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Civil society participation and intersectoral collaboration: 15 Countries in the region identify key Governance challenges for food security

At a technical meeting convened by the FAO, the countries presented their experiences on the institutional framework for promoting food and nutrition policies.

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FAO promotes bioinputs as a strategic response to fertilizer market volatility and climate change

Latin America and the Caribbean faces growing dependence on imported agricultural inputs amid high international market volatility. FAO is advancing projects, technical cooperation and specialized training to strengthen more resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.

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FAO and Latin American and Caribbean countries highlight five actions to protect inland fisheries

Community and Indigenous organizations across the region highlighted the importance of inland fisheries as a key solution for sustainably feeding a growing global population.

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Data analysis and innovation: Key tools for reducing foodborne illnesses, according to international organizations

PAHO/WHO, FAO, CCLAC, IICA, and OIRSA are promoting evidence-based solutions by strengthening surveillance systems against these types of illnesses, which affect 44 million people in the Americas  

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FAO and Ministry of Agriculture in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines team up to champion Youth and Women’s Voices in Agriculture

Empowering Youth and Women in Agriculture through inclusive participation and capacity building

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Generational renewal in family farming: FAO addresses the digital gaps affecting rural youth

More than 100 participants from 53 countries joined a virtual dialogue where representatives from Brazil, Ecuador and Nigeria shared initiatives, policies, and innovative practices aimed at reducing digital gaps and creating new opportunities for rural youth engaged in family farming.

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FAO opens Year of the Woman Farmer gallery and calls for accelerated action to close gaps affecting rural women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Located at the FAO Regional Office, the exhibition brings together the experiences, data and testimonies of rural women from across the region. It aims to raise awareness of their contribution to agrifood systems, while highlighting the inequalities they continue to face.

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Why are women who feed Latin America and the Caribbean still invisible?

One in three agrifood workers in Latin America and the Caribbean is a woman. Yet, nearly half of them work without pay and hold little decision-making power. What lies behind this paradox?

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.

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...

22/6

2026

24/6

2026

First session of the 2026 Interregional Dialogues on Family Farming
Brasília (Brazil), Hybrid Event, 22/06/2026 - 24/06/2026

Despite its fundamental role in food production, family farming faces significant challenges that limit the development of this sector, which represents 81.4% of agricultural holdings in Latin America and the Caribbean.

11/6

2026

Participation of communities in national forest inventories: good practices from experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean
Virtual Event, 11/06/2026

The National Forest Inventory Network of Latin America and the Caribbean (NFI-LAC Network) is a technical cooperation space aimed at strengthening National Forest Inventories (NFIs) through the exchange of knowledge, experiences and good practices among countries in the region.

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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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
80th Anniversary of the FAO

FAO celebrates 80 years of working for a more prosperous, sustainable, and equitable future for all, leaving no one behind.

38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and Caribbean

18 to 21 March, 2024, Georgetown, Guyana

Spain - FAO Program for Latin America and the Caribbean

Ibero-American and Caribbean Cooperation for #FoodFirst and Sustainable Development

Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Program

Alliance for the promotion of sustainable development and food security in the region

Mesoamérica Hunger-Free AMEXCID-FAO

Promoting public policies and innovative solutions for food security and sustainable rural development.

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

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
PROEZA Project: Rural paraguayan woman transforms her family’s future with agroforestry model
20/05/2025

Can You Trust Your Nose? | World Food Safety Day
07/06/2025

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.

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