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FAO supports Samoa and Fiji in bilateral forestry knowledge exchange to build climate resilience
02/06/2026

Three officers from the Samoa Forestry Division have successfully completed an intensive, hands-on training programme focused on Sustainable Teak and Pine Production and Management, held from 25 to 29 May 2026 in Suva, Fiji.

Guyana strengthens climate-smart agriculture with FAO support and digital technologies
Guyana strengthens climate-smart agriculture with FAO support and digital technologies
28/05/2026

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), successfully conducted a series of training sessions on Integrated Crop Production Management and Dig...

From participation to influence: the Youth Leadership Programme grows a new generation of food systems leaders
25/05/2026
In May 2026, Rome became a meeting point for a new generation of food systems leaders. Supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), around 60 alumni of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub’s Youth Leadership Programme (YLP) gathered from 44 countries across Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean for four days of exchange, collaboration, and forward-looking dialogue on the future of food.
Hand-in-Hand: supporting agrifood investment opportunities in SIDS
19/05/2026
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are recognized as a special case for sustainable development efforts due to their unique vulnerabilities. SIDS are particularly exposed to challenges, such as external economic shocks, coastal erosion and sea-level rise, climate shocks, and extreme events, affecting food security and nutrition. Strengthening agrifood systems investment in SIDS is essential to promote sustainable domestic food production and sustain livelihoods for reducing poverty and improving food security and nutrition. 
FAO equips nearly 800 students with agriculture skills through school garden training in Belize
14/05/2026

The Organization, in collaboration with the Government of Belize, is supporting students with practical agricultural skills through school garden training aimed at enhancing learning, strengthening nutrition and promoting sustainable, local food production.


Safer Chemicals for Caribbean Crops
05/05/2026
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Hazardous chemicals, pesticides and wastes pose invisible risks to human health, agricultural sites, the environment and economic development. This is particularly relevant for Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which often lack the human, technical and financial resources to deal with these substances.
FAO support enables Grenada to launch Pilot Initiative advancing GLOBALG.A.P. Certification for the Soursop Export Value Chain
29/04/2026

Building on ongoing efforts to strengthen Grenada’s soursop value chain, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Forestry and the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), has launched a target...