Highlights
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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Events
19/11
2025
Agricultural Sustainability Days
Hybrid Event, 19/11/2025
Globalization has greatly impacted our food system. Today, supermarkets commonly feature cocoa from West Africa, cashews from southeast Asia, or avocados from Latin America.
18/11
2025
Regional webinar "Ask to the Experts: How does antimicrobial resistance affect me on a daily basis?"
Virtual Event, 18/11/2025
Every year, from 18 to 24 November, the World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week is commemorated as part of the global initiative to increase awareness and knowledge of this issue and promote best practices to reduce the emergence and spread of resistant pathogens that affect human and animal health.
6/11
2025
FAO Transforma 2025: “Unlocking Finance for Agrifood Systems Transformation”
Hybrid Event, 06/11/2025
Agri-food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean are essential to the regional economy, rural employment, and food security. However, they face persistent challenges: rising food prices, extreme weather events, environmental degradation, inequalities, and gaps in access to finance and innovation.
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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 - 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...