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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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Agricultural Prosperity Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean 2025-2030

The CAF Agricultural Prosperity Strategy proposes a comprehensive offer of services and actions to transform the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean towards a more sustainable, resi...

Law No. 14.628 of July 20, 2023 establishes the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) and the Solidarity Kitchen Program in Bra...

Law No. 14.628 of July 20, 2023 establishes the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) and the Solidarity Kitchen Program in Brazil.

Peru: Section One of the Regulation of Organization and Functions of Agromercado - Supreme Decree No. 008-2024-MIDAGRI.

Agromercado is attached to the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI) and operates nationwide, with a presence in highland and jungle departments, and gradually on the coast dependi...

Global estimation of dietary micronutrient inadequacies: a modelling analysis

This study constitutes the first comprehensive global analysis estimating the prevalence of inadequate micronutrient intakes using dietary intake data instead of food supply data. The analysis adopts ...

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...

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...

General Law of Adequate and Sustainable Food Mexico

The main objective of the law is to promote, protect and guarantee the right to adequate and sustainable food. In addition, it seeks to prioritize the right to health and the environment in policies r...

Law No. 7,264 - Which creates the National School Food Fund

Law No. 7264 establishes the National School Feeding Fund (FONAE) with the objective of guaranteeing equitable and universal school feeding (Zero Hunger) in the educational system. The law modifies an...

REGULATION (EC) No 178/2002 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

Regulation establishing the principles and general requirements of food law, creating the European Food Safety Authority, and setting procedures related to food safety.

Peru: Regulation of Law No. 31315, Food Security and Nutrition Law

It sets out the institutional and operational framework for implementing Peru's food security and nutrition policy, defining the role of eighteen co-responsible entities — including ministries, regi...

Implementation- Ongoing

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...

State Policy for the Agrifood Sector of Honduras (PESAH) 2023-2043

The objective of this State policy is to promote the improvement of the social, economic and environmental areas in a sustainable manner. To achieve this, it is necessary to increase production and pr...