Peruvian farmers do not stop
28/04/2020
Food hero Luis Sinche continues to harvest bananas despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
In times of COVID-19, Bolivian urban farmers rethink their ways of working
04/05/2020
Simón Laura and his daughter take care of their family garden on the outskirts of El Alto de La Paz, helping to ensure a supply of fresh produce for nearby cities. ©FAO
Forest loss slows in South America, protected areas rise
07/05/2020
New FAO report highlights that South America still has the world’s second highest rate of forest loss.
Farmers in El Salvador adapt livelihoods to the new realities of COVID-19
11/05/2020
Growing vegetables to meet changed demands during the pandemic
Urgent action is needed to safeguard the biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean’s forests
21/05/2020
The State of the World’s Forests highlights conservation initiatives in Colombia, Bolivia, Guatemala and the Amazon.
Parliamentarians against Hunger and World Rural Forum sign agreement to support Family Farming in Latin America and the Caribbean
27/05/2020
The agreement is part of the Decade of Family Farming and was supported by FAO, Spanish Cooperation and AMEXCID.
Cotton picker prototype to benefit family farmers in Brazil and Latin America
12/06/2020
The machine is an innovation developed in Brazil within the framework of the trilateral South-South + Cotton cooperation project.
FAO and ECLAC Present Recommendations to Prevent the Pandemic from Turning Into a Food Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean
12/06/2020
A new joint report will be launched virtually on Tuesday, June 16 at a simultaneous press conference by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and FAO’s Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Julio Berdegué.
FAO and ECLAC: Millions of People May Slide into Extreme Poverty and Hunger in 2020 in Latin America and the Caribbean due to the Pandemic’s Impact
15/06/2020
New joint report proposes ten measures to prevent the current health crisis from becoming a food crisis.
No coffee breaks for these Panamanian farmers during the pandemic
23/06/2020
Family farmers in Panama won’t let the COVID-19 pandemic ruin their emerging coffee business.
Hemispheric meeting: Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas to define mechanisms to strengthen food security
10/07/2020
The ministerial meeting is being promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mexico, with support from IICA and FAO.
UN: Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean could rise to almost 67 million people by 2030
13/07/2020
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.
Public managers of the Caribbean begin online course on Food and Nutrition Education for School Feeding Programs
07/08/2020
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.
Gestores y profesionales del Caribe inician curso para fortalecer sus capacidades en la implementación de programas de alimentación escolar
13/08/2020
Promovido en el marco el Programa de Cooperación Internacional Brasil-FAO, el contenido del curso fue diseñado específicamente para la región del Caribe.
FAO and PAHO / WHO hold the second edition of the International Workshop on Fruits and Vegetables
21/08/2020
The workshop is intended to analyze the direct and indirect impacts of the consumption of fruits and vegetables on human and planetary health,
Green Climate Fund approves US $ 28 million to help Colombia combat deforestation in the Amazon
21/08/2020
The new project will enhance sustainable and inclusive management of 60,000 hectares of forest while benefiting more than 2,000 families.
FAO lanza concurso para periodistas en América Latina y el Caribe y premiará a los ganadores con becas en prestigiosas universidades de la región
09/09/2020
El concurso busca las mejores historias relativas al Día Mundial de la Alimentación 2020, que este año se centra en “Cultivar, nutrir, preservar. Juntos”.
Experts convened by FAO and PAHO/WHO identify actionable recommendations to improve fruit and vegetable consumption
15/09/2020
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
Regional Virtual Symposium seeks to promote discussion and exchange of experiences about the provision of school feeding during and post-pandemic
16/09/2020
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