FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

Caribbean News

19/08/2025

Belize has taken a historic step toward improving the health of its children and youth. The Cabinet has officially approved the country’s first School Food and Nutrition Policy, setting a clear roadmap for healthier and more sustainable school environments nationwide

21/08/2025

The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Forestry and Marine Resources (MOALFC), with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has successfully completed training on the Land Bank Information System (LBIS)—a web-based platform developed with FAO’s technical assistance to manage state-owned agricultural lands under Grenada’s Land Bank

25/08/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Belize’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise (MAFSE), has officially launched the Soil Doctor Training Programme in Belize.

20/08/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Veterinary and Livestock Services Division of Saint Lucia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development, continued its efforts to strengthen the pork value chain through a three-day training held from August 5–7, 2025.

28/07/2025
Jamaica has officially launched the implementation of the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative with a national workshop aimed at revitalizing the country’s ginger industry.
18/07/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reaffirmed the strategic role of livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This activity sustains 65% of the region’s agricultural population, including 14 million small-scale producers.

16/07/2025

Latin America and the Caribbean has 8.5% of the world's population but contributes 15% of the world's animal production, according to estimates by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which places the region with a strategic role in food security and the transformation of agrifood systems.

07/07/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is playing a pivotal role in the transition of vegetable farming in Saint Kitts and Nevis from traditional open-field methods to protected agriculture using greenhouse structures, significantly increasing the production of high-value, priority crops.

04/07/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Saint Lucia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development and the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and the Youth Economy launched the FISH-ADAPT Project

09/07/2025

The Twentieth Session of WECAFC highlighted advances in regional coordination, science-based management and legal reform to protect marine ecosystems and strengthen food security.

09/07/2025

Building readiness for international certification to strengthen competitiveness and market access.

25/06/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Mining, conducted a training to equip stakeholders with practical skills in using digital sensors to boost agricultural productivity. Held at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority in Mandeville, the session introduced participants to the use of sensor technology in both protected cultivation and open-field systems.

01/07/2025
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved projects worth more than $300 million that will protect forests in Papua New Guinea, promote sustainable fisheries in Saint Lucia, and help grow Africa’s Great Green Wall.
24/06/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) joined national partners in Belize for the 3rd Blue Economy Climate Resilience Forum, held on June 20, 2025. The event was convened by the Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation in collaboration with Belize’s National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) and FAO, to foster dialogue on climate change, marine conservation, and disaster resilience.

19/06/2025

50 poultry farmers predominantly women and youth graduated from a comprehensive training programme in small livestock production under the Improving Rural Livelihoods Through Resilient Agri-food Systems project.

27/05/2025

Stakeholders may now make better decisions about fertilization and soil health to increase crop productivity.

12/05/2025

Enhancing the sustainability of the fisheries sector in the Caribbean with the use of innovative tools such as Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping, remote sensing by satellites and Artificial Intelligence (AI) were the focus of the webinar of The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held on May 12, 2025. 

15/04/2025
With support from FAO, PROCASUR and IFAD, CANROP concludes a strategic planning week that defines its new governance structure and sets the course for 2025–2030. 
29/04/2025

Jamaica hosted the closing ceremony of the Caribbean component of the Farmers’ Organizations for Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Programme (FO4ACP) after four years of implementation with the support of FAO.

28/04/2025

25 invited experts from 20 member countries are set to attend the high-level meeting in Panama City, Panama.

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Marquita Sugrim

Communications Specialist

FAO Subregional Office for the Caribbean
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BB11000 Christ Church
Barbados

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