United Nations Food Systems Summit +4 (UNFSS+4)
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Towards the UNFSS+4 Summit
The United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) was first held in 2021 to transform the world’s agrifood systems to make them more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable, as an effort to accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger (SDG 2).
That same year, in Latin America and the Caribbean, nine United Nations agencies established a Coordination Center to provide technical support to countries in the development and implementation of their National Pathways for food systems transformation.
FAO’s work
Since preparations for the first UNFSS meeting in 2021, 138 national and independent dialogues have been held across the region, with FAO playing a facilitating and leadership role throughout this process. FAO is currently supporting the implementation of pathways in seven countries in the region: Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, and Uruguay. In 2025, FAO also began supporting Cuba’s process to develop its National Pathway. Additionally, FAO led the Latin America and the Caribbean interagency team from 2021 to 2023.
The UN specialized agency has also contributed to the design and formulation of projects financed by the SDG Fund, aimed at helping countries move closer to achieving the SDGs. This effort secured approval for two seed projects in Costa Rica and El Salvador, totaling USD 350,000.
In this way, FAO serves as a strategic technical partner for governments, providing knowledge, coordinating actions, and generating evidence to advance towards more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient agrifood systems.
In 2025, the UNFSS+4 Summit will provide an opportunity to assess countries’ progress towards transforming their food systems, four years after its launch.
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Country achievements under the UNFSS with FAO’s support
Over the past four years of work, FAO has collaborated closely with seven countries in the region—Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Mexico, and Uruguay, with Cuba joining in 2025—supporting them in their efforts to transform their food systems. This has included the implementation of public policies, mobilization of resources, technical support for food and nutrition security initiatives, progress in climate resilience projects, support for the development of family farming, and strengthening urban markets, among other initiatives.
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama
FAO has supported the formulation of projects to secure financing for initiatives through the SDG Fund, which seeks to help countries get closer to achieving the SDGs. Thus, funding has been secured for initiatives in Costa Rica and El Salvador through seed projects of USD 175,000 in each country. In Panama, an SDG Fund was secured for a governance and circular economy initiative supporting the country's agenda for transforming its agrifood systems.
Uruguay, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Ecuador
In Uruguay, FAO has promoted a low-carbon economy through a climate-smart livestock project and two other initiatives on land degradation neutrality and sustainable agricultural transformation.
Additionally, FAO has supported Costa Rica in the development and implementation of the National Strategy for Carbon Neutrality 2021–2050, which aims to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions. Costa Rica is also implementing innovative policies such as the inclusion of agricultural soil decarbonization in its Payment for Environmental Services (PES) scheme.
In Panama, FAO, with financial support from the GEF, promoted the transformation of traditional production practices toward the adoption of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) by producers, especially in the livestock and agriculture sectors.
In Ecuador, with support from Climate Funds (GEF, GCF, AF), territorial capacities have been strengthened for the integrated management of agro-productive landscapes, focusing on management and production models that prioritize Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), ecosystem restoration, and sustainable watershed management.
Mexico is driving a climate transformation through agrifood systems with an intersectoral and territorial approach. FAO is supporting SEMARNAT in the participatory design of the National Environmental Restoration Program 2025–2030, which makes ecological restoration a structural axis of productive systems, integrating environmental governance, financing, and climate sustainability. Additionally, Mexico has submitted a proposal to the GEF for a National Livestock Policy, which aims to be free from deforestation and have low emissions (2025–2029), focusing on traceability, environmental sustainability, and green financial mechanisms.
Guyana, Uruguay, El Salvador, Ecuador
In Guyana, FAO supported the implementation of a pilot homegrown school feeding project aimed at improving the food and nutrition security of school communities, helping to strengthen local agriculture and school supply chain practices to provide nutritious meals to school-age children.
In Uruguay, FAO supported the institutional diagnosis of the School Feeding Program to enable the implementation of the Sustainable Schools Methodology.
In El Salvador, within the framework of the regional Food Coalition project "Strengthening School Feeding Programs during and after the health pandemic," training sessions on Healthy School Shops and Cafeterias are being conducted to support the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, with FAO's technical and financial assistance. To date, 1,279 people have been trained.
