Agricultural development
The Agricultural Unit aims to contribute along with its partners to the design, execution and monitoring of public policies that promote sustainable and inclusive development in the agricultural sector and in the food system, with a focus on climate risk and food and nutrition security.
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Activities
Virtual Expert Group Meeting on the Assessment of sargassum value chains in Caribbean Small Island Developing States
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), subregional headquarters for the Caribbean will convene an Expert Group Meeting t...
Virtual Expert Group Meeting on Responding to Sargassum Influxes
An Expert Group Meeting to review a study titled “Responding to Sargassum Influxes through Integrative and Adaptive Natural Resources Management Appro...
II Experts Meeting of the Community of Practice in Agricultural Statistics of Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic
ECLAC Mexico hosted the Second Experts Meeting of the Community of Practice in Agricultural Statistics on September 10th, 2024.
Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in the Republic of Korea: Policy Framework and illustrative cases for Latin America and the Caribbean
The webinar is part of the activities of the Cooperation Agreement between the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ...
News
FAO, ECLAC, WFP and IICA: Failure to Eradicate Hunger and Malnutrition Costs More than the Cost of Solutions
According to a new special report by the agencies, the cost of inaction on hunger and food insecurity represents an average of 6.4% of the GDP of the ...
Presentation of the Study "Analysis of Agricultural Vulnerability to Climate Change in the SICA Region" for COP28
The Executive Secretary of the Central American Agricultural Council (SE-CAC) organized a parallel event for the presentation of the study entitled "A...
ECLAC, FAO and IICA Call for Actions to Strengthen Regional Cooperation in Order to Promote Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Agrifood Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
The recommendation is made in The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas 2023-2024, a report prepared by the three institutions...
Publications
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16 Mar 2026 | Publication
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25 Feb 2025 | Publication
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15 Jul 2024 | Publication