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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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EU-Central America Association Agreement

The Association Agreement between the European Union and the six Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) constitutes the first inter-regional ag...

Fund for Rural Development and Agricultural Productivity of the Andean Community

Decision 621 establishes a Fund for Rural Development and Agricultural Productivity aimed at promoting rural areas of Andean Community member countries in an integral and equitable manner. The fund gu...

Forest Law of El Salvador

The Forest Law of El Salvador establishes provisions for the increase, management and sustainable use of forest resources and the development of the timber industry, declaring these resources as natur...

Peru: Law No. 27603 Creating the Agricultural Bank (AGROBANCO)

AGROBANCO is a private entity with mixed capital, supervised by the SBS. Its purpose is to grant loans and facilitate access to financing for the agricultural sector, especially for small farmers. It ...

General Law for Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Promotion

El Salvador's General Law for Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Promotion constitutes the main regulatory framework to regulate the management and promotion of fishing and aquaculture activitie...

Agreement for the Cooperative Program of the Regional Fund for Agricultural Technology (FONTAGRO)

Agreement establishing a regional cooperation mechanism among Latin American and Caribbean countries to finance agricultural research, innovation, and technology transfer with a strategic and regional...

Law on Competition Promotion and Effective Consumer Protection N° 7472

The Law on Competition Promotion and Effective Consumer Protection (N° 7472) is a comprehensive regulatory framework that seeks to effectively protect consumer rights, promote free competition and pr...

Central American Convention on Climate Change

The Central American Convention on Climate Change constitutes a regional effort of Central American nations to address in a collaborative and coordinated manner the challenges imposed by climate chang...

Treaty of Asunción for the Establishment of a Common Market

The Treaty of Asunción for the Establishment of a Common Market was signed on March 26, 1991 by the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Eastern Rep...

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Free Zone Regime Law

The Free Zone Regime Law constitutes the regulatory framework that establishes the set of incentives and benefits that the Costa Rican State grants to companies making new investments in the country, ...

Promotion of Free Zones-Dominican Republic

Law 8-90 on the Promotion of Free Zones in the Dominican Republic aims to promote the establishment of new free zones and the growth of existing ones, regulating their operation and development. It de...

[Chile] National Irrigation and Drainage Policy

Instrument of the Ministry of Agriculture (administered by the National Irrigation Commission - CNR) that promotes the development of agricultural irrigation through subsidies for irrigation and drain...