FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

Publications

01/01/2018

Today’s food and agricultural systems have succeeded in supplying large volumes of food to global markets. However, high-external input, resource-intensive agricultural systems have caused massive deforestation, water scarcities, biodiversity loss, soil depletion and high levels of greenhouse gas emissions.

01/01/2018

Muchos estudios y experiencias de campo de la FAO y sus socios han demostrado el impacto positivo de los sistemas agroforestales y en algunos países ya se están implementando programas gubernamentales que incentivan la implementación sistemas forestales y agroforestales como medida para aumentar la diversificación de la producción agrícola, reducir la degradación del suelo y el riesgo de desastres.

01/01/2018

Given the spread of different transboundary animal diseases (TADs) such as African Swine fever (ASF), Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) and Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), it is pertinent that FAO will provide assistance to countries in a way of practical knowledge on how to deal with animal carcasses.

03/11/2017

The paper presents a manual to assess the economic impact of recreational fisheries and its application in two Caribbean countries: The Bahamas and Martinique. The manual was developed with the assistance from the Gertner Consulting Group and the WECAFC/OPESCA/ CRFM/ CFMC working group on recreational fisheries.

03/11/2017

Regional aquaculture production is progressing at rates above world averages in recent years. However, rate of growth in the region is diminishing – even though market prospects are bright and open – as a reflection of complicated governance issues, increasing environmental concerns, poor planning, disease outbreaks and other reasons.

03/11/2017

A technical training workshop on advancing aquaponics was held in Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 14–18 August 2017. Fourteen international participants were present from five countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis).

16/10/2017

This document presents a set of criteria and traceability requirements to guide actors within the food industry to develop and implement a traceability system in selected food sectors that allows them to respond rapidly to food safety events.

Key Documents
Boletín de publicaciones 2024 ( In Spanish)
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Mariela Ramírez

Regional Publications Coordinator