Highlights
Latin America and the Caribbean participates in the World Food Forum 2026
Discover and relive all the region's activities at the world's largest global forum on agriculture and food.
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50 Years of TCP: Delivering results, catalyzing change
The Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) was created to enable FAO to make its know-how and technical expertise available to member countries upon request.
Stories
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Events
10/11
2026
First Session: Let's Talk About Good Practices for Sustainable Agriculture
Virtual Event, 10/11/2026
Sustainable soil and water management is one of the pillars for strengthening the resilience of agrifood systems in the face of climate change and other environmental challenges.
10/11
2026
Regional Presentation of the FAO AGRIS Platform: International System for the Collection, Dissemination and Access to Agricultural Science and Technology
Virtual Event, 10/11/2026
Generating and sharing scientific knowledge is essential to solving sustainable development challenges. Open science supports more accessible, inclusive, and collaborative ways to produce, disseminate, and use knowledge.
17/11
2026
Second Session: Let's talk about safe production in cocoa-growing soils: heavy metal contamination
Virtual Event, 17/11/2026
The presence of heavy metals in agricultural systems represents one of the main challenges to agricultural sustainability and market access, particularly for crops that are strategic to the region.
Featured video
Regional Representative
Mr. Rene Orellana Halkyer was appointed by the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, as Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, effective 1 November 2025.
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
80th Anniversary of the FAO
FAO celebrates 80 years of working for a more prosperous, sustainable, and equitable future for all, leaving no one behind.
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FAO’s work in Haiti
Supporting food production to protect livelihoods and strengthen resilience.
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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
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
Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.
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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.