In the report, the organizations warn that the cost of not addressing this issue could be almost six times greater than the cost of working to improve access to healthy diets in Latin America and the Caribbean. 

FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative Mario Lubetkin participated in the United Nations' "Review of Progress in the Transformation of Food Systems" event to evaluate countries' progress in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals.  

The two organizations signed a letter of intent to strengthen and deepen their collaboration to promote the modernization of the agricultural and rural sectors, the development of small-scale agriculture, and food security in the region. 

With a growing need for investment to address climate impacts, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Subregional Office for the Caribbean (SLC), recently concluded a two-day webinar entitled ‘Adapting Caribbean Food Systems to Climate Change: Challenges...

Building on the country’s plans to increase food production and trade, public and private sector stakeholders from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have identified two important crops for further development over the coming years.

Dasheen, a prime crop in the country, was first selected ...

Haiti is in the grip of a worsening humanitarian crisis, with nearly half of the population likely facing acute food insecurity, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) analysis (IPC) . The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warns of dire consequences unless urgent action is taken to address the root causes of this crisis.

The 38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean ended today with a unanimous support of the thirty-three Member States to FAO's Strategic Framework 2022-31 and the four priorities that will guide the work of the Organization for the next biennium. 

The four in...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held the high-level event "Targeted investments for resilient, sustainable and inclusive agrifood systems under the Hand in Hand Initiative", where it shared progress and results, as well as the new national and regional challenges that will integrate the initiative.

With 85 million people depending on aquatic foods for their livelihoods, these resources are vital to Latin America and the Caribbean's social, economic, and nutritional well-being. 

The 38 Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) began today in Georgetown, Guyana, with the presence of Ministers and Vice Ministers from all the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

On 18 March 2024 at 13:00 p.m. GMT-4, the President of Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Ali and the Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), QU Dongyu will inaugurate the 38 Regional Conference of FAO for Latin America and the Caribbean

  

A technical working group of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM)—the Continental Shelf Fisheries Working Group (CSWG)—will collaborate with the European Union-funded FISH4ACP project, private sector processors, and the Seabob Working Groups of Guyana and Suriname to convene a joi...

The opening of the Senior Officer Meeting of the 38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean(LARC38) will take place on 11 March 2024 at 10:00 a.m. GMT -3.

Delegates of the 33 member countries will participate in the meeting which will last for three days. The eve...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced the launch of two projects to address the crucial challenges of climate change, food security, and gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean for a total of US$ 8.15 million. The announcement was made in commem...

 

The Regional Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for Latin America and the Caribbean conducted a round of consultations with non-governmental stakeholders in the run-up to the 38th Regional Conference of the Organization LARC38. 

In February, FAO h...

 

FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mario Lubetkin, and the Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels, Raschad Al-Khafaji welcomed   representatives from the European Union, Latin American and Caribbean Embassies based in Brussels, academia and civil society.