Food systems Políticas relacionadas con alimentación en Honduras- Proyecto SHiFT Matriz en construcción Áreas de impacto Dimensión financiera Policy outcomes Nº Sector gubernamental (Goverment sector) Instrumento de política (Policy tool) Código normativo (Legal code) Objetivo del instrumento de política (Policy objective) Link to the policy tool (If it is available online) Año y vigencia (Year and term) Seguridad alimentaria, salud y nutrición (Food, health and nutritional seccurity) Reducción de la pobreza (Poverty reduction) Igualdad de género e inclusión social (Gender equality and social inclusion) Salud medioambiental y biodiversidad (Env. health and biodiversity) Adaptación y mitigación del cambio climático (Climate adaptation and mitigation) Presupuesto asginado (COP) (Budget assigned) Resultados esperados/accesibles (Expected/achivied outcomes) 1 National Constituent Assembly Political Constitution of Honduras The right to food of children is explicitly recognized: every child shall have the right to grow and develop in good health, for which purpose special care shall be provided to him and his mother from the prenatal period, and he shall have the right to enjoy adequate food, housing, education, recreation, sports and medical services. On the subject of food security, Articles 142 ("Every person has the right to the security of his economic means of subsistence in the event of inability to work or obtain paid work") and 347 ("Agricultural production must be oriented preferably towards satisfying the food needs of the Honduran population, within a policy of adequate supply and fair prices for the producer and the consumer") and 348 ("Agricultural production must be oriented preferably towards satisfying the food needs of the Honduran population, within a policy of adequate supply and fair prices for the producer and the consumer"). https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon127412.pdf 1982 x x x x 2 Offices of: AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK; NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH; FINANCE; PLANNING AND EXTERNAL COOPERATION; DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION. Food and Nutrition Security Policy. Decree Nº 25-2011 Establish the regulatory framework to structure, harmonize and coordinate food and nutritional security actions that contribute to improving the quality of life of the population, with priority to the most vulnerable groups. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon104990.pdf 2011 x 3 OFFICES OF: LABOR AND SOCIAL SECURITY; AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK; FINANCE; HUMAN RIGHTS; ENERGY; TOURISM; GENERAL COORDINATION OF GOVERNMENT; FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICES; NATIONAL SECURITY; NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH; EDUCATION; TOURISM National Food and Nutritional Security Policy and Strategy with a 2030 horizon (PyENSAN 2030). Decree Nº PCM-086-2018 Approves the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy and Strategy with a 2030 horizon (PyENSAN 2030), in its 2018-2030 update, to have a normative scope at the level of public institutions and an indicative character at the level of the different private, non-governmental organizations and different actors at the national, regional and local levels. The following form a constituent part of this Public Policy: 1) The Food and Nutrition Security Action Plan (PLAN-SAN 2030), and the Nutrition Action Plan (PANH 2030), which have been included as structural annexes 1 and 2 of the PyENSAN 2030, respectively. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon200569.pdf 2018-2030 x 4 Secretariat of General Coordination of Government; Technical Unit for Food and Nutritional Security UTSAN NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION POLICY AND NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY STRATEGY (ENSAN) : PyENSAN 2030 Contribute to guarantee FSN, contributing to the right of all Honduran people to have, access, consume and use food in a progressive, permanent and timely manner, in sufficient quantity, variety, quality and safety to satisfy their needs and preferences, especially those in situations of greater poverty and vulnerability, through the provision of a guiding and permanent strategic framework for multisectoral coordination, which encourages dialogue and promotes the articulation of relevant sectors and actors at national and local levels, seeking the integral well-being of the population and the sustainable human development of Honduras. https://www.ceniss.gob.hn/alianzacs/documentos/BORRADOR%20PYENSAN%202030%2018012019%20EC%20SL%20RM%203%20editado%20FINAL.pdf Actualización 2018-2030 x 5 Amends Decree No. 25/11, Food and Nutritional Security Policy. Decree Nº 28-2015-PCM modifica la que tiene por objeto establecer el marco normativo para estructurar, armonizar y coordinar acciones de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, en el sentido de adecuar el Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional a la nueva estructura de la Administración Pública reformada. El Sistema está compuesto por el Consejo Nacional de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (CONASAN), que será presidido por el Secretario de Estado Coordinador General de Gobierno, la Comisión de Vigilancia de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (COVISAN), la Unidad Técnica de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (UTSAN), y los representantes de las Organizaciones No Gubernamentales, Empresa Privada y Sociedad Civil, que estarán representadas en el CONASAN. