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.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition warns that the region will fail the hunger target of the Sustainable Development Goals. Hunger has risen to 47.7 million people in 2019.

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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.

Promovido en el marco el Programa de Cooperación Internacional Brasil-FAO, el contenido del curso fue diseñado específicamente para la región del Caribe.

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.

El concurso busca las mejores historias relativas al Día Mundial de la Alimentación 2020, que este año se centra en “Cultivar, nutrir, preservar. Juntos”.

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.

The FAO chief also praised the efforts and achievements related to the Agenda 2030 of the parliamentary network during the pandemic.

SAVE THE DATE – MEDIA ADVISORY FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean OCTOBER 19, 20 and 21, 2020

Organizations from the region’s civil society analyzed the main documents of the FAO Regional Conference, which will take place from 19 to 21 October.

Confronting climate change and the rise in malnutrition, driving innovation in food and agriculture and moving towards prosperous rural societies will be the main themes of the FAO Regional Conference, between 19 and 21 October

Regional Conference kicks off virtually with focus on COVID-19 responses and strong political support and participation from Members

The governments of the region - together with the private sector, the academic and scientific world and civil society - will discuss how to transform food systems, generate prosperous rural societies and a sustainable and resilient agriculture post-COVID1

The Conference seeks to establish a roadmap towards sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture, prosperous rural societies and a food system that guarantees healthy food for all.

The priorities approved by the FAO Conference are: sustainable food systems to provide healthy diets for all; hand in hand to achieve prosperous and inclusive rural societies; and sustainable and resilient agriculture.