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People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)
5,136,000 people were in a heightened phase of food insecurity in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food crisis (Ecuador)
2,447,000 people were in a food crisis situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food emergencies (Ecuador)
95,000 people found themselves in a food emergency situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)
In Arauca, Colombia, there are approximately 482,631 hectares dedicated to agricultural activities at risk due to permanent exposure to flooding. (Fundación Cocoras, 2026).

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Suspension of the "Rice Route" decree

Costa Rican court suspended a measure by President Rodrigo Chaves that had drastically reduced the tariff on rice imports. from 35% to 4%. The court decision is based on the fact that this tariff redu...

Law for the mitigation and adaptation to the effects of climate change for the State of Colima.

The Law for Mitigation and Adaptation to the Effects of Climate Change for the State of Colima (LMACCCEC) is a state law in Mexico aimed at establishing the foundations for addressing climate change m...

Removal of Urea Import Tariffs in Argentina

Measure implemented by the Government of Argentina to eliminate import tariffs on urea in order to reduce fertilizer costs, strengthen agricultural competitiveness, and improve access to strategic inp...

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Wine Tourism Development Fund in Argentina

The purpose of the FDE is to promote investments in micro and small producers and providers that improve their offer of wine tourism products and services, strengthening the value chain of the sector ...

Law 27685 on Promotion of the Development and Production of Modern Biotechnology and Nanotechnology

The law aims to promote the development and production of modern biotechnology and nanotechnology in Argentina until December 31, 2034. It defines modern biotechnology as technological applications ba...

Peru gives 180 tons of manure to farmers in response to fertilizer hikes/n

Peru delivers 180 tons of island guano, or manure, to nearly 6,000 small farmers in the Chancay valley, north of Lima, to guarantee their crops in the face of rising international fertilizer prices. A...

EU: REPowerEU Plan

The plan seeks to end the European Union's dependence on Russian fossil fuels and move towards a green transition and tackle climate change. The plan's measures would respond to energy savings, divers...

Peru: Law No. 31452: Exemption from Value Added Tax (IGV) on basic family basket of products

Law No. 31452 establishes that: - The sale or import of the following goods that make up the basic family food basket are exempted from the IGV in the country: fresh, refrigerated or frozen poultry me...

Law No. 6-22, which provisionally applies a zero tariff rate in the Customs Tariff to certain goods affecting the cost o...

Transitional law (6 months) applying a zero customs tariff rate to basic food items in the Dominican family basket in response to price increases driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine...

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The Mexican government expands the strategy for the delivery of domestically produced fertilizers to promote food secur...

The Mexican government, through SADER (Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development) and Pemex (Mexican petroleum), presented the fertilizer strategy for the national countryside which, by 2022, wil...

Roadmap Brazil

Brazils roadmap establishes that access to healthy, nutritious and adequate food is considered a human right by the constitution, and that the National Food and Nutritional Security System (SISAN) int...

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Int...

The agreement promotes collaboration between FAO and IFA in the field of sustainable food and agriculture, including soil fertility assessment, sustainable use of fertilizers. IFA and FAO developed a ...