Highlights
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2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer
The Year will spotlight the essential roles women play across agrifood systems, from production to trade, while often going unrecognized. Women farmers are central to food security, nutrition and economic resilience.
Stories
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Events
32nd Session of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC)
Virtual Event, 06/09/2021 - 10/09/2021
About LACFC
Based on national and regional priorities of the countries, the FAO regional initiatives, and the international and dialogues and agreements based on forestry items, the mandate of the LACFC is to advise FAO on the forestry programme to be developed in the Region. This includes the formulation of policies for the sustainable management of forests and wildlife and to analyze, facilitate and coordinate their execution at a regional level, change of information and, in general, through special bodies (technical cooperation networks), advises on suitable practices and actions with regard to technical problems and makes appropriate recommendations in relation to these matters.
Live broadcast
Documents list
Report
Working Documents
FO:LACFC/2021/1 E: Provisional Agenda
FO: LACFC/2021/4 E: The new FAO Strategic Framework and Forestry
FO: LACFC/2021/5 E: Access to Climate and Environmental Finance
FO: LACFC/2021/6 E: Restoration of Forests and other Ecosystems
FO: LACFC/2021/7 E: Integrating Forestry in FAO´s work on Food Systems
FO: LACFC/2021/9 E: Integrated Fire Management
FO: LACFC/2021/11 E: Global Initiatives and Processes
Information documents
FO: LACFC/2021/Inf.1 E: Provisional Timetable
FO: LACFC/2021/ Inf.2 E: List of documents
Contact
LACFC Secretariat contacts
For general inquiries, confirmation of attendance and any other matter, kindly contact:
[email protected]
Juan Ferrando
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and Caribbean
Magdalena Elizalde
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and Caribbean
Barbara Jarschel
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and Caribbean
Regional Representative
Mr. Rene Orellana Halkyer was appointed by the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, as Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, effective 1 November 2025.
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Key Documents
Publications
How to use antibiotics effectively and responsibly in poultry production - for the sake of human and animal health
2024
The use of antibiotics and thus the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can be reduced by adopting the right husbandry practices. This publication provides practical tips to the livestock producer aiming at improving animal health and hence the reduced use of antibiotics
FAO's four priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean
In depth
80th Anniversary of the FAO
FAO celebrates 80 years of working for a more prosperous, sustainable, and equitable future for all, leaving no one behind.
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38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and Caribbean
18 to 21 March, 2024, Georgetown, Guyana
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Spain - FAO Program for Latin America and the Caribbean
Ibero-American and Caribbean Cooperation for #FoodFirst and Sustainable Development
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Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Program
Alliance for the promotion of sustainable development and food security in the region
Mesoamérica Hunger-Free AMEXCID-FAO
Promoting public policies and innovative solutions for food security and sustainable rural development.
We are all connected
how our health is linked to that of animals, plants and the environment.
FAO Campus
Courses of self-study, semi face-to-face and virtual with tutor.
Central American Dry Corridor
Stories and facts about this "land of opportunities" in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
Parliamentary front against hunger
More than 400 legislators work with FAO, the Spanish Cooperation and AMEXCID
Global
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
Discover the systems in Latin America globally recognized as agricultural heritage.
One Country One Priority Product
Global action on green development.
World Food Day
Water is life, water is food. October 16, 2023. Leave no one behind.
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Gender Equality
Empowering women in food and agriculture.
Global School Feeding Platform
Technical resources for experts and practitioners.
Data on food and agriculture
Free access to data from more than 245 countries.
Multimedia
FAO Brief – 7 July 2025
01/07/2025
In this episode of the FAO Brief: FAO scales up emergency seed distribution in Sudan; a new FAO report on the status of youth in agrifood systems; and FAO’s Conference held in Rome.