Highlights
Indigenous peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean: guardians of knowledge, land, and food
Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Suriname work with FAO to lead biodiversity conservation
Regional Platform for the Empowerment of Rural Women
A space for training and collaboration.
Stories
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Events
9/9
2025
11/9
2025
Tackling high pathogenicity avian influenza together
09/09/2025 - 11/09/2025
Join us for a pivotal global science, policy and private sector dialogue on high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), one of the most critical global challenges threatening animal health, food security, economies, biodiversity, and public health today.
1/9
2025
5/9
2025
XXXIV Session of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC)
01/09/2025 - 05/09/2025
Based on national and regional priorities of the countries, the FAO regional initiatives, and the international dialogues and agreements based on forestry items, the mandate of the LACFC is to advise FAO on the forestry programme to be developed in the Region.
6/8
2025
Launch of the Regional Platform for the Empowerment of Rural Women A space for training and collaboration
Virtual Event, 06/08/2025
Reducing gender inequalities in food insecurity and malnutrition, access to productive resources, decent working conditions, training, financing, technology
Featured video
Key Documents
Publications
How to use antibiotics effectively and responsibly in poultry production - for the sake of human and animal health
2024
The use of antibiotics and thus the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can be reduced by adopting the right husbandry practices. This publication provides practical tips to the livestock producer aiming at improving animal health and hence the reduced use of antibiotics
FAO's four priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean
In depth
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38 FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and Caribbean
18 to 21 March, 2024, Georgetown, Guyana
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Spain - FAO Program for Latin America and the Caribbean
Ibero-American and Caribbean Cooperation for #FoodFirst and Sustainable Development
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Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Program
Alliance for the promotion of sustainable development and food security in the region
Mesoamérica Hunger-Free AMEXCID-FAO
Promoting public policies and innovative solutions for food security and sustainable rural development.
We are all connected
how our health is linked to that of animals, plants and the environment.
FAO Campus
Courses of self-study, semi face-to-face and virtual with tutor.
Central American Dry Corridor
Stories and facts about this "land of opportunities" in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
Parliamentary front against hunger
More than 400 legislators work with FAO, the Spanish Cooperation and AMEXCID
1000 Digital Villages in Latin America and the Caribbean Initiative
Rural tourism experiences and digitization in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Global
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
Discover the systems in Latin America globally recognized as agricultural heritage.
One Country One Priority Product
Global action on green development.
World Food Day
Water is life, water is food. October 16, 2023. Leave no one behind.
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Gender Equality
Empowering women in food and agriculture.
Global School Feeding Platform
Technical resources for experts and practitioners.
Data on food and agriculture
Free access to data from more than 245 countries.
Multimedia
FAO Brief - 14 April 2025
14/04/2025
In this episode, an IPC analysis reveals the highest number ever recorded of acutely food insecure populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to conflict, economic instability and surging food prices; sustainable water management is essential to feed Europe and Central Asia and build...