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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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Caribbean lags: 45% of SDG targets regressing
the Caribbean has the lowest share of targets on track for fulfillment (13%), compared to 19% in South America and 18% in Central America and Mexico. Some 45% of Caribbean targets show stagnation or regression — the highest share among the three su...
LAC on track to meet only 19% of SDG targets
the region is on track to meet only 19% of the 2030 Agenda targets at the current pace — down from 23% estimated the previous year. Some 42% of targets are advancing in the right direction but too slowly, while 39% are stagnant or regressing compar...
FAO: 40-day conflict may cut fertilizer applicatio
FAO's Maximo Torero warns that high fertilizer costs and prolonged conflict may force farmers to cut inputs and plantings. A 20% reduction in fertilizers could slash yields by 25%, as costs now consume half of smallholder budgets.
FAO: Vegetable oil up 5.1%, sugar up 7.2% in March
Vegetable oil prices increased 5.1% in March, marking a third consecutive monthly rise, while sugar prices jumped 7.2% to their highest level since October 2025. Both increases are linked to rising energy costs driven by the Iran war and disruptions ...
FAO: Food Price Index rises 2.4% in March
FAO's Food Price Index rose 2.4% in March 2026, reaching its highest level since September of the previous year. The increase reflects the impact of higher energy costs linked to the Iran war, which disrupted the Strait of Hormuz and pushed crude ben...

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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...

Fund for Rural Development and Agricultural Productivity of the Andean Community

Decision 621 establishes a Fund for Rural Development and Agricultural Productivity aimed at promoting rural areas of Andean Community member countries in an integral and equitable manner. The fund gu...

Crop Guidance Framework for the 2024-2025 Agricultural Campaign

The purpose of the approved document is to guide and direct family farming producers in planning the 2024-2025 Agricultural Campaign. It seeks to organize the national supply and improve its supply, f...

Institutional Strategic Plan 2014-2019 "Agriculture for Good Living"

The Institutional Strategic Plan of El Salvador's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock for the 2014-2019 period constitutes the main tool to materialize state policy for the agricultural sector and r...

Law for Livestock Promotion and Development

El Salvador's Law for Livestock Promotion and Development constitutes the main regulatory framework to protect, promote and develop cattle, swine and goat livestock dedicated to breeding, selection an...

General Law for Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Promotion

El Salvador's General Law for Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Promotion constitutes the main regulatory framework to regulate the management and promotion of fishing and aquaculture activitie...

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...

Basic Law of Agrarian Reform of El Salvador

The Basic Law of Agrarian Reform of El Salvador establishes the transformation of the country's agrarian structure through the substitution of the latifundist system with a just system of property, te...

General Regulation of the Irrigation and Drainage Law

The General Regulation develops the provisions of the Irrigation and Drainage Law to facilitate its interpretation and systematic application, establishing procedures for the conservation, use and dis...

La norma establece las especificaciones físico-químicas y microbiológicas de la miel de Apis mellifera que se comerci...

The standard establishes the physico-chemical and microbiological specifications for Apis mellifera honey marketed in El Salvador, regardless of its origin, presentation and final destination. It defi...

National Environmental Policy of El Salvador

The National Environmental Policy of El Salvador is a public policy instrument that establishes effective strategies to face the main environmental challenges affecting Salvadoran society. Its general...

Suriname Aligned National Action Programme to Combat Land Degradation (2023-2030)

The Suriname Aligned National Action Programme to Combat Land Degradation is a comprehensive strategic framework developed to address desertification, land degradation and drought in Suriname during t...