The FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean and the Institute of Peruvian Studies, within the context of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undertook a process of reflection on the future of agriculture, food systems and rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean. It was a dialogue that involved a hundred experts from a score of nationalities, from academia, research centers, international organizations, other UN agencies, and the FAO itself. The first result of this dialogue is this series of 34 documents that address different dimensions of agriculture, food systems and rural development.