In Ecuador, also as part of the regional Food Coalition project, FAO supported the localization of school feeding programs in priority municipalities. The program included the development and implementation of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG) as a mechanism to accelerate education in healthy and culturally appropriate food environments.
Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Panama
In Ecuador, the linkage of family farmers—particularly youth and rural women—to alternative marketing circuits has been strengthened, ensuring fair trade and improving livelihoods while contributing to food availability for populations.
In Guyana, family farming has been strengthened through support to farmers' organizations, enhancing their capacities to provide services to members and promoting an enabling environment for the sector. Through the project "Farmers' Organizations for Africa, Caribbean and Pacific – Action in the Caribbean," eight farmers' organizations comprising approximately 450 smallholder farmers from six regions received training and institutional support, contributing to improved incomes, livelihoods, and food and nutrition security in the country.
Mexico has promoted robust regulatory and institutional frameworks for family farming from a participatory, territorial, and inclusive approach. Under the Mesoamérica Sin Hambre AMEXCID–FAO program (2015–2024), key transformations were driven in Chiapas and Oaxaca. In Chiapas, a participatory typology of family farming and a national legal report supporting state legislative proposals were developed. In Oaxaca, the State Plan for Smallholder Family Farming was designed with a focus on women, youth, and ethnic inclusion. Bio-input strategies were also promoted, aligning with the National Bio-input Roadmap (BM–FAO), and strengthening institutional capacities at the local level.
In Panama, FAO developed a pilot project to enhance the digital capacities of men and women from the Ngäbe Buglé Indigenous Territory, implementing a territorial digital ecosystem. This initiative improved marketing and access to digital markets for the Ngäbe Buglé, reflected in increased production, better quality of life, and transformation toward more efficient agrifood systems. FAO has also supported the development of a digital farmer registration system integrated with a national rural extension system (public and private); and a digital service offering platform, with special attention to family and Indigenous agriculture in the Comarcas, thereby strengthening the effectiveness of economic recovery and resilience mechanisms for the agrifood sector.
Uruguay, El Salvador, Panama
In Uruguay, a proposal for sustainable waste management at the Metropolitan Agrifood Unit (UAM) site was developed, along with a gender analysis of the institution overseeing the market.
In El Salvador, FAO worked on urban food systems models to link production, transformation, consumption, and food marketing in the Urban Centers for Well-being and Opportunities (CUBO) in Nejapa and Colonia IVU in the San Salvador district. An interactive model was also developed to educate families on sustainable food systems. The exhibition included hydroponic and aquaponic gardens, and displays simulating markets, storage, and food preparation, promoting sustainable nutrition practices among children and their families, in line with the national roadmap.
In Panama, with financial support from the SDG Fund, actions have been implemented to develop models of sustainable gastronomy and circular economy, highlighting the role of municipal markets as epicenters of community life and sustainability. The initiative seeks to revolutionize waste management in municipal markets, promoting circular economy practices that generate environmental, social, and economic benefits.
Uruguay, Panama, and Mexico
In Uruguay, technical assistance was provided to the National Human Rights Institution and Ombudsman's Office, along with technical recommendations to the departmental coordination body for the implementation of a National Single Registry of Food, Companies, and Vehicles.
In Panama, support was provided for the design of the Food and Nutrition Security Plan of the National Secretariat. Additionally, Panama has conducted a series of national workshops analyzing the food and nutrition situation of the population over two years of age, as well as regional workshops with the participation of other countries to exchange experiences and gain a better understanding of FAO's Diet Solve tools for developing food-based dietary guidelines.
