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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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Global biodiversity hotspots
33% of global biodiversity hotspots are located in grassland regions threatened by agricultural expansion (Kan et al., 2026).
Global terrestrial carbon
Between 20% and 35% of the world's terrestrial carbon is stored in grasslands, ecosystems currently under increasing agricultural pressure (Kan et al., 2026).
Change of land use
6% of global land use change is attributed individually to countries such as Russia, India, China, and the United States (Kan et al., 2026).
Ecosystem conversion
13% of the global conversion of natural ecosystems is concentrated in Brazil, the country with the highest recorded proportion (Kan et al., 2026).
Conversion of grasslands and wetlands
The conversion of grasslands and wetlands to agriculture is progressing almost 4 times faster than deforestation worldwide (Kan et al., 2026).

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Bolivia: Temporary elimination of import tariffs on wheat and meslin, due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Temporary elimination of import tariffs on wheat and meslin (HS 1001), due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Nicaragua expands duty-free chicken meat import quotas/n

Within the framework of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), the Government of Nicaragua will open an additional 1,533 metric tons of duty-free imported chicken meat...

Temporary suspension of the Economic Development Stabilization Fund (FEFE), Transportation Contribution and elimination ...

Officials of Nayib Bukele's cabinet presented initiatives before the Legislative Assembly on measures to mitigate the economic effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Mexico eliminates antidumping duties on imports of ammonium sulfate

The Federal Government eliminates compensatory quotas on ammonium sulfate imports, expanding the alternatives to increase the supply of fertilizers, which will allow for the availability of around 800...

Decree No. 616 - Special and Transitory Provisions for the Purchase Operations of Corn, Beans, and Rice for Human Consum...

Temporary elimination of import tariffs under "shortage quotas" for certain products, for example, for paddy rice (import quota of 20,000 metric tons); for corn (yellow corn) (import quota of 180,000 ...

Decree No. 604: Modification to the Central American Import Tariff

The modification to the Central American import tariff is aimed at taking urgent and temporary measures to ensure the supply of the population with essential foodstuffs, medicines for respiratory dise...

Brazil reduced import rates to zero for ethanol, staple foods, machinery and IT supplies/n

The zero-rated products are ethanol, sugar, ground coffee, margarine, cheese, pasta and soybean oil. The objective was to ease inflationary pressures arising from the pandemic context, further aggrava...

Brazil temporarily eliminates import tariffs on maize, wheat grain and flour/n

The country announced the reduction of import tariffs on some basic food products, such as corn, wheat grain (other than durum wheat) and wheat flour, pastries and cookies, beef (boneless, frozen) and...

Mexico temporarily eliminates tariffs on imports of staple foods and key inputs/n

Mexico adopted a decree temporarily eliminating import tariffs on more than 20 basic food products and key inputs, including paddy rice, white corn grain and flour, wheat grain and flour, bread, dry b...

Partial Modification to the Customs Tariff for the import of agricultural inputs (Decree No. 504)/n

The Colombian government has decided to grant a 12-month tax exemption on the importation of 39 inputs for domestic agricultural production. In addition, the tax exemption for 36 other agricultural in...

Bolivia increases wheat purchase prices/n

Bolivia approved a new purchase price at which Empresa de Apoyo a la Producción de Alimentos (EMAPA) will purchase the main wheat crop for the 2022 winter season, to be harvested starting in mid-July...

Philippines Extends Import Tariff Reductions on Rice and Pork, and Temporarily Reduces Import Tariffs on Corn and Coal ...

The Government of the Philippines extends tariff reductions on imports of rice and pork, and temporarily reduces import tariffs on corn and charcoal products. The decision was made to mitigate the imp...