Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe

27/04/2021
Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) is the first country in the Caribbean to have carried out an individual food consumption survey using a tailor made software (myfood24) which collects information on what people eat and drink over the previous 24-hour period (2
13/04/2023
Delegates to share industry knowledge and experience on the implementation of policy, legal, and operational aspects of the management of pelagic fisheries on FADs
09/02/2022
World Pulses Day will be celebrated around the globe on Thursday, February 10 with the COVID-19 pandemic still looming over our heads and impacting food security and supply chains.
25/10/2022
Under this Resilient School Feeding Programmes sub-project in Trinidad and Tobago, one of the aims is to promote positive attitudes and awareness among children in learning how to grow healthy food for better nutrition and eat local produce. Pursuant to t
21/12/2022
The manual which has been updated with the technical support of FAO, will improve agricultural practices, enhance commercial farming, solve day-to-day field problems and build sustainable farmer institutions able to address farmer’s needs and problems.
27/04/2023
More than 200 professionals from the Caribbean will follow a four-week training course on international agreements on agriculture and international agrifood trade.
27/05/2019
Queen Conch is the second most important fishery in the wider Caribbean basin with significant landings that support the consumption needs of local communities and provide a livelihood for fishers through national and internationally trade.
26/09/2019
Technicians from 11 countries attended the Regional Workshop of the International Plant Protection Convention in Antigua.
30/10/2020
Farmers from nine districts signed grant agreements with FAO/SAMAP to benefit from the opportunities for agriculture development. The Suriname Agriculture Market Access Project (SAMAP) strengthens the capacity of farmers, farmer organizations, and agribu
03/07/2023
Public and private sector stakeholders will gather for a week of trainings and to validate an upgrading strategy for strengthening the dasheen value chain
08/02/2023
The Government of Grenada seeks to expand and diversify its list of commodities available for export and reduce its importation of some locally grown produce.
17/02/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing technical assistance and support to the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the preparation and execution of an Agriculture Census; the first to be done by the Mini
21/10/2019
World Food Day 2019: Schools Healthy Meals Challenge (Guyana)
21/01/2022
Tuna and tuna-like fishes, most notably the yellowfin and Atlantic sailfish make up about 70 percent of the reported catches in Grenada.
24/06/2022
FAO showed the main results of an initiative that seeks to promote the digitization of rural areas.
23/02/2022
Earlier this month, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) was granted Observer Status in the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC).
01/06/2023
The Government of Grenada with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean, jointly launched
21/12/2022
FAO and the Fisheries Division are working together to support local seamoss Farmers to increase production of seamoss in the country.
15/06/2023
FAO continues to partner with Suriname on the establishment of school gardens to provide students with a hands-on learning experience in food and nutrition
15/06/2023
Following a week of practical trainings on sea moss production and the validation of upgrading strategies for its sea moss sector, Dominica is gearing up to take charge of the local sea moss market.