
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.

La FAO compromete esfuerzos para contener la propagación de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos
07/02/2023
El Director General de la FAO, QU Dongyu, intervino en la sexta reunión del Grupo de líderes mundiales sobre resistencia a los antimicrobianos.

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.

Regional school feeding project develops training for Caribbean countries in the Dominican Republic
21/03/2023
Activity in the country strengthened the capacities of managers and technicians of the school feeding policy in the Caribbean.

NAP Expo Chile 2023: FAO highlighted the Platform for Climate Action in Agriculture to address climate change
30/03/2023
The Organization presented the progress made by the Platform during the International Conference on Adaptation to Climate Change, hosted by Chile.

FAO cierra Año Internacional de la Pesca y Acuicultura Artesanales con recomendaciones de políticas públicas para fortalecer el sector
31/03/2023
La Organización estableció prioridades para seguir apoyando a pescadores y acuicultores y potenciar su rol y contribución a la seguridad alimentaria, el alivio a la pobreza rural y el manejo responsable y armónico de los recursos naturales.

FAO and China promote digitalization in Chile through the 1000 Digital Villages initiative
04/04/2023
In 2022, a pilot project will be implemented in three locations in the Itata Valley in Chile's Ñuble Region.

FAO strengthens the digital capacities of young coffee growers in Colombia
06/04/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) supported the implementation of the Jóvenes Renacer project to benefit young coffee entrepreneurs in Colombia, which is developed by Juan Valdez Café and the Colombian Coffee Growers Federa

FAO promotes the first AgTech cooperative venture incubator
14/04/2023
The AgTech Academy of Cooperatives project seeks to promote rural development and innovative agri-food systems to achieve better production and a better life for the rural population.