Guide explains step by step for the implementation of the Sustainable Schools methodology
27/10/2023
Publication is a support to countries to adapt and improve the quality of their school feeding programmes.
FAO y Brasil realizan primera encuesta regional sobre las mujeres rurales artesanas de la cadena algodonera
01/11/2023
Más de la mitad de las mujeres artesanas del sector algodonero son cabezas de hogar. Se identificó las necesidades de innovación en técnicas artesanales y mercados.
RAES is one of the highlights of the Latin American Nutrition Congress in Ecuador
02/11/2023
The Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES) had a stand and was the subject of a symposium at SLAN, one of the most important nutrition conferences in Latin America.
New cycle of international cooperation in school feeding to be launched with latin american and caribbean countries
06/11/2023
With 80 million Latin American and Caribbean students benefiting and 14 years of implementation in the region, the partnership between Brazil and FAO with countries is entering a new phase.
La FAO, el FIDA, la OPS/OMS, UNICEF y el PMA presentarán un informe con las últimas estadísticas y tendencias de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición en la región
07/11/2023
El 09 de noviembre, a las 12:00 horas de Santiago de Chile/ 11:00 horas de Washington, DC, 10:00 horas de Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá, cinco agencias de la ONU presentarán la nueva edición del Panorama regional de seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición en Amér
Novo relatório da ONU: 43,2 milhões de pessoas sofrem de fome na América Latina e no Caribe e a região registra níveis de sobrepeso e obesidade superiores às estimativas globais
09/11/2023
O relatório Panorama 2023 indica que, embora a tendência de crescimento tenha parado no último período, os níveis de fome na região continuam acima dos números de 2019, antes da pandemia de COVID-19. Além disso, 8,6% das crianças menores de cinco anos apr
La actualización de plan de seguridad alimentaria, nutrición y erradicación del hambre de la CELAC sigue avanzando
10/11/2023
El encuentro se realizó en la oficina regional de la FAO, en preparación de la reunión de ministros de Agricultura que tendrá lugar a inicios de 2024 en Chile.
FAO, UNECE y los gobiernos de Brasil y Colombia inician piloto para trazabilidad del algodón colombiano
15/11/2023
La Cooperación Internacional Brasil-FAO, a través del proyecto +Algodón, es la articuladora de la iniciativa, por medio de la tecnologías blockchain y de gestión de data.
FAO y Brasil promueven el Día Mundial del Algodón en América Latina y el Caribe
26/09/2023
Este será el primer evento conmemorativo del Día Mundial del Algodón, presencial, en la región. El objetivo es reforzar el rol de la producción y transformación del algodón como generador de empleo e ingresos.
Adverse climate events in the Central American Dry Corridor leave 1.4 million people in need of urgent food assistance
25/04/2019
2.2 million people in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua lost their crops due to rains and droughts, of which 1.4 million need food assistance urgently.
FAO and WFP request US $ 72 million from the international community to provide food as
FAO forecasts strong growth prospects for global production and trade of tropical fruits
09/05/2019
Latin America and the Caribbean is the world’s most important exporter for bananas and the four major tropical fruits – mangoes, pineapples, avocados and papayas.
Brazil set to become the second largest global exporter of maize, says FAO
13/05/2019
Brazilian maize exports for the 2019/2020 season forecast to reach 29.5 million tonnes.
Ingenious ways to cope with natural disasters: plant trees and harvest rain
24/05/2019
Rainwater harvesting in Jamaica and planting trees to protect Bolivia's cattle or Haitian peas are three of the practices described by a new FAO study.
The Decade of Family Farming has begun
29/05/2019
With an international meeting in Rome, the United Nations launched the Decade of Family Farming, a sector that employs more than 60 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean
FAO chief hails international treaty combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
03/06/2019
The Port State Measures Agreement’s rapid adoption is a critical boon for global efforts to safeguard global marine resources and achieve food security
Closing the digital divide in Uruguay and Honduras
11/06/2019
FAO and the the Inter-American Development Bank team-up to support
Renewing political will, a key ingredient to end hunger and malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean
25/06/2019
FAO Director General stresses importance of investing in the poor as the way to achieve sustainable development
FAO / OCDE: A América Latina e o Caribe responderão por 25% das exportações mundiais de produtos agrícolas e pesqueiros em 2028.
05/07/2019
O novo relatório prevê um crescimento de 22% para as cultivos, 16% para os produtos animais e 12% para os peixes na próxima década. A produção de cereais irá desacelerar.
Hunger now affects 42.5 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean
15/07/2019
South America hosts the majority of the undernourished due to the decline of food security in Venezuela, says new UN report.
FAO bets on a smart future for the rural communities of Latin America and the Caribbean
05/08/2019
Experts from Microsoft, Huawei and Telefónica, agricultural NGOs and representatives from governments and International Organizations will participate in the FAO rural innovation seminar in Uruguay.