Close to 20 countries from the region are meeting in Guatemala to enhance their forest monitoring systems, advance methodological harmonisation, and promote open data, in response to the growing international demand for transparent and verifiable forest information.

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.

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.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced the winners of the 2025 FAO Awards, recognizing organizations from Colombia, Egypt, and the Philippines, whose work has led to outstanding progress in building more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.

On June 23 and 24, 50 specialists from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay participated in the Regional Workshop on the Promotion of the Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture (GSA).

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.

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.

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

To raise awareness and promote the importance of food safety and the responsibility of stakeholders throughout the food chain, highlighting the role of science as a basis for decision-making, the regional webinar "Science in Action" was held in commemoration of World Food Safety Day.

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FAO Food Price Index falls in May on lower cereal, vegetable oil and sugar prices.

The Organization participated in the regional climate event, highlighting the vital role of agrifood systems as solutions for climate action.

The FAO’s Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) network supports farming communities across 95 systems in 28 countries worldwide, helping safeguard traditional agricultural systems, territories, agricultural biodiversity, knowledge systems, and the cultures associated with them.

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. 

A new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warns that rural women in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to face structural barriers in accessing land, productive resources, and decision-making. It calls for transformative gender-responsive changes in agrifood systems.

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. 

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.

As part of the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives, stakeholders from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered at a regional event to discuss the role of cooperatives in agrifood systems. The event promoted the exchange of experiences and strategies to enhance their contributions to the region's productive and territorial development.

Increases in the cereal, dairy and meat price indices outweighed decreases in those of sugar and vegetable oils.

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

Jamaica’s hot pepper industry is getting a major boost through the distribution of cutting-edge pest surveillance and monitoring equipment to key stakeholders in the value chain.