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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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Minimum Standards Law for the Implementation of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Projects Argentina

This law establishes the minimum environmental protection standards for implementing greenhouse gas mitigation projects through voluntary carbon markets throughout the national territory and regulated...

USDA Invests in Hispanic-serving Institutions to Strengthen Higher Education in Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an investment exceeding $15 million to strengthen agriculture-related higher education programs at Hispanic-serving Institutions nationwide. The ini...

Future No. 2. Bulletin of the International Congress of Youth Researchers

The newsletter documents the contributions and reflections of the Fifth International Congress of Youth Researchers, focusing on the rights of children and adolescents in Cuba. It highlights advances ...

Rural Youth Networks advance in their accreditation process

Panama's Ministry of Agricultural Development, through PRONAJUR, is promoting the accreditation process for provincial chapters of the National Network of Rural Youth (RENAJUR). This initiative streng...

The First Regional Meeting of Rural and Peasant Youth for Agrarian Reform concluded successfully.

The first Regional Meeting of Rural and Peasant Youth in Duitama brought together 120 young people from Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Santander, and Casanare to develop public policy for rural youth in Colom...

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...

National School Food Policy

The National School Food Policy (2024) is a federal framework establishing the long-term vision for all children and youth in Canada to have access to nutritious food at school in an inclusive, non-st...

Water Law (Law No. 276 of 1942)(Costa Rica)

This Law regulates the use of waters of the public and private domain, which are: 1) Those of the territorial seas in the extent and terms established by international law; 2) Those of the lagoons and...

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...

Integrated Rurality Management Strategy “Quito Rural” – Rural Youth

The Integrated Rurality Management Strategy (EGIR) of the Metropolitan District of Quito is a programmatic framework that guides investment, territorial governance, and intersectoral coordination to s...

National Policy for Integrated Water Resources Management (Guatemala)

The main objective of the proposed Public Water Resources Policy is to ensure the contribution of water to the achievement of development goals and objectives and to organize activities gradually by i...

General Regulation No. 120 of the Law to prevent and reduce food loss and waste and mitigate hunger among people in situ...

This decree establishes specific standards to guarantee the safety and quality of food, especially those intended for donation. It also emphasizes the importance of healthy eating and state responsibi...