Obesity has become the greatest nutritional threat in Latin America and the Caribbean. Nearly one in four adults is obese.

FAO provides agricultural training as part of a larger initiative to build the resilience of Syrian refugees and their host communities in Turkey.

The new LPG stoves will allow families to safely cook without needing to gather firewood from depleted forests. They will also improve the safety of women and children, who risk gender-based violence and attacks from animals, when they collect firewood.

The report calls for implementing and scaling up interventions aimed at guaranteeing access to nutritious foods and breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition.

Access to land and natural resources can mean the difference between having food and going hungry.