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon148634.pdf 2015 x 6 Secretariat of Natural Resources and Environment National Biodiversity Policy of Honduras 2019 - 2029 Ministerial Agreement No.771-2021 Establish guidelines that orient actions to be incorporated into the processes of planning, management and sustainable use of biological diversity, recognizing the intrinsic value of conservation for the country's economic and social development; through the coordination, participation and involvement of government, private enterprise, academia, indigenous peoples, afro-descendants, local communities and organized civil society, creating appropriate conditions that guarantee access and equitable distribution of its benefits aimed at improving and preserving the quality of life of present and future generations, by unifying efforts that lead to the reduction of biodiversity loss. The specific objectives are: 1. To articulate efforts to strengthen governmental and non-governmental institutional capacities in the processes of integral management of biological diversity, allowing the generation of spaces that promote its governance, and for access to its use in a fair and equitable manner. 2. Define actions that promote the conservation of ecosystems (species and genetics), through the development and implementation of strategies for the preservation of biological resources and strategies for the education and sensitization of the population on the importance of biodiversity (promoting scientific and traditional knowledge in management and sustainable use). 3. Adopt measures, create safeguards and promote the implementation of good use practices, based on scientific, traditional and cultural knowledge, that allow for the sustainable management and use of biological diversity. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon208204.pdf 2019 - 2029 x 7 General Coordination Secretariat of the government Strategic Government Plan 2018-2022 - Honduras Advances with Firm Steps. To improve the living conditions of all Hondurans, in an environment of peace and tranquility, through an inclusive economic growth strategy that allows for the transformation of the country's productive matrix, for a more efficient and sustainable use of productive resources, particularly to enhance the competencies and skills of the younger population, preparing them for life and work. In addition, the Plan recognizes the multisectoral nature of many national objectives and priorities and their confluence in more global interests, for the general welfare of the nation, as well as the existence of several themes that cross, in a transversal manner, the different development sectors, such as those referred to the areas or themes of: a) Human rights; b) Food and nutritional security; c) Environment; d) Territorial planning and development. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon200232.pdf 2018-2022 x x x x x 8 Secretariat of Natural Resources and Environment (MiAmbiente+) National Climate Change Adaptation Plan 2018-2030. Improve national capacity to adapt to the effects of climate change, in communities and cities, in order to promote sustainable and low-carbon development by reducing socioeconomic vulnerabilities and environmental degradation. Moreover, the Plan is structured around several strategic axes: Agrifood and Food Sovereignty, including the reduction of emissions associated with livestock, land use change, fertilizer use and agricultural waste; carbon dioxide sequestration through agroforestry and silvopastoral systems and the incorporation of organic matter into the soil. Biodiversity and ecosystem services. Water resources, also addressing the integrated management of watersheds, sub-basins and micro-basins. Human health and socioeconomic development. From the point of view of human health, the axis addresses the impacts that CC has on the health of the population, such as respiratory diseases, vector diseases, arterial diseases, chronic diseases and skin diseases. It also considers the psychological effects of climate change on the human population. The socioeconomic axis addresses issues related to road infrastructure, housing, urban risk, public buildings, disaster risk prevention and mitigation works, industry, ports (air and sea) and basic service networks (health, drinking water, sanitation, energy, education). https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon208195.pdf 2018-2030 x x x x 9 Secretary of State in the Offices of Agriculture and Livestock Law for sustainable rural development. Decree Nº 12-2000 Contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of rural communities through human, social, environmental and productive development, based on self-management and community participation, with a focus on sustainable management of natural resources, emphasizing those aspects that tend to reduce environmental vulnerability and the weakness of social participation processes, especially in the communities. