FAO and IICA facilitated an unprecedented hemispheric meeting to strengthen the response of 34 countries of the Americas to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Food hero Luis Sinche continues to harvest bananas despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Simón Laura and his daughter take care of their family garden on the outskirts of El Alto de La Paz, helping to ensure a supply of fresh produce for nearby cities. ©FAO

New FAO report highlights that South America still has the world’s second highest rate of forest loss.

Growing vegetables to meet changed demands during the pandemic

The State of the World’s Forests highlights conservation initiatives in Colombia, Bolivia, Guatemala and the Amazon.

The agreement is part of the Decade of Family Farming and was supported by FAO, Spanish Cooperation and AMEXCID.

The machine is an innovation developed in Brazil within the framework of the trilateral South-South + Cotton cooperation project.

A new joint report will be launched virtually on Tuesday, June 16 at a simultaneous press conference by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and FAO’s Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Julio Berdegué.

New joint report proposes ten measures to prevent the current health crisis from becoming a food crisis.

Family farmers in Panama won’t let the COVID-19 pandemic ruin their emerging coffee business.

The ministerial meeting is being promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mexico, with support from IICA and FAO.

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The training is promoted by the cooperation between the Government of Brazil and FAO, within the scope of the project Consolidation of School Feeding Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Promoted within the scope of the International Cooperation Brazil-FAO, the content of the course was developed specifically for the Caribbean region.

The workshop is intended to analyze the direct and indirect impacts of the consumption of fruits and vegetables on human and planetary health,

The new project will enhance sustainable and inclusive management of 60,000 hectares of forest while benefiting more than 2,000 families.

An international workshop on Fruits and Vegetables brought together global experts to recommend concrete measures to overcome the factors that limit the consumption of fruits and vegetables, including those related to food production, value chains and pri

The Governments of Belgium, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will present initiatives developed in the current context to guarantee food for students, as well as the action plans for the provision of food wh

The Governments of Belgium, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines share experiences to guarantee school feeding during the pandemic and promote food and nutrition security protocols post-COVID-19.