What and why

FAO Regional Conferences are an official forum where Ministers of Agriculture and high-level officials of Member Nations from the same geographic Region meet to discuss challenges and priority matters related to food and agriculture to ensure promotion of regional coherence on global policies and political issues.

As the highest Governing Bodies of the Organization at regional level, Regional Conferences are essential in ensuring the effectiveness of FAO's regional work in the service of Member Nations, as well as the definition of its priority areas of work for the following biennium.

Who

Ministers of Agriculture from the Regions actively participate in the Regional Conferences. Representatives of regional, intra-regional, international organizations, civil society and the private sector are also welcome as Observers to the Sessions of the Regional Conferences.

When

Regional Conferences are convened on a biennial basis.

• 38th Regional Conference: 2024  Georgetown, Guyana


• 37th Regional Conference: 2022  Quito, Ecuador


• 36th Regional Conference: 2020  Mánagua, Nicaragua


• 35th Regional Conference: 2018 Montego Bay, Jamaica


• 34th Regional Conference: 2016 Mexico City, Mexico


• 33rd Regional Conference: 2014 Santiago, Chile


• 32nd Regional Conference: 2012 Buenos Aires, Argentina.


• 31st Regional Conference: 2010 Panama City, Panama


• 30th Regional Conference: 2008 Brasilia, Brazil


• 29th Regional Conference: 2006 Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela


• 28th Regional Conference: 2004 Guatemala City, Guatemala


• 27th Regional Conference: 2002 Havana, Cuba


• 26th Regional Conference: 2000 Mérida, México