Mexico has taken key steps to institutionalize the right to food with a systemic and territorial approach. FAO has provided technical assistance in implementing the General Law on the Right to Adequate and Sustainable Food, one of the most advanced in Latin America. Within this framework, the GEF project Food Systems, Indigenous Peoples, and Biodiversity (2025–2030) contemplates the establishment of municipal food councils in indigenous territories — Gran Nayar, Comcaac, and Yoeme — as a pending legal mandate, enabling the testing of rights-based food governance models. In addition, the From Hook to Plate project (2023–2025), also financed by the GEF, strengthens local food governance frameworks in coastal contexts (Baja California, Nayarit, and Quintana Roo) by connecting artisanal fishing, processing, traceability, healthy consumption, and community participation.More information about the countries
In recent years, FAO has supported Costa Rica in transforming its agrifood systems with a focus on equity, sustainability, and resilience. This process has been made possible through FAO's technical and strategic assistance and access to key resources such as the SDG Fund, along with support from the Food Systems and Food Safety Division (ESF) and the national office for the updating, strengthening, and monitoring of the national roadmap for agrifood systems transformation.
One of the most important milestones is the implementation of the Joint Programme "Empowering Communities in Sustainable Agrifood Systems", supported by the Joint SDG Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The programme is being implemented in the cantons of Guatuso-Alajuela and Buenos Aires-Puntarenas, two rural communities with high rates of food insecurity, malnutrition, and low social development indices.
Led by UN agencies, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), the Ministry of Health (MS), and local governments, this programme brings together efforts to ensure that communities are at the forefront of their own development.
The programme has enabled the development of strategies with communities, strengthened local governance, built capacities in sustainable agri-productive practices, and promoted healthy eating habits among families. It has also fostered the participation of women, Indigenous Peoples, and youth, placing their voices at the center of the transformation process.
Timely financing has not only been essential for launching these initiatives but also for advancing the implementation of the agrifood systems roadmap, which guides long-term, multisectoral action. This roadmap strengthens the link between national policies and community needs, ensuring sustainability and local ownership.
FAO has also collaborated with the Ministry of Health to assess the food and nutrition situation during the first 1,000 days of life among Indigenous Peoples, providing technical nutritional recommendations and communication materials for Food-Based Dietary Guidelines tailored to their context. As part of this effort, 23 messages were developed for dissemination among Indigenous communities and on social media.
Costa Rica's experience shows that strategic financing, linked to participatory and territorial planning, is key to advancing more equitable, sustainable, and inclusive agrifood systems. Through its partnership with FAO, the country is working to transform structural challenges into opportunities for development, health, and well-being for rural communities.
Costa Rica has taken significant steps to transform its agrifood systems, focusing on environmental sustainability and climate action. With FAO's support, the country is implementing innovative actions related to climate change adaptation and mitigation, highlighting the integration of policies, technologies, and sustainable practices across territories.
An example of this commitment is the Agro-Environmental Agenda to 2030, promoted by FAO, which sets out a roadmap to integrate environmental management into the agrifood sector in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Costa Rica is also participating in GEF 8, which directly supports the implementation of the National Decarbonization Plan. Through this mechanism, and with FAO's assistance, the country is promoting innovative actions to address climate change in the agricultural sector.
This comprehensive approach emphasizes the coordination of public policies, sustainable technologies, and local practices, strengthening territorial capacities and ensuring a just transition toward more sustainable production models.
One of the main pillars of the Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture (SCALA) programme, implemented by FAO and UNDP with the support of MAG and the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), is the promotion of climate actions in the agricultural sector.
Within this framework, Costa Rica has implemented an innovative pilot for the application of RECSOIL protocols, aiming to recarbonize agricultural soils—a key strategy for enhancing soil health, carbon sequestration, and agricultural productivity.
Costa Rica is also implementing new mechanisms to recognize soil recarbonization within the Payment for Environmental Services (PES) scheme. This process, coordinated with public institutions and the private sector, incentivizes conservation and environmental restoration while improving the livelihoods of farmers.
In the livestock sector, efforts are underway to certify beef with traceability, ensuring practices that reduce emissions and promote low-carbon livestock production. This transformation also enhances access to differentiated and sustainable markets.
Additionally, the Dry Corridor project in Guanacaste is being promoted to increase the resilience of rural communities to climate variability through agroecological practices, soil recovery, and improved access to water.
Together, these actions reaffirm Costa Rica's commitment to a low-emission, climate-resilient rural development model focused on the well-being of its communities.
