The project improved rural livelihoods in 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, ensured connectivity and technological equipment, and strengthened youth leadership and empowerment in rural associations.

Parliamentarians' commitment to building more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems was reinforced during the “Parliaments for Food” meeting, organized by the National Congress of Honduras, FAO and Spanish Cooperation.

The recommendations include promoting efforts to combat climate change and its effects as a state policy, strengthening financing for this purpose, placing small producers at the center, and fostering global partnerships.

Najla Veloso, Coordinator of the Project Regional Agenda for Sustainable School Feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean, from the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Programme

The Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES), created by the Brazilian government in collaboration with FAO, aims to support countries in implementing and consolidating their school feeding and nutrition programs.

Supported by FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture, these efforts focus on soil and hydroponic cultivation, improved crop management, and technologies like protected structures to drive sustainable production of high-value crops.

The experts have engaged in a series of field and classroom training to improve and increase production and yields. 

The FAO provides five key recommendations to prevent antimicrobial resistance (AMR), including resistance to antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and antiparasitics, under the integrated "One Health" approach. Increasing funding and improving surveillance are among the Organization's key recommendations.

The Organization has implemented Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) protocols to ensure safe and equitable environments in its teams and projects.

RCI trained 130 individuals in the water-energy-food nexus and installed 44 solar-powered irrigation and hydroponics systems across the Caribbean.

At the APEC Leaders' Summit in Peru, QU Dongyu called for action and engagement in initiatives such as the G20 Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty

The project in the framework of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Program aims to enhance food security and reduce poverty in the region.

The Latin America and Caribbean committee for the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 was established, with the participation of governmental institutions from seven countries and cooperation organizations, the cooperative sector, and United Nations agencies.

Both organizations committed to cooperating on food security, nutrition, and agricultural sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The 1st Regional Conference for the Sustainable Transformation of Livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by FAO alongside the Government of Uruguay and Uruguay’s National Meat Institute, took place this week. But why is this topic relevant to the region? Improved production, better nutrition, environmental protection, and impacting people’s livelihoods without leaving anyone behind stand out among the most important reasons.

Organized by FAO and Belize’s Ministry of Agriculture, the training underscored critical immunization methods, biosecurity, and livelihood support, focusing on rural and Indigenous producers. This initiative forms part of Belize’s agricultural resilience strategy, aligning with the national policy to enhance agricultural diversity, digitalization, and sustainable growth across rural communities.

FAO's plant breeding training for Jamaica’s hot pepper industry enhances seed quality and sustainability, supporting a National Seed Certification System and strengthening value chain resilience across key agricultural parishes.”

FAO highlighted food systems as strategic in addressing climate challenges and marine and terrestrial biodiversity. The Latin America and Caribbean office emphasized the importance of climate financing, the One Health approach, pollinators, the bioeconomy, protected areas, and restoration to achieve these goals.

Uruguay hosts the meeting to address the challenges facing the livestock sector in Latin America and the Caribbean. At the conference, FAO called for a balanced approach between economic development, agricultural sustainability, and environmental preservation within the sector.

Advancing nature conservation through food production and consumption was a key discussion topic on the COP16 agenda: Biodiversity and Agrifood Systems, caring for our present to cultivate a future for all. FAO, in partnership with the CBD and the Ministries of Agriculture and Environment of Colombia, opened a space to review the progress made in food and agriculture towards the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.