The 36th session of FAO’s Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, hosted virtually by the Government of Nicaragua, started today with Members exchanging their experiences, strategies and ideas on the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, while the FAO Director-General QU Dongyu stressed the importance of strengthened collaboration and innovation, particularly to support the most vulnerable people highly affected by the pandemic.

From the outset, the Director-General praised the efficientresponse of the region so far to keep food supply chains working amid the impacts of the pandemic.