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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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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 ...

Law for the Recovery and Utilization of Food in the State of Mexico

The main objective of the Law is to prevent food waste and promote its donation to the most vulnerable communities in the state. To this end, it establishes the creation of Food Banks, which collect, ...

Argentine Bioproduct Seal (Resolution No. 102/2021-MAGYP)

The "Argentine Bioproduct" Seal is an official distinction granted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Nation to biomaterials and bioproducts of the national industry that a...

Argentina - National Plan for the Reduction of Food Losses and Food Waste - Law 27454

The objective of this law is to reduce and eliminate Food Losses and Waste (FWL), through the empowerment and mobilization of producers, processors, distributors, consumers and associations; giving sp...

Suriname National Adaptation Plan 2019-2029

The Suriname National Adaptation Plan 2019-2029 is a national strategic policy instrument that follows a flexible methodological and multi-sectoral approach for the management and reduction of long-te...

Law No. 6,277 - Extending Articles 2 and 10 of Law No. 5,210/2014, "On school feeding and sanitary control."

This law expands the scope of articles 2 and 10 of the School Feeding and Sanitary Control Law. Article 2 refers to varied, balanced, and high-quality food, while Article 10 introduces the guidelines ...