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Hosted by the Government of Peru, the World Pulses Day commemoration aims to promote the cultivation of these edible seeds, which accounted for 96 million tons worldwide in 2022

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The first Donors’ Roundtable, held at the ACTO headquarters in Brasilia, aims to align and mobilize investments and strengthen international cooperation in the region

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The CELAC Ministers of Agriculture reviewed the Plan's results and progress one year after it was updated

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Climate variability and extreme weather events (such as droughts, floods, and storms) are reducing agricultural productivity, disrupting food supply chains, increasing prices, impacting food environments, and threatening progress in reducing hunger and malnutrition in the region

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The International Year of Cooperatives 2025, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly, aims to highlight its role in sustainable development, economic growth, and the inclusive transformation of agrifood systems.

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With these simple steps, you can reduce the amount of food that ends up in the trash, contributing to the fight against hunger and malnutrition

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The Organization, along with the Caribbean Network of Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health (CaribVET) and the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) held a collaborative workshop for enhanced emergency preparedness in the Caribbean sub-region to support the region to bolster its preparedness capacity from a One Health perspective

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Hybrid event: The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems

Hybrid Event, 28/04/2023

FAO has presented a global report on the status of women in agrifood systems, which proposes, reviews, and analyzes the opportunities and limitations of women in economic and social processes, while also providing a balance and evaluation of progress made in closing gender gaps. Additionally, it provides compelling examples of policies and programs, with a review of what has worked and specific recommendations geared towards action.

In order to share the report's results and identify the implications of these on the work of empowering rural women in Latin America and the Caribbean, Benjamin Davis, Director of Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division of the FAO, will present the report's findings. Afterwards, governments, civil society, and UN system agencies will be invited to comment on the challenges involved in advancing gender equality in the region's agrifood systems.

The Webinar will be held at the Auditorium located at the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3241, Vitacura, as well as at the FAO representations' offices in Latin America and the Caribbean. Additionally, the Webinar will be livestreamed by FAO Americas on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. The Webinar will feature simultaneous translation from Spanish to English, French, and Portuguese.

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Lanzamiento “Situación de la mujer en los sistemas agroalimentarios”

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Ricardo Rivera
Comunicador de la Iniciativa Regional Sociedades rurales prósperas e inclusivas
Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe

Constanza Soudy
Asistente de comunicaciones para Pueblos Indígenas y Género. Av. Dag Hammarskjöld #3241, Vitacura, Santiago de Chile.

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Mr. Mario Lubetkin has been Assistant Director General and FAO Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean since 1 August, 2022.

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2024

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Central American Dry Corridor

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Parliamentary front against hunger

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1000 Digital Villages in Latin America and the Caribbean Initiative

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One Country One Priority Product

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World Food Day

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Global School Feeding Platform

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04/12/2024

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