Food and Nutrition Policy Workshop Wraps up in Grenada
17/10/2024
Stakeholders discuss strategies for the future of food security and nutrition.
PLACA announces the three winners of the low-cost solutions contest for climate action in livestock farming
15/10/2024
The three winners of the regional contest will receive an incentive of USD $1,000 to boost their sustainable technological initiatives in the livestock sector.
FAO signs collaboration agreements with the largest university networks in Latin America and the Caribbean
18/10/2024
The new agreements with the Association of Universities of the Montevideo Group (AUGM) and the Union of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean (UDUALC) will lead to collaboration with more than 270 universities in the region through the FAO Campus program.
Urgent Investment in irrigation for agriculture in the Caribbean takes center stage at the Hand-in-Hand (HiH) Initiative Invest Forum
18/10/2024
Hundreds of farmer families in Barbados, Jamaica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines could benefit from strengthening their capacities to manage irrigation systems and equipment effectively.
Almost USD 14 million mobilized to strengthen resilience in the dry corridor and arid zones of Central America
18/10/2024
The progress of the Hand-in-Hand Initiative was presented at the 2024 Investment Forum held at FAO Headquarters in Rome, in the framework of World Food Day
FAO and OTCA present an $89.9 million investment program in amazonian bioeconomy to promote inclusive rural transformation
17/10/2024
The program will directly benefit the eight countries of the Amazon region through three investment lines focused on strengthening information management systems, developing digital ecosystems, and improving fisheries management in the Amazon.
FAO and Chef Heinz Wuth to collaborate to promote better nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean
15/10/2024
With over five million followers on his social media platforms, the renowned chef joins FAO as a regional digital collaborator to promote healthy and sustainable diets.
Caribbean Rural Women Producers Set for Knowledge Exchange Visit to Kenya
30/09/2024
In a joint effort to strengthen the business and advocacy capacities, representatives from the Caribbean Network of Rural Women Producers (CANROP) are embarking on an exchange visit to Kenya. The visit, that took place from 30th September to 4th October 2024, is part of the broader "Farmers’ O...
FAO promotes regional dialogue on Afro-descendants and rurality in Latin America and the Caribbean
07/10/2024
Ahead of the COP 16 Summit in Colombia, FAO and various civil society organizations gathered in a regional meeting to define strategies and discuss key points in the debate on Afro-descendant and rurality.
FAO calls on governments and organizations to commit to guaranteeing the right to food in Latin America and the Caribbean
09/10/2024
The Regional Office commemorated World Food Day and highlighted the need to promote public policies and good practices that have positively impacted the region, such as school feeding programs.
Reducing food loss and waste requires more funding: FAO, IDB, UNEP and PASO
03/10/2024
International organizations commemorated the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste with a day of discussions, which included an Agricultural Fair and demonstrations of cooking without waste.
Hunger in Haiti reaches historic high with one-in-two Haitians now in acute hunger
30/09/2024
This was reported by FAO, WFP, the Coordination Nationale de la Sécurité Alimentaire (CNSA) of Haiti, through the publication of the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report.
FAO and the Government of Brazil launched a course on land administration and governance of tenure in Latin America and the Caribbean
25/09/2024
The training aims to strengthen the capacities of about 100 government officials and representatives of civil society in the region to implement land access programs and policies.
FAO and the Climate Action Platform promote dialogue to inform on carbon markets
05/09/2024
The event aimed to understand the contribution of these markets to decarbonization and climate resilience in agriculture.
FAO highlights social protection policies for advancing the fight against hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean
25/09/2024
Signing ceremony with the President of the Inter-American Development Bank, Ilan Goldfajn, for a new framework agreement
25/09/2024
FAO and the Montevideo Group of Universities drive innovation to achieve sustainable agrifood systems
25/09/2024
During the webinar Challenges and Opportunities to Achieve Agrifood Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean, FAO's Assistant Director-General, Mario Lubetkin, emphasized the collaboration between academia and governments as key to advancing toward more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient systems.
FAO and partners working on safeguarding Caribbean Bananas
19/09/2024
In Honduras, QU Dongyu highlights the crucial role of coffee in the transformation of agrifood systems
19/09/2024
FAO and Bolivia urge global action to safeguard camelids and their vital role in sustainable development
17/09/2024
The Bolivia-hosted Regional Meeting on South American Camelids highlights the animals’ cultural, social, economic, and ecological importance and ways in which to protect and develop the camelid sector.