Publications
Regional food safety program agenda 2026-2027
01/02/2026
The BN3 (Safe food for All) technical intervention strategy for the 2026–2027 biennium serves as a guiding framework for FAO’s technical action areas related to food safety in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
Leaving no one behind: turning territorial evidence into impact
01/01/2026
The note analyzes whether the 231 projects implemented by FAO across nearly 6 000 localities in Latin America and the Caribbean are reaching the territories with the highest levels of poverty, food insecurity, and agricultural stress.
Decent work and informality in the agricultural sector in Latin America 2019-2023
10/12/2025
This publication provides an in-depth analysis of the recent evolution of agricultural employment and the policies aimed at promoting its formalization.
Emergency and response to H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in Central America, South America and the Caribbean
07/12/2025
This report describes the health emergency caused by the first appearance and spread of HPAI subtype H5N1 in Central American, Caribbean and South American countries between October 2022 and September 2024, and presents the work carried out with the 15 countries that participated in FAO cooperation projects to support the prevention and control strategies implemented in the face of the entry of HPAI.
Improving food security and nutrition through local public food procurement from smallholder farmers
03/12/2025
The document presents succesful experiencies in the region, evidencing positive impacts on agricultural production, food diversification, local employment, and the inclusion of women, alongside a greater supply of fresh and minimally processed foods in favour of a better nutrition.
Report of the Thirty-Fourth session of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission - LACFC/2025/REP
13/11/2025
Based on the national and regional priorities of countries, FAO regional initiatives, and international agreements and dialogues on forestry, the mandate of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC) is to advise FAO on the forestry program to be developed in the region.
Strengthening the foundations for a specialty cocoa sector in the Caribbean
30/10/2025
Regular pruning of cocoa trees improves tree health, reduces disease incidence, maintains a manageable tree height and boosts cacao production. This technical factsheet provides good practices for the sustainable pruning of cocoa trees.
