At the event, which will take place on April 18 using a hybrid format, two projects implemented by the United Nations regional organization with financing from the European Union will come to a close.

The new policy brief will be unveiled at a press conference next Tuesday, December 6, at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

Authorities and specialists addressed these and other issues on the second day of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place through Friday, November 18 in Montevideo.

At a side event to the Forum of the Countries on Sustainable Development 2021, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, urged the region to act with a single voice to promote healthier, more sustainable and more equitable food systems.

The United Nations regional organization developed a proposal for achieving greater comprehension of the inequalities that hinder sustained, inclusive and sustainable long-term development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The new document poses the need to provide steadfast support to small producers to strengthen their capacities and their financial inclusion.

A new publication edited by ECLAC-Mexico stresses the need for policies that foster a structural change in activities in the rural setting.

The organization’s office in that country held three events to promote knowledge and territorial dialogue. One of the challenges of the project was to find good ways of strengthening rural-urban ties to generate more inclusive development.

The rise of exports in the agro-processing sector unlocks exciting opportunities for economic diversification in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). This, according to the latest policy brief published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), entitled `Policy actions to facilit...

A new publication by the UN regional organization reveals the vast inequalities that characterize the financial inclusion of small producers in rural areas.

This concept has received little public policy attention from countries in the region, despite the contribution it could make toward achieving the SDGs, according to a new study by ECLAC.

The body’s Subregional Headquarters in Mexico did case studies for El Salvador and Honduras.

ECLAC and Chile’s Foundation for Agricultural Innovation (FIA) organized a seminar in which farmer organizations participated.

Report indicates that, even though Uruguay’s economy heavily depends on exports based on natural resources, changes made to the agricultural sector have improved the country’s competitiveness and its social indicators.

ECLAC launches a study about the negative impact of global warming on the sub-region’s food security.