Highlights
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.
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2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer
The Year will spotlight the essential roles women play across agrifood systems, from production to trade, while often going unrecognized. Women farmers are central to food security, nutrition and economic resilience.
Stories
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Events
Report Launch “Improving food security and nutrition through local public food procurement from smallholder farmers”
Virtual Event, 02/12/2025
Local public procurement of food from smallholder farmers is a strategic tool that contributes to food security and nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean. In a region marked by inequalities, rural poverty, and the high cost of healthy diets, this public policy is able to link state demand with local supply, promoting more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agri-food systems.
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, together with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), invites you to explore the results of the report that analyzed this public policy tool in the region to discover how it helps family farmers overcome structural barriers such as low productivity, limited market access, and climate vulnerability.
The document presents successful experiences in the region, demonstrating positive impacts on agricultural production, food diversification, local employment, and the inclusion of women.
The event will explore in greater depth the evidence pointing to local public procurement from family farming as drivers of employment, productive diversification and inclusive social development, in addition to the improvements in food security and nutrition.
Contact
Specialist in Social Protection, Food Security, and Nutrition Policies
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
Communicator for the Regional Better Nutrition Priority
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
Appointment
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
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.
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38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and Caribbean
18 to 21 March, 2024, Georgetown, Guyana
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Spain - FAO Program for Latin America and the Caribbean
Ibero-American and Caribbean Cooperation for #FoodFirst and Sustainable Development
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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.
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.
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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 - 14 April 2025
14/04/2025
In this episode, an IPC analysis reveals the highest number ever recorded of acutely food insecure populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to conflict, economic instability and surging food prices; sustainable water management is essential to feed Europe and Central Asia and build...