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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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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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Eurasian Economic Union: Temporary export ban on certain food products due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Temporary export ban on certain food products (e.g. bulb onions; garlic; turnips; rye; rice; buckwheat; millet; cereal groats; meal and pellets; buckwheat grains pearled; soya beans, whether or not b...

Agreement No. 33 - Establishment of maximum prices for essential food products

This modifies Agreement No. 27 dated March 19, 2020, through which maximum prices were set for products considered essential, including beans, rice, corn, powdered milk, and eggs. The current agreemen...

Executive Decree No. 400 of March 27, 2020 establishing the Panama Solidarity Program.

The purpose of this program is to offer assistance such as food bags, physical vouchers and digital vouchers to the most vulnerable social groups economically affected by the pandemic.

Agreements Nos. 501, 502, and 503 - Various contingency plans for the shortage of paddy rice, yellow corn, and white cor...

This agreement (Agreements Nos. 501, 502, and 503) establishes the availability of a contingency to address the shortage of paddy rice, classified under tariff subheading 1006.10.90.00 "--Others," wit...

Legislative Decree No. 471 of 2020: Decree on Agricultural Input Pricing Policy

The Decree subjects the key products used for agricultural production in the national territory to the regime of supervised freedom. Agents can freely determine the prices of agricultural inputs, unde...

Food and Fertilizer Export Restriction Tracker Tool (European Union)

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) began tracking food export restrictions and documenting their impacts after the COVID-19 blockades began and some national governments took mea...

Dominican Republic - Law against Food Waste

The purpose of the law is to guarantee, promote and regulate the use of food, organic and industrial waste that is considered suitable for human use and consumption through reuse or reproduction or th...

National Plan for the Promotion of the Marketing of the Production of the Peasant, Family and Community Economy

The main objective of the Plan is to promote the insertion of the peasant, family and community economy (ECFC) in local, regional and national value chains. This is sought to be achieved through bette...

Mexico - General Health Law, regarding overweight, obesity and labeling of foods and non-alcoholic beverages

Decree that reforms and adds various provisions of the General Health Law, regarding overweight, obesity and labeling of foods and non-alcoholic beverages.

El Salvador - Food Donation Law

The purpose of this law is to contribute to the fight against hunger and malnutrition through the donation of food, creating incentives for the donation of food and regulating the conditions under whi...

Colombia - Law on policy to prevent food loss and waste and other provisions - Law 1990

The Law establishes the Policy to Prevent Food Loss and Waste. Its objective is to implement measures that reduce these phenomena, contributing to sustainable development through social inclusion, env...

Peru: Law No. 30988 to promote the reduction and prevention of food losses and waste

The purpose of this Law is to prevent and reduce food losses and waste throughout the food chain, from primary production to final consumption. To this end, the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation ...