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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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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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Emergency Decree No. 005-2026. Extraordinary Economic Measures for the Rice Production Chain Crisis to Support Family Fa...

Emergency decree approved on May 29, 2026 in response to a national agricultural strike in the rice sector, caused by oversupply, rising fertilizer and fuel costs, and distortions in the marketing cha...

Implementation- Ongoing

Presidential Order - Direct Fertilizer Subsidy in Colombia [ES]

Through a direct presidential order, the government has mandated that one trillion Colombian pesos be allocated as a fertilizer subsidy to mitigate the impact on production costs and curb food inflati...

Implementation- Ongoing

Barbados 2035: A Plan for Investment in Prosperity & Resilience

Barbados 2035 is a comprehensive investment plan developed by the Bridgetown Initiative Unit that establishes a roadmap for investing US$11.6 billion until 2035 across 12 strategic priorities that bui...

Green, Social and Sustainable Bonds Framework of the Dominican Republic

The Green, Social and Sustainable Bonds Framework of the Dominican Republic establishes the country's commitments and obligations for thematic sovereign bond issuances aimed at financing environmental...

Decree No. 11,902 restructuring the Biofuels Social Seal Program

The main objective of the Decree is to modify and strengthen the Biofuels Social Seal previously established in Decree No. 10,527, of 2020. This seal seeks to promote the sustainable development of fa...

Agreement on the Operating Rules of the Fertilizer Program in Mexico

The purpose of the program is to support the national acquisition of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers as a matter of national interest for food security and sovereignty, ensuring small-scale agricul...

MAPA Ordinance No. 628 of November 14, 2023 establishing the Action Plan for Forest Recovery and Management - Sustainabl...

The Sustainable Forest + Plan is an initiative of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock that aims to support forest development through reforestation and forest recomposition actions. It...

Strategic Plan for Honduras (2023-2027)

The Strategic Plan for Honduras (2023-2027) of the World Food Programme (WFP) establishes a comprehensive strategy to address food insecurity, malnutrition, and poverty in Honduras, focusing on develo...

AGROCENTA - Fertilizer Distribution Program of the National Center for Agricultural and Forestry Technology

AGROCENTA is the agricultural input brand of the project "Import and Commercialization of Fertilizers in Support of Agricultural Production and Productivity", implemented through the Ministry of Agric...

Honduras approves through an Executive Decree (PCM-04-2022) an allocation of 700 million Lempiras for the Productvo Tech...

The government of Honduras approved an allocation of 700 million Lempiras to be delivered as an incentive for small farmers located in productive areas characterized by high poverty rates. The bonus c...

Peru: Law No. 31361 Direct Commercialization of Island Guano for Family Farming

The purpose of the Law is to guarantee the sustained growth and productivity of small farmers. Therefore, it proposes establishing an order of priority for the direct marketing of island guano to smal...

BOLIVIA: Supreme Decree No. 4560. Creation of programs: vegetables, cattle ranching, pineapple, and banana marketing.

Supreme Decree No. 4560 of August 2021 creates four production support programs: Vegetables, Cattle, Pineapple, and Banana, to increase the production and productivity of these crops and generate surp...