Políticas públicas para la transformación de los sistemas agroalimentarios en Costa Rica
Comunidades en Costa Rica trabajan por transformar sus sistemas agroalimentarios
Costa Rica – making strides in policymaking to transform agrifood systems
Costa Rica traza el camino hacia una alimentación más saludable y sostenible
In Ecuador, with the support of Climate Funds (GEF, GCF, AF), territorial capacities are being strengthened for the integrated management of agro-productive landscapes. This includes management and production models focused on Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), ecosystem restoration, and sustainable watershed management.
In Ecuador, the integration of Family Farmers—particularly rural women and youth—into alternative marketing channels has been strengthened. These channels promote fair trade and improve their livelihoods while contributing to ensuring food availability for the population.
In Ecuador, as part of the regional Food Coalition project, support was provided for the territorialization of school feeding programmes in priority municipalities. The programme included the development and implementation of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) as a mechanism to accelerate education for healthy and culturally appropriate food environments.
In terms of governance, FAO has provided technical assistance for updating the Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Model for the 2024–2030 period, to advance global commitments to nutrition and food security. This process was led by the Office of the First Lady (DPD). The SFS Model serves as a national reference framework for policies, strategies, programs, and sectoral projects aimed at ensuring food security for the Salvadoran population and improving their well-being and quality of life. It includes governance, monitoring, and follow-up processes.
Additionally, FAO has supported the Government of El Salvador in the formation of multisectoral platforms, under the leadership of the Ministry of Health (MINSAL) and the DPD, to position nutrition and food security (including platforms for youth, civil society, and pregnant women).
Within the framework of the regional Food Coalition project "Strengthening School Feeding Programmes during and after the health pandemic", training sessions on Healthy School Stores and Cafeterias are being conducted in support of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, with FAO's technical and financial assistance. These sessions, designed for school principals, teachers, and store administrators, aim to strengthen the implementation of the Healthy School Stores and Cafeterias Regulation, offer nutritious food alternatives, reduce food loss and waste, and promote healthy eating habits within the school community. To date, 1,279 people from the departments of Santa Ana, San Salvador, and San Miguel have been trained.
FAO, in support of the Ministry of Education, is also contributing to improving access to water in 11 schools located in the country's dry corridor. This initiative benefits over 2,000 students, with an investment exceeding USD 350,000. It significantly contributes to food safety in school snacks, fosters a culture of responsible water use, and promotes healthier and more sustainable school environments, positively impacting the nutrition, development, and well-being of the school community.
Through the project "Mitigating the impacts of extreme climate events induced by El Niño and La Niña on agriculture and food security", FAO has developed a training component to raise awareness among families about the impacts of emergencies on health and nutrition, especially for vulnerable groups. This component promotes anticipatory actions to protect food security, such as identifying climate-resilient species, cultivating home gardens, implementing poultry farms, and using local foods with high nutritional value.
As part of the Interagency SDGF–SFS project, cash transfers were made to 153 individuals in Conchagua, La Unión, selected based on their level of food insecurity and vulnerability—prioritizing female-headed households, families with children, and pregnant or breastfeeding women. Participants also received training in financial education, nutrition, gender, protection, and community feedback mechanisms.
As a strategy to promote sustainable food systems through food culture and the preservation of local food biodiversity, FAO, with the support of the Office of the First Lady, the Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, has developed and disseminated three recipe books: "Ancestral Recipes – Phase I" and "Flavors of Memory", which highlight culturally, nutritionally, and environmentally valuable foods and preparations from Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in El Salvador; and "Climate-Resilient Species for Strengthening the Food and Nutrition Security of Salvadoran Families in the Dry Corridor", which promotes local species from the Dry Corridor. These recipe books have been shared nationwide with Indigenous representatives, project participants, government officials, and other strategic partners.
Additionally, under the project "Promoting the economic empowerment of rural women and youth to improve food and nutrition security and resilience", funded by the Government of Canada, FAO has supported the development of agricultural and non-agricultural entrepreneurship initiatives led by women and youth, including the delivery of inputs (seed capital, materials, equipment, and technical advice) for the development of business plans. Approximately 4,000 people are now producing and consuming eggs. In the short term, 3,800 people will begin harvesting vegetables from their home gardens, while 1,900 will intensively produce fruit.
