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The forests of Latin America and the Caribbean are key to the planet’s environmental sustainability and food security
13/09/2021
The Latin America and the Caribbean Forestry Commission highlighted the strategic role of the region’s forests for improving life, combatting climate change and halting biodiversity loss.

Webinar regional presenta desafíos e experiencias de alimentación escolar en distintas modalidades educativas
14/09/2021
Evento de la Cooperación Brasil-FAO tendrá la participación de profesionales de América Latina y el Caribe

Must we transform our agri-food systems?
19/10/2021
The pandemic has put around 451 million jobs at risk across the global food system. In the region, this contributed to the sharp increase in poverty: 22 million people fell into poverty in our region in a single year. This problem is particularly harsh in
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School Feeding Network launches virtual platform at a regional event
25/10/2021
New digital tool represents a more advanced phase of international cooperation on the subject, promoted by the Government of Brazil
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FAO requests funds to provide humanitarian aid to more than half a million people in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador
28/10/2021
US $ 37 million are needed to rapidly restore agriculture-based livelihoods.

14 Latin American and Caribbean countries share findings and priorities to expand the use of digital tools in agrotourism experiences
04/11/2021
Technical teams from the 14 countries that make up the 1000 Digital Villages in Latin America and the Caribbean initiative met in a virtual format to present ideas related to the digitalization of rural tourism enterprises.

Recovering, rehabilitating and transforming agricultural livelihoods to weather future shocks
17/11/2021
FAO’s time-critical response in the Dry Corridor across El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras is helping restore livelihoods affected by climate extremes, all the while anchoring in place the necessary capacities and systems to forecast and respond to futur

Cooperação Brasil-FAO apresenta projeto regional de alimentação escolar no Green Rio 2021
25/11/2021
Evento híbrido e gratuito será realizado online e presencialmente no Rio de Janeiro, entre os dias 25 e 27 de novembro

New UN report warns that the number of people suffering hunger in Latin America is at its highest point in two decades
29/11/2021
FAO, IFAD, PAHO/WHO, UNICEF and WFP will present a report focusing on the latest statistics and trends of food security and nutrition in the region.

New UN report: Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean rose by 13.8 million people in just one year
30/11/2021
Hunger rose more sharply than in any other region between 2019 and 2020, reaching 59,7 million people, its highest point since 2000. Food insecurity affects 267 million people and 106 million adults present obesity.

Mexico and FAO promote training sessions on aquaculture and aquaponics for food security and climate resilience in Caribbean countries
01/12/2021
The workshops are free and taught in Spanish with simultaneous translation into English.

FAO lanza un nuevo espacio digital para promover la innovación global en la agricultura familiar
02/12/2021
La Plataforma Técnica Regional de la Agricultura Familiar es una red global que busca acelerar los procesos de innovación en el sector e impulsar la cooperación internacional.

21 Latin American and Caribbean countries work together to harmonize National Forest Inventories
02/12/2021
Experts of National Forest Inventories in Latin America and the Caribbean launched a publication to improve the transparency and credibility of forest information.

100 Caribbean professionals participated in the school feeding capacity training
07/12/2021
For three weeks, the course strengthened the capacities of professionals from eight Caribbean countries.

FAO comparte experiencias sobre acción anticipatoria para enfrentar amenazas climáticas en América Latina y el Caribe
29/12/2021
En el evento, el Ministerio de Agricultura de Paraguay, explicó el trabajo de distribución de sistemas de riego para enfrentar la alerta de sequía en el departamento de Caazapá, y la implementación de refugios para el ganado ante inundaciones en el depart

Antigua and Barbuda gets hooked on aquaponics
07/01/2022
The quiet residential area of Upper Renfrew in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, is home to Indies Greens, the island’s only aquaponics farm and training centre, which combines aquaculture and hydroponics to produce fish and vegetables at the same time.

FAO cooperation with Brazil in El Salvador supports the strengthening of school feeding through “Sustainable Schools”
13/01/2022
Initiative has already benefited more than 23 thousand schools in 13 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Opinion: Education goes hand in hand with food at school
24/01/2022
The InternationaI Education Day is an opportunity for us to reflect about the importance of healthy food as a human right to students

FAO's 1000 Digital Villages Initiative offers a course on audiovisual tools for young people in Latin America and the Caribbean
21/02/2022
This course takes advantage of digitalization and digital marketing to improve the promotion and sales of rural tourism ventures managed by young people in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Ecuador received a preparatory mission for the celebration of the FAO Regional Conference in Quito
01/03/2022
The Regional Conference will be held from March 28 to April 1, in Quito. It is the most important meeting of the FAO in the region and sets its regional priorities.