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon20287.pdf 2000 10 Secretariat of Natural Resources and its agencies, the National Agrarian Institute (INA), the Honduran Agricultural Marketing Institute (IHMA), the National Bank for Agricultural Development (BANADESA), the Honduran Coffee Institute (IHCAFE), the Honduran Corporation for Forestry Development (COHDEFOR), the Honduran Institute for Coffee (IHCAFE), the Honduran Forestry Development Corporation (COHDEFOR) Law for the modernization and development of the agricultural sector. Decree Nº 31/92 The purpose of this Law is to establish the necessary mechanisms to promote agricultural modernization and the permanent and optimal activity of the sector. The main objectives of the Law are: to establish the appropriate conditions for producers to develop their activities for the production of food and other agricultural products in an efficient manner, respecting the rational use of soils, water, forests and wild flora and fauna; to consolidate the organization and institutionalization of the Public Agricultural Sector; to encourage investment in the countryside and the generation of employment, promote agroindustrial development and the export of agricultural products, stimulate domestic and foreign marketing, improve the channeling of financial resources, strengthen services for the generation and transfer of technology, and provide an adequate framework for security of land tenure and access to land. https://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC005176 1992 x x 11 Ministry of the Interior and Justice Reforms Article 69 of the Law for the modernization and development of the agricultural sector. Decree Nº 256/05 Amends Article 69 of the Law for the Modernization and Development of the Agricultural Sector, regarding the creation by the State of mechanisms to facilitate the acquisition of rural land. The new provision establishes that the National Agrarian Institute may acquire land from its legitimate owners in the event of agrarian conflicts over land. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon69445.pdf 2005 x 12 National Agrarian Institute (INA) Agrarian Reform Law. Decree Ley Nº 170/74 It defines agrarian reform as an integral process and an instrument for the transformation of the agrarian structure of the country, aimed at replacing latifundia and smallholdings with a system of land ownership, tenure and exploitation that guarantees social justice in the countryside and increases the production and productivity of the agricultural sector (art. 1); in this sense, it constitutes an essential part of the overall strategy for the development of the Nation. In this sense, it constitutes an essential part of the overall development strategy of the Nation, so that the other economic and social policies approved by the Government must be formulated and implemented in harmony with it, especially those related to education, health, housing, employment, infrastructure, marketing and technical and credit assistance (art. 2). Article 4 states that for the purposes of this Law it is understood that agrarian reform is intended to bring together, preferably in the same person, the conditions of owner, entrepreneur and worker (Article 4). The Law considers as rustic or rural land that which is outside the urban limits and is susceptible to agricultural and livestock use. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon5175.pdf 1975 x x 13 Law of the National Bank for Agricultural Development (BANADESA). Decree Nº 903/80 Creates the Bank as an autonomous institution whose main objective will be to channel financial resources for the development of production and productivity in agriculture, livestock, fishing, poultry, beekeeping, forestry and other activities related to the primary processing of production, including its commercialization, coordinating its activities with the state's development policy for the sector. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon12784.pdf 1980 14 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK (BANADESA) Emergency law to prevent shortages of basic grains. Decree Nº 39/08 It authorizes a fund to finance the production of basic grains, fertilizers, the acquisition of agricultural machinery and equipment, agricultural inputs and the marketing of grains by producers. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon94374.pdf 2008 X SETECIENTOS.MILLONESDE LEMPIRAS(L.700,000,000.00) 15 Agricultural product marketing regulations. Agreement Nº 105/93 approves the regulations for internal and external marketing of agricultural products, including basic grains (corn, beans, rice, sorghum and soybeans), which is completely free and may be carried out by any natural or legal person. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon95104.pdf 1993 x 16 Office of Natural Resources and Environment (SERNA) and the Secretariat of State of Finance Climate Change Law. Decree Nº 297-2013 establish the principles and regulations necessary to plan, prevent and respond in an adequate, coordinated and sustained manner to the impacts generated by climate change in the country, adopting practices aimed at reducing environmental vulnerability and improving the capacity to adapt, which will allow the development of proposals for the prevention and mitigation of the effects produced by climate change as a result of greenhouse gas emissions and other causes of environmental mismanagement. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon148582.pdf 2014 x 17 Secretary of State in the Office of Finance; Secretary of State in the Office of Economic Development; Secretary of State in the Offices of Agriculture and Livestock; Secretary of State in the Offices of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Secretary of State in the Offices of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mines; Permanent Contingency Commission (COPECO); Forest Conservation Institute (ICF). Decree No. 35-2017-PCM ─ Creates the Presidential Council on Climate Change. Decree Nº 35-2017-PCM Decree creates the Presidential Council on Climate Change, as the body in charge of leading, coordinating and approving the strategies and public policies necessary to prevent and respond to the impacts of climate change, as well as enforcing the appropriate legal and institutional framework for such purposes. The Presidential Council on Climate Change will have a Presidential Office on Climate Change, to be called Clima Plus (Clima+), which will function as the Council's executive body. