The agreement will simplify the financing of projects focused on sustainable development, the fight against hunger, and technical support in 26 countries of the region. Both institutions agreed to join forces to address the challenges of climate change, poverty, and global food security.

During the webinar Challenges and Opportunities to Achieve Agrifood Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean, FAO's Assistant Director-General, Mario Lubetkin, emphasized the collaboration between academia and governments as key to advancing toward more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient systems.

Enhancing regional preparedness for banana fusarium wilt in the Caribbean

FAO Director-General participates at the first CELAC Fair and Permanent Coffee Forum

The Bolivia-hosted Regional Meeting on South American Camelids highlights the animals’ cultural, social, economic, and ecological importance and ways in which to protect and develop the camelid sector.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Barbados Development Bank (BDB) have laid the groundwork for gender equality initiatives promoting financial inclusion and empowerment in the region.

In the framework of the International Year of Camelids, the Government of Bolivia, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and other institutions will hold the regional Meeting of South American Camelids in La Paz between September 16 and 17.

At the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture, QU Dongyu commended the Brazilian Presidency for bringing family farming and fisheries and aquaculture to the discussions.

The Director-General told the G20 meeting that climate change, economic shocks, and conflict are causing food crises of a scale not seen in many years.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)  through the Territorial Digital Ecosystem pilot project, has introduced a Digital Services Platform (DSP) to farmers in Jamaica.

FAO remains committed to delivering urgent agricultural support for the upcoming planting seasons

The Organization and the Latin American Federation of Supply Markets met in Santiago, Chile, where they generated a new roadmap for joint work

The third edition of the FAO Transforma Fair presented ten projects to exchange lessons learned in the four areas of work of the Organization: Better Production, Better Nutrition, Better Environment, and Better Life

The event was held with the support of FAO and was attended by representatives of countries in the region who exchanged experiences of Mexico, Panama, and Guatemala in this area.

The initiative is a regional program that empowers rural women through biodiversity conservation and ecosystem restoration. It will implement pilot actions in Honduras, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic.

FAO's Regional Representative and the Minister of Agriculture signed the agreement, which will serve as a strategic tool outlining shared priorities and detailing specific actions that the Organization will implement to deliver meaningful outcomes in the country by managing more efficient, inclusive, and resilient agri-food systems.

FAO's Regional Representative, and the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries participated in the ceremony and highlighted this initiative's importance to the country's development.   

Through a regional dialogue with representatives from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, opportunities, emblematic cases, and challenges were identified for implementing this plan, which will guide the region toward eradicating hunger and poverty. FAO and ACTO support the process.

Les prix décernés récompensent les résultats notables obtenus en matière de mobilisation des jeunes et d’innovation

According to the recent SOFI 2024 report presented at the G20 in Rio de Janeiro, world hunger figures have been persistently high for three consecutive years, but Latin America has made significant progress.