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Why we need bees for a nutritious future

Disappearing pollinators can mean losing some of the nutritious food we need for a healthy diet.
Brazil set to become the second largest global exporter of maize, says FAO

Brazilian maize exports for the 2019/2020 season forecast to reach 29.5 million tonnes.
FAO forecasts strong growth prospects for global production and trade of tropical fruits

Latin America and the Caribbean is the world’s most important exporter for bananas and the four major tropical fruits.
1.4 million people in need of urgent food assistance in the Central American Dry Corridor

2.2 million people in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua lost their crops due to rains and droughts.

FAO and the Sustainable Development Goals
Indicators: Measuring up to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Food and Agriculture:
Driving action across the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The grands of agricultural reform
Employment, reality and dreams of the rural youth in Chile

Annual report 2018:
Latin America and the Caribbean

In depth

Sustainable Development Goals
17 goals to transform our world

Food and agriculture in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Newsletter
Family Farming Newsletter

April to December 2017 (spanish only)

FAO IN ACTION
Giving women in Guatemala a voice in food security and nutrition

FAO helps Guatemala implement a gender equality policy

Training
Cursos disponibles

Núcleo de Capacitación en Políticas Públicas