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FAO warns: Three-quarters of soils in Latin America and the Caribbean are at risk

On World Soil Day, FAO warns that economic losses from soil degradation are estimated at USD 60 billion annually and underscores that sustainable management is key to addressing the challenge and ensuring food security

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CELAC countries' parliamentarians support the 2024-2030 Food Security Plan

Parliamentarians' commitment to building more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems was reinforced during the “Parliaments for Food” meeting, organized by the National Congress of Honduras, FAO and Spanish Cooperation

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Digital transformation in agriculture: South-south cooperation project between FAO, China, and CELAC achieves regional impact for over 4,000 people

The project improved rural livelihoods in 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, ensured connectivity and technological equipment, and strengthened youth leadership and empowerment in rural associations

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COP 29: The Climate Action Platform in Agriculture boosted four strategies to combat climate change

The recommendations include promoting efforts to combat climate change and its effects as a state policy, strengthening financing for this purpose, placing small producers at the center, and fostering global partnerships

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Regional School Feeding Network Strengthens with the Inclusion of 17 Countries from Latin America and the Caribbean

The Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES), created by the Brazilian government in collaboration with FAO, aims to support countries in implementing and consolidating their school feeding and nutrition programs

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Why is it important to reduce the use of antibiotics in agrifood systems?

The FAO provides five key recommendations to prevent antimicrobial resistance (AMR), including resistance to antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and antiparasitics, under the integrated "One Health" approach. Increasing funding and improving surveillance are among the Organization's key recommendations

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FAO strengthens its commitment to ending violence against women and girls in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Organization has implemented Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) protocols to ensure safe and equitable environments in its teams and projects

Highlights
4 Betters

Learn about the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-2031

38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and Caribbean

18 to 21 March, 2024, Georgetown, Guyana

Stories
Events

Launch of Special Report (ECLAC, FAO and WFP) - Towards sustainable food and nutrition security in Latin America and the Caribbean in response to the global food crisis

Hybrid Event, 06/12/2022

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Regional Representative
Regional Representative

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

Key Documents
Publications
2030 Food, agriculture and rural development in Latin America and the Caribbean
2023

Within the context of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undertook a process of reflection on the future of agriculture, food systems and rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean. It was a dialogue that involved a hundred experts from a score of nationalities, from academia, research centers, international organizations, other UN agencies, and the FAO itself.

FAO's four priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean
In depth
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.


African Swine Fever

Recommendations to prevent spread.

 

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

1000 Digital Villages in Latin America and the Caribbean Initiative

Rural tourism experiences and digitization in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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.

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 Regional Priorities (4 betters) in Latin America and the Caribbean
14/03/2024

Interview with FAO's Chief Economist Maximo Torero on SOFI report 2024
24/07/2024

 

FAO Brief - 20 May 2024
20/05/2024

In this episode, 1.8 million people in Honduras experience high levels of acute food insecurity, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification or IPC; FAO’s Director-General urges peace and digitalization to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the Regional Conference for...

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