Highlights
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Who produces the food we consume in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Family farming produces a large share of the region’s food, but it faces structural limitations and significant statistical invisibility. This combination weakens its development and limits the design of effective public policies.
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50 Years of TCP: Delivering results, catalyzing change
The Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) was created to enable FAO to make its know-how and technical expertise available to member countries upon request.
Stories
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Events
29/6
2026
31/8
2026
Experiences that transform
Hybrid Event, 29/06/2026 - 31/08/2026
Call for applications on bioinputs and agricultural plastics in Latin America and the Caribbean
21/7
2026
23/7
2026
Regional Workshop on Analysis and Uses of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) in Latin America and the Caribbean
Hybrid Event, 21/07/2026 - 23/07/2026
Moderate or severe food insecurity affected 1 in 4 people in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024. And, although this figure has been steadily decreasing since 2020, its prevalence means that 167 million people face moderate or severe difficulties accessing food.
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...
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.