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FAO Director-General highlights policy innovation, financing and gender equality to accelerate agrifood systems transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean
06/03/2026

Brasilia/Rome –FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, has concluded his visit to Brazil where he participated in the

Bilateral meeting with H.E. Óscar Mario Justiniano Pinto, Minister for Productive Rural Development and Water of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
05/03/2026

Brasília – FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, met with His Excellency Óscar Mario Justiniano Pinto, Minister for Productive Rural Development and Water...

Bilateral meeting with H.E. Carlos Giménez, Minister for Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Paraguay
05/03/2026

Brasília – During the 39th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, met with H.E. Carlos Giménez,...

Bilateral meeting with H.E. Luis Alfredo Fratti, Minister for Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay
05/03/2026

Brasília – On the sidelines of 39th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, met with His Excellency...

Statements and speeches

LARC 39 High-Level Special Session: Increasing financing for inclusive and resilient agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean through the Hand-in-Hand Initiative Opening Remarks
05/03/2026
39th Regional Conference for Latina America and the Caribbean High-Level Special Event Effective policies and programmes in the region to eradicate hunger and poverty, and reduce malnutrition and inequality Opening Remarks
04/03/2026
39th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean Special Ceremony Designation of Madame Rosângela “Janja” Lula Da Silva as FAO Goodwill Champion Against Hunger
04/03/2026

Articles

Let us be better together | Building Four Betters – Agrifood Systems
16/10/2025

OpEd – World Food Day 2025

Water is Life, Food is Water: Sustaining Water and Ensuring Food for the Future
09/07/2025

When was the last time we truly considered how the food on our plate is produced or how it affects the future of our planet and of our own lives?