An interagency communication campaign, "For Healthier Families," is currently being developed and designed to promote healthy eating practices among Salvadoran families, thereby contributing to the health, nutrition, and well-being of all household members.
FAO and the Tin Marín Children's Museum have implemented an interactive model to educate Salvadoran families about sustainable food systems. This includes hydroponic and aquaponic gardens, and exhibits simulating markets, food storage, and preparation.
This collaboration has enabled the improvement of the garden area, the development of educational materials, the adaptation of learning spaces, and the training of museum guides. Additionally, healthy recipe workshops are being conducted for visitors.
Through a guided tour of nine stations, the exhibit creatively and playfully presents the complete food process—from soil preparation and food production to marketing, food dehydration to reduce waste, and the simulation of healthy meal preparation to be shared with the family.
FAO has also implemented two urban and peri-urban food production systems at the Urban Centers for Well-being and Opportunities (CUBO) in Nejapa and Colonia IVU, San Salvador. These initiatives link food production, processing, consumption, and marketing. The diversified strategy includes aquaponic modules and community gardens to enhance the availability, accessibility, and consumption of healthy food, and is complemented by training for women leaders, families, girls, and boys through the "School of Growers."
In support of the school feeding agenda, FAO has assisted Guyana through the development of the Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Social Protection project, a pilot school feeding programme with local production. The initiative aimed to strengthen community-based school feeding in Guyana and contributed to enhancing local agriculture and school-level supply chain practices to provide nutritious meals to children.
The project was implemented in two primary schools located in interior communities: Wauna (Region One) and Nappi (Region Nine). These schools are currently implementing the Ministry of Education’s Community Hot Meals Programme. The project’s main objective was to demonstrate how healthy and nutritious diets could be promoted for more than 800 students in community schools while supporting local economies. It helped build stronger links between the school feeding programme and the local food system, benefiting farmers and communities while improving school diets.
Through the South-South Cooperation Programme with China, FAO led the implementation of precision agriculture technologies to enhance rice production—one of Guyana’s most vital agricultural sectors. Currently, twenty officers from the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) are certified drone pilots and data analysts.
Additionally, more than 500 farmers have benefited from training through the Farmers’ Field School Programme, learning to collect and analyze field data using drones and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). To ensure the sustainability of this initiative, the GRDB has established a dedicated unit to provide free drone monitoring services and training to all rice farmers. These technologies are improving decision-making in rice cultivation, enabling more efficient water management, pest control, and yield forecasting.
Mexico is driving climate transformation through its agrifood systems with an intersectoral and territorial approach. Through the Environmental TCP (2024–2025), FAO is supporting SEMARNAT in the participatory design of the National Environmental Restoration Programme 2025–2030, which places ecological restoration at the core of productive systems, integrating environmental governance, financing, and climate sustainability.
In addition, Mexico has submitted a proposal to the GEF for a National Deforestation-Free and Low-Emission Livestock Policy (2025–2029), focusing on traceability, environmental sustainability, and green financial mechanisms. The pilot will be implemented in Campeche, the Yucatán Peninsula, and Veracruz, with the participation of SADER, SEMARNAT, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Welfare, INEGI, and FIRA—as a model of policy coherence.
Mexico has developed robust regulatory and institutional frameworks for family farming, adopting a participatory, territorial, and inclusive approach. Under the Mesoamerica Hunger-Free AMEXCID–FAO Programme (2015–2024), key transformations were supported in Chiapas and Oaxaca.
In Chiapas, a participatory typology of family farming was developed along with a national legal report supporting state-level legislative proposals. In Oaxaca, a State Plan for Family Farming was designed with a focus on women, youth, and ethnic inclusion. Additionally, strategies for promoting bioinputs were advanced, aligned with the National Bioinputs Roadmap (BM–FAO), thereby strengthening institutional capacities at the local level.
Mexico has taken key steps to institutionalize the right to food through a systemic and territorial approach. FAO has provided technical assistance in the implementation of the General Law on the Right to Adequate and Sustainable Food, one of the most advanced in Latin America.