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon168263.pdf 2016 x 18 National Women's Institute (INAM) National Women's Policy: First National Equal Opportunity Plan, 2002-2007. Guarantee the rights of Honduran women and fight against their poverty. The National Plan defines the following five priority areas: 1) Health; 2) Education and Media; 3) Social and Political Participation; 4) Economy and Poverty; 5) Violence. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon152763.pdf 2002-2007 #VALUE! x x x 19 Secretariat of Natural Resources and Environment Estrategia de Equidad de Género y Medioambiente. Contribute to reducing gender inequalities related to the environment, making MiAmbiente+ an equitable and gender-sensitive institution in terms of human resource management and organizational culture, as well as in terms of the equal participation of men and women in the design, implementation and evaluation of environmental policies and programs for sustainable development in the country. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon211059.pdf 2018 X X X 20 Office of the Interior and Population Zonas de Empleo y Desarrollo Económico (ZEDE). Decree Nº 236/12 Allows the State to establish employment and economic development zones (ZEDE), subject to special regimes, subject to a special tax regime. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon131571.pdf 2013 x 21 Secretariat of Natural Resources and Environment; National Directorate of Climate Change. National Climate Change Adaptation Plan 2018-2030 To improve national capacity to adapt to the effects of climate change in communities and cities, in order to promote sustainable and low-carbon development by reducing socioeconomic vulnerabilities and environmental degradation. Moreover, the Plan is structured around several strategic axes. The first, Agrifood and Food Sovereignty, includes the issues of sustainable or ecological agriculture and livestock farming as the fundamental strategy for adaptation to climate change in addition to its contribution to the fulfillment of the right to food. In addition, this axis presents the opportunity to create synergies with climate change mitigation through: i) the reduction of emissions associated with livestock farming, land use change, fertilizer use and agricultural waste; and ii) carbon dioxide sequestration through agroforestry and silvopastoral systems and the incorporation of organic matter into the soil. Biodiversity and ecosystem services is another focus. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon208195.pdf 2018-2030. x x x 22 Secretary of State in the Office of Public Works, Transportation and Housing. Integrated Risk Management and Climate Change Unit (UGIR-CC). Agreement Nº 569/13 This Agreement creates the Integrated Risk and Climate Change Management Unit (UGIR-CC), whose purpose will be to ensure faithful compliance with the provisions established in the National Risk Management System Law (SINAGER) and other regulations related to the issue of integrated risk management and climate change. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon132359.pdf 2013 x 23 SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE OFFICES OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK (SAG). Law for the Protection of Plant Varieties. Decree Nº 21/12 approves the Law for the Protection of Plant Varieties, which aims to establish the bases and procedures for the protection of plant rights. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon117224.pdf 2012 x 24 Office of Natural Resources, Office of Culture and Tourism, National Agrarian Institute. Seed Law. Decree Nº 1046/80 regulates the operation of the National Seed Production Program of the Secretariat of Natural Resources. The objective of the Program will be to promote and regulate the production, certification, commercialization, importation and exportation of seeds in the country, and within its activities preference will be given to agrarian reform programs and the promotion of the seed industry; it will also exercise quality control at all stages of production and will have a fiscal function in the trade of certified and commercial seeds. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon12747.pdf 1980 x 25 Secretary of State in the Office of Public Health, Secretary of State in the Office of the Environment General Environmental Law Decree Nº 104-93 The Law recognizes that the protection, conservation, restoration and sustainable management of the environment and natural resources is a matter of public utility and social interest. The Government and the Municipalities must promote the rational use and sustainable management of the resources for their preservation and the obtaining of economic benefits. According to the present Law, the environment is constituted by natural and cultural resources in rural and urban areas that may be altered by physical-chemical or biological agents or other factors that derive from natural or human causes and that may directly or indirectly affect the living conditions and development of society. Title III deals with the protection and rational use of natural resources and distinguishes in its various chapters: marine and inland waters, the protection of nature in general, soils (differentiating between agricultural, forestry and livestock uses; industrial and urban uses), marine and coastal resources, the atmosphere, minerals and hydrocarbons. