Publications

Guatemala - Including gastronomy in the School Feeding Programme – A necessary change to guarantee children's right to healthy, tasty and waste-free food
23/02/2021
Each year, the Guatemalan State invests about 1 869.2 million Quetzals (USD 245 million) in the national School Feeding Programme (PAE, by its acronym in Spanish), which feeds 2.4 million children. This research estimates that, by including gastronomy in the PAE, it is possible to prevent in a school year (180 days), the waste of 561.6 tonnes of food, equivalent to USD 864 000, or 0.35 percent of the invested budget.

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | Agricultural livelihoods and food security in the context of COVID-19
23/02/2021
This report shares the analysis on the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the agri-food system in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela based on the assessment conducted during August–September 2020.

Colombia: Impact of Early Warning Early Action
26/01/2021
The intensity and frequency of natural hazards and conflicts are increasing, and they are leaving in their wake an unprecedented level of humanitarian needs. Natural hazards alone occur nearly five times as often today as 40 years ago. The number of people displaced by conflict, meanwhile, is the highest ever recorded, and millions more are driven to migrate out of necessity.

Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020
07/12/2020
The goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that are related to food security and nutrition will not be achieved as long as, in some territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, populations continue to live with malnutrition rates. Economic opportunities in these areas are often limited, public services are scant, and exposure to severe climate events is high.

Wholesale markets: Action against COVID-19 Bulletin N° 5
09/10/2020
The fifth wholesale markets bulletin addresses the food supply and demand situation during these pandemic months. Through price monitoring that was carried out with the markets of Latin America and the Caribbean.

African swine fever: detection and diagnosis – A manual for veterinarians
28/09/2020
Given the current worsening of the African swine fever situation worldwide, this field manual will be aimed to assist veterinarians in the prompt recognition and detection of the disease and the immediate control steps at farm level.

Wholesale markets: Action against COVID-19 Bulletin N° 4
18/08/2020
In this fourth edition, the joint bulletin of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Latin American Federation of Supply Markets (FLAMA) explores the impacts of the health crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic on investments and the performance of supply centres.