Spain-FAO Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean

01/01/2020

his legal note is based on the publication "The protection of the rights of rural women in Latin America and the Caribbean", produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Spanish Agency for Cooperation International for Development (AECID) through the Spanish Cooperation Training Center in La Antigua Guatemala.

01/01/2020

Family farming is an essential activity for the development of the rural world and the food and nutritional security of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.

01/01/2020

This legal note is based on the publication "The protection of the rights of rural women in Latin America and the Caribbean", produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Spanish Agency for Cooperation International for Development (AECID) through the Spanish Cooperation Training Center in La Antigua Guatemala.

01/01/2020

To achieve the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean, prosperous and inclusive rural territories are necessary: 78 percent of the 169 targets of the Sustainable Development Goals depend exclusively or mainly on actions undertaken in rural areas of the world.

01/01/2020

he nutritional situation in Latin America and the Caribbean is critical. The simultaneous presence of malnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight and obesity is common in several countries in the region.

01/01/2020

Increasing responsible investments in agriculture and food systems is vital to ensure adequate food and nutrition, reduce poverty, and achieve sustainable development.

01/01/2020

The responsible governance of tenure, based on principles of human rights, allows for fair access to land, fishing and forests.

01/01/2020

School feeding laws are important instruments for the realization of the right to adequate food, the right to education, and the right to health of the schoolchildren.

01/01/2020

Food and nutrition security and the right to adequate food are multidimensional and cross-sectoral in nature.

01/01/2020

The inclusion of the Right to Food in the constitution not only complies with international provisions and obligations