9/ 9
2024
Presentation of the study: “Indigenous Peoples and the Private Sector: case studies in Latin America”
Virtual Event, 09/09/2024
Latin America and the Caribbean is inhabited by more than 800 indigenous communities, who are exposed to a wide variety of challenges imposed by modern societies.
3/ 9
2024
4/9
2024
FAO Transforms Fair 2024 - Knowledge and Collaboration for a Better Future
Virtual Event, 03/09/2024 - 04/09/2024
Agrifood systems face multiple and complex challenges that require strategic action to ensure a better future. Promoting food security with an inclusive approach in the territories where food is produced requires innovative responses committed to transforming current conditions.
28/ 8
2024
New approaches to data collection for forest inventories in Latin America and the Caribbean
Virtual Event, 28/08/2024
National Forest Inventories (NFIs) provide robust and useful data for sustainable forest management and climate action. One of the main components of national forest monitoring systems (NFMS) are NFIs, which rely on multiple data sources, including field inventories, remote sensing, and socioeconomic surveys, to estimate the relevant characteristics of forests at particular times.
23/ 8
2024
Adhesion of Latin America and the Caribbean countries to RAES - A sustainable school feeding for all
Virtual Event, 23/08/2024
Since 2009, within the framework of the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Programme, the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC/MRE), the National Fund for Educational Development (FNDE/MEC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have been developing projects and initiatives aimed at strengthening and consolidating school feeding programmes (SFP) and policies in ...
21/ 8
2024
23/8
2024
IX Meeting of the Regional Network of Public Food Supply and Marketing Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (SPAA)
Brasília (Brazil), 21/08/2024 - 23/08/2024
Promote a dialogue based on the experiences generated by the members of the SPAA Network in Latin America and the Caribbean, regarding food supply and marketing policies aimed at promoting more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agri-food systems, in the face of climate change and emergency situations.
21/ 8
2024
Agrovisiones : Webinar series on innovation for agrifood transformation - Chapter 5 - Miguel Altieri
Virtual Event, 21/08/2024
Agrovisiones is a webinar program organized by FAO with the purpose of exposing voices and awakening visions that expand and transcend the Zero Hunger development goal.
20/ 8
2024
Launching of the Program to Accelerate the Empowerment of Rural Women and Environmental Sustainability
Virtual Event, 20/08/2024
In the region, women are disproportionately affected by poverty and food and nutrition insecurity. According to an analysis carried out by the UNDP in 10 Latin American countries, multidimensional poverty affects 18.8% of urban women, a percentage that is almost three times higher in the case of rural women (58%).
15/ 8
2024
Agrovisiones : Webinar series on innovation for agrifood transformation - Chapter 4 - Eugenia Saini
Virtual Event, 15/08/2024
Agrovisiones is a webinar program organized by FAO with the purpose of exposing voices and awakening visions that expand and transcend the Zero Hunger development goal.
7/ 8
2024
8/8
2024
Second Regional Technical Dialogue on Amazonian Bioeconomy and Inclusive Rural Transformation
Belém (Brazil), 07/08/2024 - 08/08/2024
A year after the signing of the Belém Declaration (2023), the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is organizing the technical event titled, “Second Regional Dialogue on Amazonian Bioeconomy and Inclusive Rural Transformation.” This event will take place in the city of Belém, state of Pará, Brazil...
6/ 8
2024
Resilience of the food system in medium-sized cities
Virtual Event, 06/08/2024
Nearly 70% of the world's population is expected to live in urban areas by 2050, up from more than 50% in 2018, with the most significant growth occurring in intermediate cities of up to 1 million inhabitants. This rapid urbanization, coupled with the overall increase in global population, creates enormous challenges related to all aspects of sustainability.
6/ 8
2024
Keynote Lecture: Brazil's Vision in the Fight Against Hunger: State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI 2024)
Santiago (Chile), Hybrid Event, 06/08/2024
The Regional Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for Latin America and the Caribbean will host the Keynote Lecture by His Excellency Mr. Wellington Dias, Minister of Social Development, Family, and Fight Against Hunger of Brazil.
1/ 8
2024
Challenges and opportunities of the One Health approach, from the agri-food system Session 1: Dialogue - Intersectoral approaches for One Health
Virtual Event, 01/08/2024
FAO promotes the application of the One Health approach as part of the transformation of the agri-food system for the benefit of human, animal, plant and environmental health. This involves a wide range of actors and work related to sustainable agriculture, animal, plant, forest and aquaculture health, food safety, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), nutrition and livelihoods.
11/ 7
2024
Effective Science Communication in Agrifood Systems
Virtual Event, 11/07/2024
As part of the 2024 Science and Innovation Forum (SIF 2024) organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), this regional event aims to showcase the role of scientific communication in facilitating economic, social, and environmental development in Latin America and the Caribbean. By promoting engaging dialogue, this event seeks to highlight the transformative po...
20/ 6
2024
15 Years of the School Feeding Law in Brazil
Virtual Event, 20/06/2024
The event is organised by the National Fund for Educational Development (FNDE), with the support of the South-South Cooperation Programme developed between the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The event will also include the participation of the World Food Programme (WFP) Cent...
19/ 6
2024
Agrovisiones : Webinar series on innovation for agrifood transformation - Chapter 3 - Laurens Klerkx
Virtual Event, 19/06/2024
Agrovisiones is a webinar program organized by FAO with the purpose of exposing voices and awakening visions that expand and transcend the Zero Hunger development goal.
5/ 6
2024
World Food Safety Day 2024
Virtual Event, 05/06/2024
Foodborne diseases have great impacts on the health of the population. It is estimated that, worldwide, 600 million people (1 in 10 people) fall ill from consuming contaminated food, and that 420.000 people die each year from this same cause. These diseases are generally caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals present in contaminated food or water.
22/ 5
2024
Agrovisiones : Webinar series on innovation for agrifood transformation - Chapter 2
Virtual Event, 22/05/2024
Agrovisiones is a webinar program organized by FAO with the purpose of exposing voices and awakening visions that expand and transcend the Zero Hunger development goal.
15/ 5
2024
16/5
2024
Strengthening Social Protection Systems in the Caribbean to Adapt to Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges
Bridgetown (Barbados), 15/05/2024 - 16/05/2024
The Regional Workshop "Strengthening Social Protection Systems in the Caribbean to Adapt to Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges," co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), will take place on May 15 and 16, 2024, in Bridgetown, Barbados.
8/ 5
2024
Discussion panel: Healthy diets for better nutrition
Santiago (Chile), Hybrid Event, 08/05/2024
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) faces significant challenges to eradicate hunger and malnutrition in all its forms. The trend of increasing prevalence of hunger and food insecurity evidenced since 2014 came to a halt. Between 2021 and 2022, the prevalence of hunger decreased in the region from 7.0% to 6.5%, and the prevalence of food insecurity also decreased from 40.3% to 37.5%, being...
6/ 5
2024
10/5
2024
Youth Leadership Program Regional Workshop
Santiago (Chile), 06/05/2024 - 10/05/2024
The UN Food Systems Coordination Hub and the FAO Regional Office of Latin America and the Caribbean are organizing a regional workshop under the project "Building the Next Generation of Food Systems Leadership in Developing Countries" funded by the Government of Germany. A detailed description of the project and the overall structure of the regional workshop is provided in the attached concept ...