Highlights
2026 International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
Aims to foster inclusive policy dialogue and collaborative engagement to improve pastoralist livelihoods and sustainable rangeland management. Rangelands and pastoralists have great potential to contribute and deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals.
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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
Closing of the course: School feeding as a strategy for a healthy life (Spanish Only)
Hybrid Event, 18/08/2022
La tercera edición del curso Alimentación Escolar como Estrategia Educativa para una Vida Saludable, desarrollado por el proyecto Consolidación de Programas de Alimentación Escolar en ALC, llega a su fin con un webinar en vivo, el 18 de agosto, a las 3:00 pm (hora Chile), con traducción simultánea al español y al portugués.
Llevada a cabo por la Agencia Brasileña de Cooperación (ABC/MRE), el Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo de la Educación (FNDE/MEC) y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), esta edición del curso capacitó a profesionales de Colombia, Guatemala, Perú y República Dominicana. El evento contará con la participación de autoridades gubernamentales de los 4 países participantes y testimonios de estudiantes y expertos.
En tres ediciones del curso ya fueron capacitados más de 8 mil profesionales del área de alimentación escolar de la región. El evento será transmitido por la UNFAO en YouTube y por la cuenta de Twitter @FaoBrasilCoop.
El curso tiene el objetivo de fortalecer las capacidades de profesionales de las áreas de nutrición, educación, salud, agricultura y otras para el desarrollo, implementación y seguimiento de acciones de educación alimentaria y nutricional (EAN) en el marco de los programas de alimentación escolar (PAE). Además, busca promover la reflexión y comprensión acerca de la importancia de las políticas públicas de alimentación escolar como estrategias promotoras de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), de la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional (SAN), la educación, la salud, la nutrición, la protección social y del cuidado del medio ambiente, incluyendo en el contexto de pandemia y post pandemia.
RAES
El Curso Vida Saludable integra los compromisos de la Red de Alimentación Escolar Sostenible (RAES), implementada por el Gobierno de Brasil con el apoyo de FAO, para promover el desarrollo de capacidades y el intercambio de experiencias entre países para el fortalecimiento de los programas de alimentación escolar de la región. Para saber más de la Red, acceda al sitio www.redraes.org
Documents
Web site
School feeding as an educational strategy for a healthy life
Video classes only spanish
- Promotional video of the course
- CLASS 1: Inauguration and first class
- CLASS 2: Food and nutrition security: application in practical life.
- CLASS 3: School Feeding Programs as a development strategy
- CLASS 4: Innovations in school feeding programs
- CLASS 5: Innovations in school feeding programs: public purchases from family farming
- CLASS 6: Education and health: promotion of healthy habits
- CLASS 7 promotional video
- CLASS 7: Food and nutrition education in pedagogical practice
- CLASS 8: Healthy School Environments
- CLASS 9: The importance of school gardens as an educational strategy
- CLASS 10: Linking the garden to learning. The garden in practice.
- CLASS 11: Biosecurity protocol for back to schools
- CLASS 12: Final class
Contact
Contact
Palova SouzaBrito
Consultora en comunicaciones Programa de Cooperación Brasil/FAO
FAOBR
Appointment
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 - 14 April 2025
14/04/2025
In this episode, an IPC analysis reveals the highest number ever recorded of acutely food insecure populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to conflict, economic instability and surging food prices; sustainable water management is essential to feed Europe and Central Asia and build...