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
Regional webinar "Ask to the Experts: How does antimicrobial resistance affect me on a daily basis?"
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week
Virtual Event, 18/11/2025
Live broadcast
Background
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.
In this context, on November 18th, at 13:00 (UTC -3), this webinar will be held as an open space to make known the main concepts of AMR and bring the general public closer to concrete answers to minimize their risk derived from the inappropriate use of antimicrobials and the lack of hygiene and safe food handling, among other aspects.
In Latin America and the Caribbean, this activity is coordinated by the Quadripartite Alliance between of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), the Panamerican Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Experts
- Andrés González, Sustainable Livestock, Health and Biodiversity/One Health Officer at the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Fabrizzio Canaval, One Health Consultant, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) North American Office
- Pilar Ramón Pardo, Head of the Antimicrobial Resistance Program, PanAmerican Health Organization (PAHO)
- Jalusa Deon Kich, expert of the AMR Working Group, World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
You are now invited to prepare your questions to the experts, and register for the webinar here
About RAM Awareness Week
This year, under the slogan "act now: protect our present, secure our future" the aim is to raise awareness and encourage global initiatives to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). During the Week, the One Health approach is promoted through various events and activities organized around the world, with the aim of addressing AMR in the areas of human, animal, plant and environmental health.
The campaign calls on all actors, including governments, civil society, health professionals, veterinarians and other animal health professionals, farmers, environmental actors and the public, to turn political commitments into concrete actions.
For more information on the campaign: World AMR Awareness Week
Contact
Animal Health Specialist
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
content manager Better Production
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
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