politics
May 9, 2026
State Council orders acceleration of agricultural marketing policy after government non-compliance
State Council orders acceleration of national agricultural marketing policy Photo: Courtesy Minagricultura
TL;DR
- The State Council ordered the National Government to accelerate the adoption of the National Agricultural Marketing Policy.
- The Ministry of Agriculture was found to have partially failed to comply with Law 2378 of 2024 regarding the policy's adoption within the legal timeframe.
- The court deemed the Ministry's reported administrative progress insufficient to meet the legal obligation.
- The decision clarifies that judicial action can be used to enforce complex public policy mandates with express duties.
- The State Council ruled that the creation of a technical intersectoral and regional committee to formulate the policy had not been formally installed.
- New deadlines have been set: one month to define the election mechanisms for farmer and union representatives, another month to formally install the technical committee, and two additional months to adopt the policy.