
FAO calls for closer integration of Latin American and Caribbean countries to strengthen family farming
08/12/2022
During the meetings of the Second Conference on Family Farming of the Enlarged MERCOSUR and the Latin American and Caribbean Meeting of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming, more than 200 participants agreed to work together to make progress in imp

Event presents school feeding governance experiences from El Salvador, Brazil, Guatemala and Paraguay
13/12/2022
Hybrid dialogue included Ministers of El Salvador and representatives of the governments of three LAC countries

CELAC countries, FAO and IICA, exchanged experiences to make progress on food and nutritional security in the face of the current crises.
13/12/2022
The authorities agreed on the need to work together on this issue and take advantage of multilateral forums to end hunger in the region

Virtual session discussed public procurement and school gardens
16/12/2022
Around 60 professionals from Caribbean countries and institutions took part in the 2nd session of a series of trainings on resilient and sustainable school feeding programmes.

New UN report warns that Latin America and the Caribbean has the highest cost of access to a healthy diet compared to the rest of the world.
12/01/2023
Panorama 2022 analyzes the cost of healthy diets and warns that Latin America and the Caribbean currently has the highest cost of a healthy diet compared to the rest of the world. In addition, the publication highlights the challenges to improving its aff

Overview of Food and Nutritional Security in LAC highlights RAES Network as an example for the region
25/01/2023
Created by the Brazilian Government in 2018, RAES Network is a cooperation tool that seeks to deepen the dialogue on school feeding in the region.

FAO commits technical support to governments of Latin America and the Caribbean to eradicate hunger and poverty
26/01/2023
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with Presidents and Heads of State during the Commmunity of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit in Argentina. He also paid an official visit to Paraguay.

FAO Director-General addresses the launch of the Early Warnings initiative for the Caribbean
06/02/2023
Speaking in Bridgetown, the Director-General called on the Caribbean region to “build up more sustainable agrifood systems.”
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Brazil-FAO Cooperation brings together 12 countries to plan training actions in food and nutrition education
06/02/2023
Project Consolidation of School Feeding Programmes in LAC promoted a meeting on actions for teachers in FNE

FAO: Without proper water management, we will not be able to guarantee food security
06/02/2023
FAO´s Regional Representative participated in the Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean organized by ECLAC. Countries signed the first Regional Water Action Agenda.

FAO promotes women training in fisheries to face the economic crisis in the Caribbean
06/02/2023
The Director-General of FAO visited the Bridgetown Fishing Complex, where he met with local fisherfolk's groups.

FAO fully committed to limiting the spread of antimicrobial resistance
07/02/2023
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addresses the sixth meeting of the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance.

Brazil-FAO Cooperation plans actions in favor of the consolidation of SFPs
09/02/2023
Project Consolidation of School Feeding Programmes in LAC organized meeting with 6 countries of the region.

Two new sites in Ecuador declared FAO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
13/02/2023
The so-called "chakras" are located in the Andes mountains and the Amazon region. Latin America and the Caribbean had five agriculture heritage sites in 4 countries: one in Brazil, one in Chile, one in Peru, and two in Mexico.

FAO and Brazil-FAO Cooperation team pay courtesy visit to FNDE
14/02/2023
Rafael Zavala and Najla Veloso held meeting with the new president of the National Fund for Educational Development, Fernanda Pacobahyba.

Two initiatives of the Brazil-FAO Cooperation stand out as inspiring experiences
14/02/2023
Sustainable Schools and Lazos are part of the FAO publication on successful stories and good practices in the region that favors the transformation of agri-food systems.

Publication on methodology and achievements of Sustainable Schools is now available in Portuguese
23/02/2023
The document produced within the framework of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation seeks to facilitate the understanding of this methodology.
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School feeding project brings together countries to discuss actions for 2023
24/02/2023
Virtual event will be held on March 8, at 4pm in Chile.

Publication on methodology and achievements of Sustainable Schools is now available in French
28/02/2023
The document produced within the framework of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation seeks to facilitate the understanding of this methodology.

Countries participate in school feeding course for the Caribbean and learn about SFP in the Dominican Republic
21/03/2023
Promoted by the school feeding project of the Brazil-FAO Cooperation, the delegation participated in dialogues, field visits and concluded the course.