Within this framework, the GEF project on Agrifood Systems, Indigenous Peoples, and Biodiversity (2025–2030) includes the establishment of municipal food councils in Indigenous territories—Gran Nayar, Comcaac, and Yoeme—as a pending legal mandate. This will allow the testing of food governance models with a rights-based approach.
Additionally, the project From Hook to Plate (2023–2025), also financed by the GEF, strengthens local food governance frameworks in coastal areas (Baja California, Nayarit, and Quintana Roo) by linking artisanal fishing, processing, traceability, healthy consumption, and community participation. Both initiatives bridge national legislation with participatory and replicable models of food system governance.
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FAO, along with other United Nations agencies and the Municipality of Panama, has supported the “Sustainable Transformation of Municipal Markets” project, financed by the Joint SDG Fund. The project aims to develop models of sustainable gastronomy and a circular economy, emphasizing the role of municipal markets as community hubs for life and sustainability.
The initiative aims to revolutionize waste management in municipal markets by promoting circular economy practices that generate environmental, social, and economic benefits. It has three specific objectives: to reduce landfill waste by 10%, produce 150 kg of compost per month, and achieve 25% participation in recycling and composting among vendors and citizens.
With FAO’s support, Panama is working to update its food-based dietary guidelines using the model of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines aligned with Food Systems (GABSA), which integrates nutritional, sociocultural, economic, environmental, and productive dimensions.
This model has been strengthened through training in FAO’s Diet Solve tool, as well as through situational and contextual analyses jointly conducted by FAO and the Ministry of Health.
As a result of these efforts, Panama has joined the first Community of Practice on GABSA in Latin America and the Caribbean, facilitated by FAO.
FAO has worked with the Government of Panama to strengthen sustainable land management and restore productive landscapes in the country’s watersheds. These efforts contribute to Panama’s national targets for Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN).
With support from the GEF, actions have included the implementation of demonstration farms and climate-smart agriculture, and livestock practices. The initiative has also supported organic fertilizer production, the restoration of hundreds of hectares of land, and other activities that contribute to carbon sequestration and the protection of water sources.
With funding from the Government of China, FAO has supported Panama in strengthening Family Farming through the implementation of digital ecosystems in remote, agriculture-based Indigenous communities.
In addition, FAO has supported Panama in developing a digital registry system for producers and a digital platform for service delivery, benefiting family and Indigenous farmers in the Comarcas. These actions contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of economic recovery mechanisms, resilience, and sustainability of the agrifood sector.
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Minsa inició proceso de actualización de las Guías Alimentarias de Panamá
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Panamá está impulsando una iniciativa vital para que sus mercados sean más sostenibles.
Regarding climate change, FAO has promoted a low-carbon economy through a climate-smart livestock project and two additional initiatives focused on Land Degradation Neutrality and the sustainable transformation of agriculture. In terms of environmental protection, efforts have been made to implement a project aimed at strengthening the management of plastics and pesticides. Programmatic initiatives have also been promoted, supported by technical consultancies for various public policy instruments, including the National Biodiversity Strategy, the National Food Loss and Waste Strategy, and the National Plan for Bioinputs, among others.
In support of Uruguay’s agricultural agenda, FAO has worked actively with the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries on several key initiatives, including the development of the National Gender Plan for Agricultural Policies, a communication project to raise awareness about agriculture, and the National Agricultural Irrigation Plan, among other strategic actions. Together with the Ministry and the National Meat Institute, FAO co-organized the first Regional Conference for the Sustainable Transformation of Livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean. The conference focused on promoting more innovative, resilient, and efficient livestock systems with lower environmental impact and greater capacity to deliver healthy and affordable food, aligned with the four pillars of agrifood systems transformation: better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life.
FAO supported an institutional assessment of the School Feeding Programme to implement the Sustainable Schools Methodology in Uruguay.
Additionally, to improve the monitoring and evaluation of food and nutrition security, a project was carried out to design a national survey on actual food consumption. Technical assistance was also provided for the development of a national measurement of food insecurity, and public health officials received training in risk assessment for food processing companies.
In the area of urban markets, FAO supported the development of a proposal for sustainable waste management at the site of the Metropolitan Agrifood Unit (UAM), as well as a gender analysis of the institution that oversees the market.
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