Publications
Urban and peri-urban agriculture sourcebook From production to food systems
01/01/2022
The purpose of this book is to set out the key lessons learned and to provide recommendations and guidance based on existing cases and examples for a wide range of actors involved in urban food systems.
Alternatives for the sustainable management of soil fertilization and plant nutrition
01/01/2022
From the end of 2021, and so far in 2022, the the world faces a shortage of fertilizers, driven by a rise in prices of approximately 78% in this lapse.
National Forest Inventories of Latin America and the Caribbean
02/12/2021
National forest inventories (NFIs) are one of the main sources of forest information. This book describes the importance and history of NFIs in Latin America and the Caribbean, a region that is particularly relevant due to the extension and biodiversity of its forests.
Tasty and waste-free food – The alternative to improve the use of public resources in School Feeding Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean
13/10/2021
Taking into account the current COVID-19 pandemic context, this publication includes a food safety guide intended to be applied in the different modalities of the SAPs as long as schools are back to normal.
A review of school feeding programmes in the Caribbean Community
04/10/2021
This review provides a snapshot of the state-of-art of School Feeding Programmes in 14 of the 15 CARICOM Member States. It provides an overview of the different models of school feeding programmes that currently exist in the Caribbean, challenges faced and recommendations for improvement.
Manual of food portion quantification – Saint Kitts and Nevis
04/10/2021
The Manual of Food Portion Quantification; Saint Kitts and Nevis was developed to assist individuals in recognizing and reporting their food and beverage intakes accurately during the National Individual Food Consumption Survey in SKN conducted in 2020.
Send Lessons learned and public policy recommendations on adaptation to climate change in artisanal fisheries and small-scale aquaculture in Chile.
01/10/2021
This document is part of the project “Strengthening the adaptive capacity to climate change in the fisheries and aquaculture sector of Chile”, executed by the Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture and the Ministry of the Environment, and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, with funding from the Global Environment Facility.


