United Nations
Agriculture and rural development
The agricultural sector and rural areas reflect the heterogeneous structure of the region and the challenges of structural change. The agriculture sector’s share of GDP varies between countries from below 2% to around 20%, while extreme poverty rates range from below 1% to over 60%. The region must further diversify its rural economies, in agricultural as well as non-agricultural activities, and do so in a sustainable manner by promoting innovation with inclusion, especially of young people and women in rural areas.
Activities
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 Approaches in the Caribbean SIDS Region- An Exploratory Framework
II Experts Meeting of the Community of Practice in Agricultural Statistics…
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…
The webinar is part of the activities of the Cooperation Agreement between the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and the Republic of Korea 2020-2021: Component II: Nature-based solutions for a sustainable recovery post Pandemic Covid-19.
Virtual Forum "Challenges for planning and monitoring the 2030 Agenda…
ECLAC, in cooperation with GIZ, presented the case of Bolivia on indicators and evidence-based policies under the Nexus approach.
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 countries studied.
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 "Analysis of Agricultural Vulnerability to Climate Change in the SICA region" in the Pavilion of Central American Integration System (SICA) from El Salvador for 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) on December 11, 2023.
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 and presented in Costa Rica during the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the hemisphere.
