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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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Raise productivity, essential for building more resilient agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

A report by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture and CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean warns that increasing agricultural productivity is crucial for building a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable agricultural sector, and represents an indispensable condition for ensuring well-being, food security and the future of agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

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International Potato Day: much more than a food with Science and Cooking

As part of International Potato Day, celebrated on 30 May, Chilean chef and science communication specialist Heinz Wuth, from Science and Cooking (Ciencia y Cocina), highlights five reasons why the potato is a key food for biodiversity, nutrition and global food security.

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13th Virtual Business Roundtable Completes New Training Cycle for Agri-food Companies

The FAO, IICA, and SIECA initiative brought together more than 900 people to learn about international trade strategies from expert speakers and representatives of major food retailers.

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FAO and Government engage stakeholders to strengthen Jamaica’s 10-Year National Agricultural Development Plan

Nearly 100 agriculture and fisheries stakeholders participated in the validation workshop for Jamaica’s draft 10-year National Agricultural Development Plan, coordinated by FAO in support of the Government of Jamaica to strengthen and refine the proposed strategy for the sector.

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FAO advances new technology to monitor soil fertility

This technology enables rapid, cost-effective and high-throughput analysis of soil properties, providing access to accurate, timely and affordable soil data for efficient and sustainable fertilizer use and land management practices.

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United Nations: Latin America and the Caribbean faces increased food insecurity risks due to El Niño

During a high-level roundtable, FAO, IFAD, and WFP underscored the need to prepare for extreme climate events.

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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

Tackling high pathogenicity avian influenza together

Global science, policy and private sector dialogue

09/09/2025 - 11/09/2025

 
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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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
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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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