

Protocol of amendment to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty

The Protocol of amendment to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, adopted in Caracas, establishes modifications to the original treaty to strengthen regional cooperation mechanisms in the Amazon. This inter...

Law 280 seed production and trade Nicaragua

The Seed Production and Trade Law, established in Nicaragua, aims to regulate, promote and supervise all activities related to the research, production and marketing of seeds and nursery plants. The l...