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From illuminated landmarks and airport campaigns to audiovisual content and initiatives aimed at children, countries across the region are mobilizing to bring the message “Innovate today to nourish tomorrow” closer to the public.

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Leading figures from the culinary world and content creators across Latin America and the Caribbean join FAO’s campaign to raise awareness of the importance of healthy, diverse and sustainable diets.

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The proposal, presented at the 2026 Hand-in-Hand Initiative Investment Forum, aims to develop digital ecosystems and implement traceability technology across the eight countries of the Amazon region.

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Proposals from nine countries and two subregional initiatives aim to strengthen agrifood systems, stimulate rural economies, and create better opportunities across territories.

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The country seeks US$35.7 million in investment to develop coffee, cocoa, roots and tubers value chains, strengthen food security and create rural employment.

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FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Rene Orellana Halkyer, moderated panels featuring government officials, representatives of international organizations and financial institutions to discuss water access, investment and water governance.

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At the opening of the Global Youth Forum in Rome, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative Rene Orellana Halkyer highlighted young people’s creativity and capacity to innovate, become entrepreneurs and develop solutions.

Highlights
Women cultivating the future in Latin America and the Caribbean

From school gardens in Belize to Quilombola territories in Brazil, women farmers, fishers, teachers, researchers and rural leaders.

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.

Events

10/11

2026

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. 

17/11

2026

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. 

24/11

2026

Virtual Event, 24/11/2026

Bio-inputs have established themselves as a strategic alternative for advancing toward more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive agrifood systems by helping to reduce dependence on conventional inputs and promoting biological processes in agricultural production.

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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
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.

FAO’s work in Haiti

Supporting food production to protect livelihoods and strengthen resilience.

Spain - FAO Program for Latin America and the Caribbean

Ibero-American and Caribbean Cooperation for #FoodFirst and Sustainable Development

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.


African Swine Fever

Recommendations to prevent spread.

 

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.

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.

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