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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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Code of Ethics for Fisheries and Aquaculture for El Salvador

The Code of Ethics for Fisheries and Aquaculture for El Salvador is a complementary normative instrument designed to promote responsible fishing and sustainable development of fisheries and aquacultur...

Forest Law of El Salvador

The Forest Law of El Salvador establishes provisions for the increase, management and sustainable use of forest resources and the development of the timber industry, declaring these resources as natur...

Reglamento para la inspección y certificación sanitaria de la leche y los productos lácteos [es].

El presente Reglamento tiene como objetivo principal, aplicar, controlar y cumplir la ley Fito Zoosanitaria en todos los procedimientos de Inspección Higiénico Sanitario y Tecnológicos de la leche ...

The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board Guyana, Act 13 of 2000

The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board Act of Guyana establishes the legal framework to regulate the importation, manufacture, sale, transportation, storage, and use of pesticides and toxic ...

Law No. 9,605: Environmental Crimes of Brazil

Establishes criminal and administrative sanctions applicable to harmful conduct and activities against the environment in Brazil, defining crimes against fauna, flora, urban planning, cultural heritag...

Law No. 217: General Law on the Environment and Natural Resources Nicaragua

Law 217 establishes the fundamental norms for the conservation, protection, improvement, and restoration of the environment and natural resources in Nicaragua. This framework law defines the instrumen...

Law on Competition Promotion and Effective Consumer Protection N° 7472

The Law on Competition Promotion and Effective Consumer Protection (N° 7472) is a comprehensive regulatory framework that seeks to effectively protect consumer rights, promote free competition and pr...

Decree No. 31/92 - Law for the modernization and development of the agricultural sector

The main objective of the Law is to establish the necessary mechanisms to promote agricultural modernization in the country, in order to increase production, improve its internal and external marketin...

Sugar Fortification with Vitamin "A" Law

This law establishes the obligation to fortify all centrifuged sugar intended for domestic consumption with Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A) to control and prevent nutritional deficiency in the Salvadora...

Decree No. 104-93 - General Environmental Law in Honduras

The main objective of the law is the protection, conservation, restoration and sustainable management of the environment and the country's natural resources. This law seeks to guarantee an adequate en...

Decree Law No. 15239: Use and Conservation of Soils and Surface Waters Destined for Agricultural Purposes

Regulatory framework that declares of national interest the use and conservation of soil and surface water for agricultural purposes in Uruguay. It establishes the obligation of all citizens to collab...

Law on Control of Pesticides, Fertilizers and Products for Agricultural Use

This law establishes the regulatory framework for the control, registration, importation, manufacturing, commercialization and application of pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides and chemical products ...