Discussion panel: Healthy diets for better nutrition

Santiago (Chile), Hybrid Event, 08/05/2024

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) faces significant challenges to eradicate hunger and malnutrition in all its forms. The trend of increasing prevalence of hunger and food insecurity evidenced since 2014 came to a halt. Between 2021 and 2022, the prevalence of hunger decreased in the region from 7.0% to 6.5%, and the prevalence of food insecurity also decreased from 40.3% to 37.5%, being...

Special report launched “Financing for food security and nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean”

Hybrid Event, 29/04/2024

This document presents a conceptual framework for the analysis of possible financial flows and their relationship with agrifood systems and, in particular, for the elimination of hunger and malnutrition. This conceptual framework adopts a broad notion of financing, covering six main types of fund flows in agrifood systems: a) two internal flows within agrifood systems (the first flow being c...

Webinar series for capacity building on Codex topics of interest for the Latin American and the Caribbean region

Virtual Event, 23/04/2024

The growing population worldwide, the increase in food demand, the consequent growth of the food industry, added to global health risks, demonstrate the importance of incorporating food safety into national policies and the strengthening of the Food safety systems.

Preparing for La Niña, advances and challenges to measure its impact on agri-food systems

Virtual Event, 18/04/2024

Strengthening capacities for impact assessment by taking advantage of the latest technological and methodological developments and innovations is an important step in these preparations. In this webinar we will learn about the progress made by FAO, governments and civil society in this area. What systems and tools are being used to assess the impacts of shocks and...

Workshop of the Latin American Soil Laboratory Network (LATSOLAN)

Hybrid Event, 08/04/2024

Representatives of the National Reference Laboratories of LATSOLAN will be meeting in Chile from 8 to 11 April through a dynamic workshop taking place in Santiago (first day) and then in Chillán (other days). On the first day participants will be hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture in Santiago de Chile where the ongoing FAO projects in the region will be presented, with the participation of r...

Food Systems Leadership Program for Youth Regional Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean

Santiago (Chile), 06/04/2024 - 10/04/2024

The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub and the FAO Regional Office of Latin America and the Caribbean are organizing a regional workshop under the project "Building the Next Generation of Food Systems Leadership in Developing Countries" funded by the Government of Germany. A detailed description of the project and the overall structure of the regional workshop is provided in the attached concept ...

Technical Exchange Cycle for Family Farming: Public Procurement

Virtual Event, 04/04/2024

Background

Family farming plays a crucial role in the socio-economic context in which the countries are inserted, providing not only quality food but also sustainability and cultural rootedness to communities. Through product transformation and the generation of services and infrastructure, this sector is key to creating diverse economic opportunities, not only for ...

Senior official meeting 38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean

Virtual Event, 11/03/2024 - 13/03/2024

38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and Caribbean

11/03/2024 - 21/03/2024

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.

Civil Society Consultation Session prior to FAO’s 38 Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC38)

Hybrid Event, 28/02/2024 - 29/02/2024

Prior to 38 FAO Regional Conference, FAO will organize a consultation with the civil society (on February 28th and 29th, 2024 in Santiago, Chile). This space is intended to foster an exchange of ideas between the participants and is an opportunity for the sector to share its perspectives and potential contributions in FAOs thematic areas.

Thematic dialogue: Youth spokesperson and leadership in the food and agriculture

Virtual Event, 22/02/2024

The 38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC38) is the main governing body of the Organization at the regional level, where the 33 FAO Member States in Latin America and the Caribbean meet to establish regional priorities of the Organization for the next biennium. At the event, state ministers and high-level officials discuss the challenges and priorities related to ...

Academic and Scientific Sector Consultation Session prior to FAO’s 38 Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC38)

Hybrid Event, 20/02/2024

Within the framework of its 38 regional conference, FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean will conduct consultations (one online consultation and three sectorial consultations (of a hybrid nature) with non-state actors (NSAs): the Civil Society, Private Sector, and Scientific and Academic sector. These instances are expected to gather relevant information for the regional conf...

Nourishing the Future: Strong Partnerships for Food Security and Better Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean

Hybrid Event, 20/02/2024

The FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean and the FAO Liaison Office to the European Union and Belgium are co-organizing an event to discuss challenges and opportunities in the EU-LAC partnership for food security and nutrition, in view of new pressing global challenges and considering the new proposed actions by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Foo...

Thematic Dialogue: Gender equality and the actions needed to reduce the gaps

Virtual Event, 15/02/2024

The 38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC38) is the main governing body of the Organization at the regional level, where the 33 FAO Member Nations in Latin America and the Caribbean meet to establish the Organization's regional priorities for the next biennium. At the Conference, ministers of States and high-level officials discuss the challenges and priorities...

Launch event of the 38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean - Press Conference

Hybrid Event, 07/02/2024

On Wednesday, February 7, at 11:00 AM in Georgetown, Guyana, the Guyana government, and FAO will launch the 38 Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean.

In the event will participate the Minister of Agriculture of Guyana, Zulfikar Mustapha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana, Hugh Todd, the Assistant Director General and Regional Representative of FAO, Mario Lubet...

Private Sector Consultation Session prior to FAO’s 38 Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC38)

Hybrid Event, 06/02/2024

Within the framework of its 38 regional conference, FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean will conduct consultations (one online consultation and three sectorial consultations (of a hybrid nature) with non-state actors (NSAs): the Civil Society, Private Sector, and Scientific and Academic sector. These instances are expected to gather relevant information for the regional conf...

Adequate food: the human right of us all Course presentation webinar

Virtual Event, 01/02/2024

According to the report "Latin America and the Caribbean-Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023: Statistics and trends", 26.9 million people in the Caribbean experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2022. From this, 12.5 million people were affected by severe food insecurity, equivalent to 28.2 percent of this sub-region population, a percentage far above the regional (1...

Webinar: Scaling up action and finance for the Biodiversity–Climate–Food Nexus in Latin America and the Caribbean

Virtual Event, 31/01/2024

A Biodiversity–Climate–Food Nexus approach simultaneously considers biodiversity, climate and food security and nutrition objectives in solution planning, aiming to achieve a triple-win outcome. The webinar will explore the opportunities and challenges of leveraging this approach to access finance and scale-up integrated action, including through the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Global Envi...

Panel "Closing the Gaps in Socio-Economic Development: Food and Nutrition Security and Sovereignty in the Amazon Region"

Virtual Event, 07/12/2023

At the IV Meeting of Presidents of the States Parties to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, held on August 8, 2023, the Presidential Declaration of Belém, and the recent XIV Meeting of ACTO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, held on November 23 of the same year, FAO and ACTO promoted the Panel "Closing the Gaps in Socio-Economic Development: Food and Nutrition Security and Sovereignty in the Amazon R...

Celebration of World Soil Day

Virtual Event, 05/12/2023

Our planet’s survival depends on the precious link between soil and water. Over 95 percent of our food originates from these two fundamental resources. Soil water, vital for nutrient absorption by plants, binds our ecosystems together. This symbiotic relationship is the foundation of our agricultural systems.