
Family farming and its transformative potential for Latin America and the Caribbean
20/09/2022
Luiz Beduschi, FAO Territorial Development Policy Officer.

Agrifood systems transformation can help resolve Latin America’s food “paradox”
20/09/2022
Inclusive and sustainable development needed, FAO Director-General tells CAF Development Bank of Latin America
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Brazil and FAO renew their commitment to south-south cooperation
24/09/2022
The partners of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Programme, which will complete 15 years in 2023, discussed the priorities of the joint work for the next five years.

Virtual Seminar "International Day for the Reduction of Food Loss and Waste"
27/09/2022
The meeting, organized by FAO and IDB, will be attended by the FAO Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mario Lubetkin, and other authorities of the region.

FAO commemorates International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day with an important call to action
29/09/2022
The Inter-American Development Bank (BID), the Ministry of Agriculture of Argentina, and the Parliamentary Front Against Hunger addressed strategies and actions to reduce and prevent food loss and waste in Latin America and the Caribbean.

FAO and China present a cooperation plan of USD 2 million for post-COVID-19 recovery in CELAC countries
05/10/2022
Initiative will support the transformation of agri-food systems in the 12 member countries of the Organization. Actions that have a clear potential to assist the most vulnerable populations will be prioritized, particularly in rural areas, towns and small

Brazil and Colombia share experiences on the modernization of land administration systems
15/10/2022
Within the framework of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Programme, the first session of the II Cycle of Exchanges of Experiences in Technological Solutions for Land Administration was held.

FAO highlights the work between academia and parliaments to develop innovative policies against hunger.
19/10/2022
In the framework of the World Food Forum (WFF) , the agency held a dialogue with the Right to Food Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), and the Mexican Agency for Internati

Coordination and commitment are crucial for progress in school feeding, say experts in the Milan Pact
20/10/2022
Panel on school feeding was held within the framework of the 8th Global Forum of the Milan Pact on Urban Food Policy (8th MUFPP Global Forum), in Rio

FAO presents new challenges for 1000 Digital Villages in Latin America and the Caribbean
24/10/2022
The coordinator of the initiative in the region, Eduardo Ramírez, and the FAO representative in Ecuador, Agustín Zimmermann, participated in two World Food Forum events to present the initiative's main projects to be implemented during 2023.

FAO report analyses how automation in agriculture is helping to transform agrifood systems
02/11/2022
The State of Food and Agriculture 2022 (SOFA) also addresses the potential impact of this technological change on job displacement and unemployment.

Diseases without borders: FAO and the CVP trained more than 40 veterinarians from the Southern Cone in animal health emergencies
11/11/2022
The main objective of the training was to strengthen regional capacities and protect communities from possible public health, food security and economic crises. Professionals from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay participated in the

New publication on methodology and main achievements of Sustainable Schools in the region
11/11/2022
The document produced within the framework of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation seeks to facilitate the understanding of this methodology

FAO to hold the first virtual fair to address the challenges of the digital transformation of the rural world
14/11/2022
The event is organized by the 1000 Digital Villages initiative and will be attended by FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mario Lubetkin.
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COP27: FAO calls for strengthening climate action in agriculture
15/11/2022
The Office for Latin America and the Caribbean focused its participation through the Platform for Climate Action in Agriculture, PLACA, and the AFOLU 2040 Initiative.

FAO's first virtual fair analyzed experiences of innovation and digitization in rural territories
18/11/2022
The +Rural + Digital meeting brought together more than 1,500 participants and was attended by representatives from different countries worldwide.

Training sessions on school feeding programmes offered for Caribbean countries
22/11/2022
Sessions will be on November 29th, December 6th, and February 28th.

Virtual session discuss food and nutrition education in the Caribbean
05/12/2022
80 professionals from Caribbean countries took part in the activity.

FAO to hold the Latin American and Caribbean Meeting of the United Nations Decade for Family Farming
05/12/2022
The opening ceremony will be held on Tuesday, December 06, will run until December 07, and will be led by the FAO Regional Representative in Latin America and the Caribbean, Mario Lubetkin, authorities of the region, and representatives of the Executive S

ECLAC, FAO and WFP Call for Strengthening Agricultural Production and Social Protection Systems to Meet the Challenge of Combating Food Insecurity
06/12/2022
In a new joint report, the three UN system organizations warn that the war in Ukraine, along with successive crises at an international level, jeopardize Latin America and the Caribbean’s access to food and key inputs for regional agriculture.