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon4880.pdf 1993 x 26 Office of Public Health Health Code. Decree Nº 65-91 This Decree approves the Health Code, which considers health as a state of integral, biological, psychological, social and ecological well-being, as an inalienable human right, and that it is incumbent upon the State, as well as all natural or legal persons, to promote its protection, recovery and rehabilitation. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon140801.pdf 1991 x x 27 Secretariat of MIAMBIENTE Regulation of the National System of Environmental Impact Assessment (SINEIA). Agreement Nº 8-2015 This Agreement approves the Regulations of the National System of Environmental Impact Assessment (SINEIA). The SINEIA is defined as a set of processes and procedures by which it seeks to provide sustainable development to the country, seeking a balance between the development of projects, works and activities and the care and preservation of the environment. Its fundamental responsibilities are aimed at the evaluation and environmental control of new or operating human activities capable of generating adverse effects on the environment. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon148709.pdf 2015 x x 28 Secretariat of State in the Offices of Natural Resources and Environment. Regulation for the Integral Management of Solid Waste. Agreement Nº 1567-2010 regulate the integral management of solid waste, including the operations of prevention, reduction, storage and conditioning, transportation, treatment and final disposal of such waste, promoting the use of such waste in order to avoid risks to health and the environment. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon107527.pdf 2011 x 29 Secretariat of State in the Offices of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) through the General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture (DIGEPESCA). General Law of Fishing and Aquaculture. Decree Nº 106-2015 To establish the regulatory framework for the regulation, protection and promotion of the hydrobiological resources corresponding to the fishing and aquaculture activity of the State of Honduras, including their extraction, cultivation, exploitation, processing, transportation, commercialization and other related activities. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon170043.pdf 2017 30 Secretariat of State in the Offices of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG) Law for the strengthening of shrimp farming. Decree Nº 335-2013 It establishes a set of regulations aimed at strengthening the shrimp farming industry in its different stages, in order to increase its competitiveness. It creates a mandatory shipping guide, issued by the National Agricultural Health Service (SENASA), for the transportation of products destined for the domestic market. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon137897.pdf 2014 x x x 31 Office of Public Health Health Code Decree 65-91 This Decree approves the Health Code, which considers health as a state of integral, biological, psychological, social and ecological well-being, as an inalienable human right, and that it is incumbent upon the State, as well as all natural or legal persons, to promote its protection, recovery and rehabilitation. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon140801.pdf 1991 x 32 Secretary of State in the Office of Education, Secretary of State in the Office of Development and Social Inclusion, Secretary of State in the Offices of Government and Justice. School Feeding Law. Decree Nº 125-2016 It creates the legal framework for the State of Honduras to provide children with adequate nutritional food rations in all public schools at the pre-basic, basic and progressively secondary education levels of the country, within the framework of the human right to food that includes the right of children to be free from hunger and the generation of appropriate conditions that contribute to healthy development both physically and psychologically, under conditions of freedom and dignity to promote educational indicators. The National School Food Program is created, under the Secretariat of State in the Office of Development and Social Inclusion, in coordination with the Secretariat of State in the Office of Education, with financial independence, which aims to provide all children in public schools at the pre-basic and basic levels and, progressively, secondary education in the country, a complementary nutritious food ration. The State will give priority as suppliers of the components of school meals to: cooperative associations, associative companies of peasants, agro-industrial cooperative companies, rural savings and credit cooperatives and family farmers. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon174256.pdf 2017 x x x 33 Secretary of State in the Offices of Governance and Justice; Law on Territorial Planning. Decree Nº 180/03 establishes that land use planning constitutes a State policy that, by incorporating it into national planning, promotes the integral, strategic and efficient management of all the nation's resources. The National Council of Territorial Planning (CONOT) is created with the purpose of proposing, coordinating and following up on policies and plans in the area of territorial planning. