Publications
Practical guide for the Incorporation of the Intersectionality approach in sustainable rural development programmes and projects
24/11/2022
In Latin America and the Caribbean, access to food and nutritional security, the poverty situation, and the capacity to respond to climate change are strongly related to gender, ethnic-racial origin, age group, and territory differences. A situation that demands observing the intertwined nature of these inequalities and proposing new ways to achieve sustainable development, leaving no one behind.
Situational state of Sustainable Schools 2021
03/11/2022
The situational status of Sustainable Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean - 2021, prepared within the framework of the Consolidation of School Feeding Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean project, brings together a summary of the experiences of the implementation of the Sustainable Schools methodology in the countries of the region.
Regional strategy and action plan for the prevention, preparedness, response and recovery of Latin America and the Caribbean to Fusarium wilt of Musaceae tropical race 4
20/09/2022
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are immersed in the difficult task of recovering our agrifood systems hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this complex situation, tropical race 4 of the Musaceae fusarium wilt is undoubtedly the greatest challenge facing the banana and plantain agribusiness in our region.
Together we are more cotton
20/09/2022
This publication is produced within the scope of the +Cotton project and presents a brief summary of this trilateral south-south cooperation initiative carried out since 2013 jointly by FAO, Brazilian Cooperation Agency, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ABC/MRE - in Portuguese), and 7 partner countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Haiti, Paraguay and Peru.
Systematization of the Sustainable School Feeding Model and proposition of recommendations as way forward to the government of Belize
30/08/2022
This document is aimed at presenting the systematization of the sustainable schools model pilot implementation in Belize, within the framework of Mesoamerica Hunger Free AMEXCID-FAO programme, and it describes the implementation process of the pilot project, from its beginning in early 2016 to November 2018.
Assessment of antimicrobial resistance risks in six Latin American countries 2019–2021: Integrated regional project in antimicrobial resistance
18/08/2022
In 2019, FAO launched the Integrated Regional Project (TCP/RLA/3708 and OSRO/GLO/812/NOR), with the aim of designing and adopting antimicrobial resistance (AMR) containment strategies based on the existing risks in terrestrial and aquatic animal production.
Local procurement from family farming for the school feeding programme
22/07/2022
This guideline outlines the step-by-step implementation of direct purchases from family farming for school feeding, considering the pilot implementation of the sustainable schools model in Belize within the framework of Mesoamerica Hunger Free AMEXCID-FAO programme.