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
XVII Session of the Commission on Livestock Development for Latin America and the Caribbean (CODEGALAC)
Guatemala City (Guatemala), 16/07/2025 - 18/07/2025
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Context
With the objective of promoting production systems that support food and nutritional security through innovative, resilient, sustainable, and efficient approaches, the XVII Meeting of the Commission on Livestock Development for Latin America and the Caribbean (CODEGALAC) will be held from 16 to 18 July 2025 in Guatemala City.
Supported and coordinated by the Technical Secretariat of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the meeting will be attended by Member States of the Commission, representatives of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, as well as experts and observers.
Additionally, to foster dialogue on financing mechanisms for sustainable livestock development in the region, the event will include the First Sustainable Livestock Investment Forum in Latin America and the Caribbean, with the participation of cooperation entities from both public and private sectors.
This meeting follows up on the recommendations of the 38th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as those from the XVI CODEGALAC Meeting, held in 2023 in Quito, Ecuador.
Documents
Contact
Technical Secretariat
Communicator FAO in Guatemala
Communicator for regional Better Production Priority
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 – 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.