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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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The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board Guyana, Act 13 of 2000

The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board Act of Guyana establishes the legal framework to regulate the importation, manufacture, sale, transportation, storage, and use of pesticides and toxic ...

Law No. 9,985 of July 18, 2000, which establishes the National System of Nature Conservation Units (SNUC)

This law establishes the National System of Nature Conservation Units (SNUC) in Brazil. It defines different categories of protected areas and establishes norms for their creation, implementation and ...

Biological Diversity Management Law

The Biological Diversity Management Law establishes provisions for the management of biological diversity in its various components, including natural or manipulated genomes, genetic material and its ...

Law 2061 creates the National Agricultural Health and Food Safety Service

Law No. 2061 establishes the creation of the National Agricultural Health and Food Safety Service (SENASAG) as the operational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development...

BAHA Act of 1999 - Belize

Provision for the establishment of the Food Safety Department to effectively put in place the necessary regulations and controls, allowing BAHA to deal with the issues where food affect human health

DECREE Nº 3.017, OF APRIL 6, 1999 (Brazil) [EN]

The Regulations of the National Service for Learning in Cooperatives - SESCOOP are hereby approved

RESOLUTION 217

Considering that it is necessary to modernize the financial services of INDAP, the document called -General Regulation of Financial Services-, of the Agricultural Development Institute (INDAP) is appr...

Law No. 9,605: Environmental Crimes of Brazil

Establishes criminal and administrative sanctions applicable to harmful conduct and activities against the environment in Brazil, defining crimes against fauna, flora, urban planning, cultural heritag...

Uruguay’s Seed Law N° 16811

Uruguay's Seed Law N° 16811 regulates the use, commercialization, and certification of seeds to ensure their quality and protect breeders' rights. It establishes standards for the registration of var...

CONAMA Resolution No. 237 of December 19, 1997, which establishes the procedures and criteria for environmental licensin...

CONAMA Resolution No. 237 of 1997 establishes the procedures and criteria for environmental licensing in Brazil. It defines the types of environmental licenses (Preliminary, Installation, and Operatio...

Law No. 26834: Law on Protected Natural Areas

The Natural Protected Areas Law (Law N° 26834) establishes the regulatory framework for the management, conservation, and administration of Natural Protected Areas in Peru. It defines these areas as ...

Plant protection law in Costa Rica

The Plant Protection Law No. 7664, declared of public interest and mandatory application, is established in order to protect plants from damage caused by pests, prevent their introduction and spread, ...