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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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Niño3.4 Exceeds +2°C
In July 2026, the Niño3.4 index exceeded a +2°C sea-surface temperature anomaly in the equatorial Pacific, a threshold that Météo-France classifies as strong El Niño intensity.
El Niño 2026 Among Strongest Since 1950
Among the most intense episodes observed since 1950 could be the 2026 El Niño: six-month seasonal forecasts indicate that the Niño3.4 index will continue rising and peak in late 2026, potentially reaching very strong intensity.
El Niño Limits Atlantic Cyclone Activity
4 low-intensity, short-lived tropical systems had been observed in the 2026 Atlantic season by August 28; only Tropical Storm Dolly occurred in the main development region. Météo-France links this historically low activity to the strong El Niño an...
43%: Extraordinary Coastal El Niño in summer
43% is the estimated probability of an extraordinary Coastal El Niño in the Niño 1+2 region during the summer from December 2026 to March 2027.
58%: Very strong El Niño in Niño 3.4
58% or higher is the probability that El Niño will reach very strong magnitude in the Niño 3.4 region between September 2026 and January 2027.

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Peru: Food Safety Regulation - Supreme Decree 004-2011-AG Peru

The Food Safety Regulation establishes provisions to guarantee the safety of primary agricultural food and animal feed in Peru, with a preventive and comprehensive approach. This regulatory framework ...

National Policy for Integral Rural Development

This policy seeks to achieve progressive and permanent advancement in the quality of life of rural populations in poverty and extreme poverty, with priority on indigenous peoples and peasant communiti...

Guyana Forestry Commission Act 2007

The Guyana Forestry Commission Act of 2007 establishes the legal framework for the creation and operation of the Guyana Forestry Commission as an autonomous corporate entity responsible for the admini...

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...

Ecuador Agrarian Development Law

This law incorporates regulations from the Agricultural Promotion and Development Law, covering aspects such as peasant training, land use, agricultural research, peasant business organization, and ec...

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...

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 ...

National Fruit Program of El Salvador (FRUTAL ES) - Work Report 2000-2003

The National Fruit Program of El Salvador (FRUTAL ES) is a social investment executed by IICA with resources from ANTEL privatization, which seeks to diversify agriculture in the fruit area. During th...

Decree number 31-92 - Honduras

Law for the modernization and development of the agricultural sector - Honduras

Brazilian Agricultural Policy Law

Law No. 8,171 of 1991 establishes the foundations, objectives and actions of agricultural policy in Brazil. It covers aspects such as production, commercialization, supply, rural credit, agricultural ...

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, ...

Special Law for Agricultural Associations

The Special Law for Agricultural Associations creates the Department of Agricultural Associations as a dependency of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, responsible for promoting, organizing, a...