Field Visits | LARC39

06/03/2026

As host of the 39th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Brazilian government will offer three field visits options on the afternoon of Friday, March 6, 2026.

Regional Launch of The International Year of The Woman Farmer

Hybrid Event, 05/03/2026

In Latin America and the Caribbean, women are key actors in agrifood systems and actively participate in diverse value chains, being present in production, processing, distribution, and marketing of food. In the region’s agrifood systems, women represent 36% of the labor force, with their participation particularly significant in non-agricultural segments: in 2019, 71% of women working in th...

High Level Special Event (Ministerial Meeting)

Hybrid Event, 05/03/2026

Increasing financing for inclusive and resilient agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean through the Hand-in-Hand Initiative.

Interactive Zone for Transformative Solutions

02/03/2026 - 05/03/2026

The World Food Forum has established itself as a leading global platform to accelerate the transformation of agrifood systems, bringing together youth leadership, innovation, science, and investment to drive collective action. Within this framework, Latin America and the Caribbean are at a pivotal moment to showcase territory-based solutions, leveraging their unique capacities to advance mor...

Civil Society Consultation (family farmers, peasant and Afro-descendant communities, Indigenous Peoples, fishers, pastoralists, and consumers) preparatory to the 39th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean

Hybrid Event, 28/01/2026 - 29/01/2026

The Consultation with Civil Society Organizations, aims to review the actions carried out in the last biennium and discuss priorities for the 2026–2027 biennium. In this dialogue space, civil society organizations—comprising sectors such as family and peasant agriculture, Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, fisheries, pastoralism, and consumers—will discuss current challenges and develop prop...

Youth Forum for the Transformation of Agri-food Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

Hybrid Event, 26/01/2026 - 27/01/2026

The Forum will bring together young people from across the region with the aim of creating a space for dialogue, capacity building and knowledge acquisition, geared toward empowering them and strengthening their networks. As a result, young people will draft a Regional Declaration, which will include their proposals and demands, and which will serve as a key tool for bringing their voices and p...

Regional consultation with the private sector in preparation for the 39th session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC 39)

21/01/2026

The consultation with the private sector represents a forum for dialogue and knowledge exchange aimed at gathering relevant information and understanding the main challenges and recommendations from private sector representatives for the FAO in preparation for the next two years (2026 – 2027).

Scientific and academic sector Regional Consultation for the 39th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC 39)

14/01/2026

FAO organizes consultations with non-governmental stakeholders, including the Scientific and Academic Sector. This consultation will take place virtually on 14 January 2026. This space will enable an exchange of ideas so that the sector may share its perspectives and potential contributions to FAO’s areas of work. In addition, it will serve to draft a statement reflecting the sector’s position,...

Report Launch “Improving food security and nutrition through local public food procurement from smallholder farmers”

Virtual Event, 02/12/2025

Local public procurement of food from smallholder farmers is a strategic tool that contributes to food security and nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean. In a region marked by inequalities, rural poverty, and the high cost of healthy diets, this public policy is able to link state demand with local supply, promoting more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agri-food syst...

Decent Work and Informality in the Agricultural Sector of Latin America, 2019–2023

Virtual Event, 02/12/2025

Background

The agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) continues to play a strategic role in ensuring food security, promoting decent work, and fostering business development. Although its relative share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employment has declined in recent decades, it remains the main source of employment and income in vast rura...

Agricultural Sustainability Days

Hybrid Event, 19/11/2025

Globalization has greatly impacted our food system. Today, supermarkets commonly feature cocoa from West Africa, cashews from southeast Asia, or avocados from Latin America.

Regional webinar "Ask to the Experts: How does antimicrobial resistance affect me on a daily basis?"

Virtual Event, 18/11/2025

Every year, from 18 to 24 November, the World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week is commemorated as part of the global initiative to increase awareness and knowledge of this issue and promote best practices to reduce the emergence and spread of resistant pathogens that affect human and animal health.

FAO Transforma 2025: “Unlocking Finance for Agrifood Systems Transformation”

Hybrid Event, 06/11/2025

Agri-food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean are essential to the regional economy, rural employment, and food security. However, they face persistent challenges: rising food prices, extreme weather events, environmental degradation, inequalities, and gaps in access to finance and innovation.

Regional Launch for Latin America and the Caribbean of the FAO Report “The Status of Youth in Agrifood Systems”

Virtual Event, 03/11/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recognizes the central role that youth play in transforming agrifood systems and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Cities that Feed the Future: Innovations for Sustainable Urban Agrifood Systems

Hybrid Event, 31/10/2025

In 2024, ECLAC estimated that the population of Latin America reached 663 million people, within a global trend of demographic growth and urbanization.

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

Virtual Event, 23/10/2025

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.

Committee on World Food Security

Metropolitan City of Rome Capital (Italy), Hybrid Event, 22/10/2025

School Meals Programmes are key strategies to address food insecurity and malnutrition, especially among school-age children and adolescents. 

First FAO Global Exhibition: From Seeds to Foods

10/10/2025 - 13/10/2025

Better Production, Better Nutrition, a Better Environment and a Better Life, leaving no one behind.

Series: Challenges and opportunities of the One Health approach, from the agri-food system

Virtual Event, 02/10/2025

FAO promotes the application of the One Health approach as part of the transformation of the agri-food system for the benefit of human, animal, plant and environmental health. This involves a wide range of actors and work related to sustainable agriculture, animal, plant, forest and aquaculture health, food safety, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), nutrition and livelihoods.

Regional Event to Commemorate FAO’s 80th Anniversary and World Food Day 2025

02/10/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) marks 80 years of working towards a more prosperous, sustainable, and just future for all.