During the Senior Officials Meeting of the 39th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Deputy Director-General and Regional Representative, René Orellana Halkyer, presented the results for the 2024-2025 biennium. The region has seen four consecutive years of decline in hunger and food insecurity. Even so, more than 33 million people still suffer from hunger. One in four faces moderate or severe food insecurity. Approximately 182 million cannot afford a healthy diet.
According to Orellana, the FAO has directed actions to consolidate regulatory frameworks, strengthen institutional capacities, and promote investments aimed at the structural transformation of agri-food systems.
In the area of improved production, technical cooperation has expanded sustainable soil management, responsible use of inputs, and climate-resilient agriculture. More than 8 farmers have participated in the Global Doctors of Soil Program, which is active in 11 countries.
In the area of improved nutrition, countries updated the CELAC 2030 Food Security, Nutrition and Hunger Eradication Plan. They also made progress in nutrition policies, school feeding programs, and data generation.
On the environmental agenda, the FAO supported biodiversity conservation, land degradation neutrality, and climate action. The two-year period saw the mobilization of US$158,5 million in environmental and climate finance.
In the "Better Life" axis, the "Hand in Hand" Initiative structured investment programs in 15 countries and three sub-regions. The portfolio reached US$2,94 billion. The mobilization totaled US$1,75 billion. The organization also supported access to US$400 million in voluntary contributions and US$900 million in co-financing.
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