Small island economies are highly dependent on food imports. Self-sufficiency through food localization is therefore often advocated. Can a small Caribbean island nation...
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As a critical component of the global economy, the ocean and its ecosystems provide important goods and services and support numerous activities essential for economic development, such as capture fisheries...
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Addressing unhealthy diet, rising incidence of overweight, obesity and diet-related NCDs.
Lever 1: Policy interventions at the regional, national and local levels to reduce...
This report presents the results of assessments based on the food insecurity experience scale (FIES), data collected by FAO in twenty least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing...
In the current context of climate change, focusing on gender equality in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) can drive improvements in resilience, food security and nutrition. This document...
This online resource data on the impact of the pandemic on livelihoods, access to markets and food security by country in the Caribbean.
On the 30 and 31 August 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Fiji and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), organized a successful Small...
On 23 September 2021, the Food Systems Summit convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, was held. Latin America and the Caribbean played an essential role...
Caribbean countries, a set of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS) , are threatened by both economic and natural hazards.
Nations have specialized in...
With climate variability and change being key drivers of hunger, the World Food Programme is building the capacities of communities and governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to adapt to the growing challenges...