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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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Nutrition North Canada

Canadian federal program that improves access to nutritious and perishable food in 124 northern communities lacking year-round surface access. Combines a retail price subsidy with support for traditio...

Implementation- Ongoing

Peru: Agrarian Health Law (Legislative Decree N°1059)

The main purpose of the General Law of Agrarian Health, established in Legislative Decree No. 1059, is to establish provisions for: (a) prevent, control and eliminate pests and diseases that affect an...

Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano. 67.01.31:07

Processed foods. Procedure for granting Sanitary Registration and Sanitary Registration: Establishes the harmonized procedure to be followed by SICA countries to grant sanitary registration and regist...

Ley No. 10.831 de 2003: Agricultura Orgánica de Brasil

Law No. 10.831 of 2003 establishes the regulatory framework for organic agricultural production in Brazil, defining organic production systems and their fundamental objectives. This law determines the...

Decree No. 6323: Brazilian Organic Agriculture Law

Regulates the law No. 10.831 of 2003, establishes the regulatory framework for organic agricultural production in Brazil, defining organic production systems and their fundamental objectives. This law...

Peru: Law No. 27908 – Law on Peasant Patrols (Rondas Campesinas)

This law grants legal recognition to the Rondas Campesinas (Peasant Patrols) as autonomous and democratic forms of communal organization. It authorizes them to support the exercise of jurisdictional f...

National Water Resources Policy

Peruvian State will prioritize safe and timely access to water for human consumption and food security, promoting an integrated and multisectoral management approach that ensures its sustainable and e...

Reglamento para la inspección y certificación sanitaria de la leche y los productos lácteos [es].

El presente Reglamento tiene como objetivo principal, aplicar, controlar y cumplir la ley Fito Zoosanitaria en todos los procedimientos de Inspección Higiénico Sanitario y Tecnológicos de la leche ...

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...

Decree No 157-94 – Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Law of Honduras

This decree establishes Honduras’ legal framework for plant health, animal health, and agricultural quarantine, creating the National Service of Agricultural Health (SENASA) as the competent authori...

School Nutrition and Health Program

The School Feeding and Health Program of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology of El Salvador aims to improve learning conditions through school feeding, health, and nutrition. Initiated ...