Highlights
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Why is eating healthy still a challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Although hunger has decreased in recent years in the region, millions of people still cannot afford a healthy diet. Its high cost and inequalities between countries shape the daily eating habits of millions of households.
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.
Stories
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Events
10/8
2026
13/8
2026
Current Status and Future Outlook of the Principal Commercially Cultivated Fish Species in the Amazon Basin
10/08/2026 - 13/08/2026
Aquaculture of native Amazonian species offers a strategic pathway to enhance food and nutrition security, diversify rural livelihoods, and foster sustainable economic development across the Amazon Basin. Amid growing pressure on capture fisheries, accelerating climate change impacts, and persistent technological and market constraints affecting small-scale producers, there is an urgent need...
2/7
2026
One Health as a Strategic Approach to the Sustainability of Aquaculture and Fisheries in Latin America and the Caribbean
Virtual Event, 02/07/2026
Aquatic food systems, which include marine and inland fisheries, artisanal and small-scale fisheries, as well as aquaculture, constitute an essential source of nutritious food, employment and income for millions of people in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2/7
2026
Session 3 Investment and Financing for Rural Youth in Family Farming
Virtual Event, 02/07/2026
The Technical Regional Platform for Family Farming, lead by Food and Agriculture Organization for the United Nations (FAO), has promoted, since 2023, the Cycle of Technical Exchanges as a space for dialogue, cooperation and learning between countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and other regions.
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
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.