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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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Decree 309 of March 13, 2022 of the Special Transitory Law to Combat Commodity Inflation

The purpose of this law is to ensure the supply of basic necessities of the basic food basket, in order to be able to acquire them at adequate prices, so that there is no harm to consumers, as well as...

Ukraine restricts exports of wheat, oats and other

Ukraine banned the export of wheat, oats and other staple foods that are crucial to the world's food supply. These new rules on agricultural exports also ban the export of millet, buckwheat, sugar, li...

Ukraine introduces export licences for key agricultural commodities

Ukraine suspended exports of several agricultural commodities in the face of Russia's invasion of the country. The government suspended exports of rye, oats, millet, buckwheat, salt, sugar, meat and l...

National Platform for Sustainable Livestock of Honduras (PNGS)

The National Platform for Sustainable Livestock is a national governance and coordination structure between public and private institutions in the cattle sector. The platform promotes decision-making ...

Policy Guidelines for Sustainable Cattle Farming (GBS) 2022-2050 of Colombia

This public policy document, developed collaboratively by Colombian government entities, non-governmental organizations, trade associations, research institutes, and the private sector, defines the ro...

Implementation- Ongoing

Plan Nacional para el Mejoramiento Genético del Ganado Bovino en Costa Rica 2022 - 2034

El Plan Nacional para el Mejoramiento Genético del Ganado Bovino 2022-2034 en Costa Rica propone optimizar la calidad productiva, reproductiva y adaptativa del hato nacional. Alineado con la Estrateg...

Restriction on the export of meat from Argentina for two years

The Decree establishes restrictions on the export of certain cuts of beef from Argentina until December 31, 2023, in order to balance the domestic market and promote local production. The export of wh...

Livestock Coalition

The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef and IICA signed a cooperation agreement to promote the sustainability of the livestock sector in the Americas as part of the transformation of agrifood syste...

National Biodiversity Policy of Honduras 2019-2029

The Policy establishes guidelines for the planning, management and sustainable use of biodiversity, recognizing its value for the economic and social development of the country. It focuses on the coor...

Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) for Sustainable Cattle Ranching in Colombia

The sustainable cattle ranching NAMA is a public policy aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions generated by meat and milk supply chains, and increasing the amount of carbon stored in agro-ecosyste...

Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Honduras on Forest Law Enforcement, Gover...

The FLEGT VPA is a bilateral agreement between Honduras and the European Union that establishes a legal framework aimed at ensuring that all timber products imported into the EU from Honduras have bee...

Institutional Strategic Plan for the Dominican Livestock Sector 2021-2024

Management tool aimed at growth, development, and sustainability in the national livestock sector. Its objective is to strengthen the productivity, profitability, and competitiveness of livestock prod...