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon41355.pdf 2003 x x 34 Instituto Nacional Agrario Ley de protección a la empresa platanera. Decree Nº 12/89 protección, el desarrollo y el fortalecimiento de la actividad platanera. Para ello, introduce normas tendientes a garantizar la seguridad en la tenencia de la tierra. En particular, declara inafectables e inexpropiables las tierras nacionales, ejidales o de propiedad privada dedicadas al cultivo del plátano. Asimismo, establece disposiciones para la adjudicación en dominio pleno de predios cultivados con plátano. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon69631.pdf 1989 x 35 INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES BUREAUS (INSEP) Framework Law of the Social Protection System. Decree Nº 56-2015 The Social Protection System provides coverage against contingencies arising from the main risks associated with the course of people's lives, through a multi-pillar structure model that provides access to plans and programs that generate benefits and services that guarantee protection. The System contemplates two major components: 1) A basic set of rights and essential social transfers in cash and/or in kind, as a progressive platform for solidarity-based and inclusive social development, in order to guarantee access to essential benefits and services and to the security of opportunities and minimum income; 2) The provision of an essential level of social goods and services, such as: health, water and sanitation, education, food, social housing, recreation, employment generation and financial inclusion and others according to the needs of national priority. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon185613.pdf 2015 x 36 Office of Natural Resources and Environment General Water Law. Decree Nº 181-2009 to establish the principles and regulations applicable to the adequate management of water resources for the protection, conservation, valorization and use of water resources in order to promote the integrated management of such resources at the national level. The use, exploitation, development, applications and any other forms of exploitation of water resources, as well as the exploitation or use of ecosystems and related resources, shall be administered by the State through the Water Authority as provided in this Law and other related laws. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon92441.pdf 2009 x 37 Secretary of State in the Office of Health Framework Law of the Drinking Water and Sanitation Sector. Decree Nº 118-2003 The framework of the potable water and sanitation sector establishes the norms applicable to potable water and sanitation services in the national territory as a basic instrument in the promotion of the quality of life of the population and the strengthening of sustainable development as a generational legacy. The provision of services will be governed under the principles of quality, equity, solidarity, continuity, generality, environmental respect and citizen participation. The National Council of Potable Water and Sanitation (CONASA) and the Regulatory Entity of Potable Water and Sanitation Services are created. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon41347.pdf 2003 x 38 Secretaria de Estado en los Despachos de Industria y Comercio Consumer Protection Law. Decree Nº 24-2008 approves the Consumer Protection Law, which aims to protect, defend, promote, disseminate and enforce the rights of consumers by regulating consumer relations established in the market for the acquisition of goods and services. https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/hon95005.pdf 2008 x 39 SECRETARÍA DE AGRICULTURA Y GANADERÍA STATE POLICY FOR THE AGRIFOOD SECTOR AND RURAL AREAS OF HONDURAS 2004 -2021 0 Policies needed to transform Honduran agriculture from an emphasis on primary production to a modern agriculture that includes primary agricultural, livestock, forestry and fishing activities, as well as the industrial processing of these products and the inputs and capital goods, marketing, market, consumption and all support services in a context of sustainable development and linkages, with quality, competitiveness, profitability and whose benefits are distributed equitably throughout society. https://foprideh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/PoliticaSectorAgroalimentario2004-PESA.pdf 2004-2021 x x x Secretariat of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mines, Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), Presidential Office of Climate Change (Clima+), General Directorate of Land Management and National Directorate of National Plan. Water, Forest and Soil Master Plan (ABS Plan) Guidelines for the efficient and sustainable management of water, forests and soils. Soil conservation, implementation of agroforestry and silvopastoral productive systems. Guarantee the improvement of the productive capacity of the soil and the food and nutritional security of Hondurans, through actions aimed at the recovery and rehabilitation of degraded lands and landscapes through reforestation and restoration activities for productive and conservation purposes. https://cuencasgolfodefonseca.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Plan-Maestro-Agua-Bosque-y-Suelo-UV.pdf 2017 x x x Decree No. 318/13 - Law for the protection, benefits and regularization of the informal activity. https://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC137900 Decree No. 145-2018 ─ Law to support Micro and Small Enterprises. https://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC185666