Chile now counts three GIAHS systems, contributing to a total of 11 designated systems across five countries in Latin America

From August 6 to 26, 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) carried out missions in Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and Grenada to assess the status of the cocoa sector and explore opportunities for sustainable growth and international market positioning.

The primary objective of the scoping mission, conducted from 25 to 29 August 2025, was to assess the needs and opportunities for implementing sustainable agricultural mechanization for the vegetable sector in Saint Lucia. The mission was part of the project titled “Climate Smart Agriculture and Integrated Crop Management to Boost Vegetable Production in Saint Lucia”.

The Regional Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Latin America and the Caribbean presented four initiatives that bring together innovative financing mechanisms to transform agrifood systems.

With the participation of over two thousand professionals involved in food safety, the 2025 cycle of the Webinar Series concluded. Developed for four consecutive years by the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, the series was part of the project “Actions to Support the Implementation of Codex Texts for Antimicrobial Resistance (ACT)".

In Latin America and the Caribbean, 39% of young people work in agrifood systems, either directly in production or in activities linked to the food value chain, with figures ranging from 36% in South America to 42% in Central America. These findings are part of the new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Seaweed, long a traditional component of Asian diets, is increasingly seen as one of the world’s most promising resources for nutrition, livelihoods and climate resilience. Once overlooked, this crop is emerging as a key ingredient in the future of sustainable food systems.

A team of Caribbean ministers and high-level delegates made a compelling appeal for increased investment in food and agriculture during the FAO Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum 2025 held in Rome, Italy from October 14  to 16. The delegation comprising of Hon. Floyd Greene, Minister of Agriculture of Jamaica.

This year, World Food Day, celebrated under the theme “Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future,” coincided with the 80th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), marking eight decades of joint commitment between the Organization and Haiti — one of its founding members — in support of food security, rural development and the sustainable management of natural resources.

For the first time in Jamaica, marine fish farming is being piloted through a cage mariculture project, under the Shrimp and Red Snapper Pilot Grow-Out within the CARICOM initiative – marking a groundbreaking step for the country’s blue economy.

Jamaica underscored its leadership in advancing climate-resilient agriculture and regional food security during the Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum 2025, a flagship event of the World Food Forum (WFF) held at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters in Rome.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with governments, civil society, the private sector, development banks, academia, international organizations, and — centrally — rural, Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and young women from Latin America and the Caribbean.

From 10 to 13 October, in Porta di Capena Square in Rome, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will hold the First Global Exhibition: From Seeds to Foods.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened the first Global Policy Solutions Forum for Family Farming.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), have launched an emergency initiative in Haiti’s North and Centre departments to deliver critical assistance to the most vulnerable and food-insecure households grappling with escalating displacement, a deportation crisis and worsening climatic shocks.

More than 5,000 Scotch Bonnet pepper seedlings found new homes in 33 schools across Jamaica as part of a hands-on activity under the project “Improving the Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain.”

A total of 139 school cooks from across Belize sharpened their culinary skills this August under the guidance of renowned Belizean Chef Sean Kuylen. The training sessions were organized through the FAO project “Increasing accessibility and acceptance of underutilized nutritious locally grown products in the national school feeding programs of Belize.”

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative and Soil Doctors Program, partnered with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise (MAFSE) to conduct a Soil Sampling Training in Central Farm, Belize.

In an unprecedented response to the rapid global spread of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), stakeholders and experts from across the poultry sector, public health, science, and policy spheres have convened in Brazil in a landmark meeting. This first-ever global multisectoral dialogue aims to forge coordinated defense against the escalating threat to animal and human health and agricultural livelihoods. 

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development and the Department of Crown Lands, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has completed a key training programme on the National Land Bank Information System software. The training, held on 23 and 24 June, marks a significant step forward in Saint Lucia’s efforts to modernize land management and expand access to agricultural land across the island.