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.
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FAO Transforms 2nd Fair of Inspiring Experiences
Hybrid Event, 13/09/2023 - 15/09/2023
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Live broadcast
Context
After a successful FAO Transforms Fair in 2022, a second version of this event will be held to exchange knowledge among FAO teams in the Region, highlighting projects with the potential to transform our agrifood systems under the FAO strategic framework (Better Production, Better Nutrition, Better Environment and Better Life), along with an initiative that promotes Better Institutional Support.
This edition seeks to highlight the joint work between FAO and its cooperation partners, inviting them to share their work experiences with the organization and to highlight the importance of collaboration to advance the objectives of the 2030 Agenda.
For this instance, 14 initiatives were selected that are considered inspiring, scalable, representative of various FAO interest groups (women, youth and indigenous peoples) and with a geographical distribution that covers the entire region.
Modality
The Fair will be presented virtually on September 13, 14 and 15 between 10:00 and 12:30 hrs. It will be presented in Spanish with simultaneous transmission in English.
Program
Moderator: Matías Reeves
| First day | Wednesday, September 13 |
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| 10:00 | Inauguration of the fair and welcoming remarks by Regional Representative Mario Lubetkin |
| 10:15 | Block of experiences "Better Nutrition" (Moderator: Jorge González Briones) |
| Experience 1: Sustainable School Feeding Network: RAES Platform, RAES Podcast, RAES Training Days (Brazil and countries of the Region) | |
| Experience 2: Agenda of Agrifood Cooperatives | |
| 11:20 | Block of experiences "Better Environment" (Moderator: María Mercedes Proaño) |
| Experience 3: Climate-smart livestock production and soil restoration in Uruguayan rangelands. | |
| Experience 4: National Climate Change Adaptation Plans Project Portfolio | |
| Experience 5: Reconversion of degraded pastures to sustainable livestock production systems, based on the use of silvopastoral systems. |
| Second day | Thursday, September 14th |
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| 10:00 | Welcome second day |
| 10:05 | Block of experiences "Better support for better FAO" (Moderator: Felipe De Larraechea) |
| Experience 6: Managers' network | |
| 10:50 | Block of experiences "Better Production" (Moderator: Ana Posas) |
| Experience 7: Transforming an industry: Using a market-oriented approach to value chain development. | |
| Experience 8: PREDIAPP a tool for farm diagnostics in transition to Agroecology. | |
| Experience 9: Adaptation and construction of fishponds to produce tilapia and cachama in the municipality of Tumaco. | |
| Experience 10: Improving the contribution of small-scale fisheries to food security and sustainable livelihoods. |
| Third day | Friday, September 15th |
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| 10:00 | Welcome to the third day |
| 10:05 | Block of experiences "Better life" (Moderator: Katalina Moyano) |
| Experience 11: Andean Landscapes, we promote sustainable livelihoods in the Ecuadorian Andes. | |
| Experience 12: Support for the recovery of livelihoods and income generation of artisanal fishermen. | |
| Experience 13: Gender monitoring dashboard of the project: Promoting the management of the social, political and institutional environment to contribute to reduce agrarian conflict from the triple nexus in the Polochic Valley. | |
| Experience 14: Promoting the resilience of small producers for the recovery of COVID-19 in Latin America. | |
| 11:30 | Closing remarks and comments by Maya Takagi, Head of Strategic Program |
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Red de Patrimonio Agrícola Nacional (spanish only)
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Contact
Knowledge Management Unit Leader. FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Technical Support Knowledge Management Unit. FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Resource Mobilization Support Analyst. FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
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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