FAO Digital Media Hub - FAO: Latin America and the Caribbean Conference

Hide details

Explore More Collections

Conceptually similar

FAO / REDUCING HUNGER IN LATIN AMERICA

Regional Conference for Europe Opening

FAO / BOLSTERING RESILIENCE OF AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

FAO / FOOD LOSS AND WASTE EVENT

FAO / AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS ARE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

FAO / WORLD FOOD FORUM OPENING

CONCERNING RISING HUNGER IN NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

FAO/ TRANSFORMATION OF AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS KEY FOCUS OF REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Haiti: Impact of Hurrican Matthew and FAO response to emergency

FAO in Mexico: Life after decades of displacement

FAO / LIVESTOCK CONFERENCE ADVANCER

UN FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT +2 OPENING

ETHIOPIA 2017. Promoting Alternatives to Migration for Ethiopian Rural Youth

Ethiopia: Drought Response

FAO DIRECTOR-GENERAL QU AT THE SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE

FAO / IMPACT OF DISASTERS ON AGRICULTURE CHIEF ECONOMIST INTERVIEW

UN FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT +2 CLOSING

Rome: Mediterranean Dialogue on Food Crisis

Impact of Disasters and Crises Report 2021

Video News Release: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020

Add to collection

FAO: Latin America and the Caribbean Conference

FAO's 37th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean region ended on Friday (1 April) in Quito, Ecuador, underscoring the importance of sustainable agrifood systems, prosperous and inclusive rural societies, and sustainable and resilient agriculture.

Duration 1m51s

Edit Version International

Video Type Video News Release (VNR)

Date 04/04/2022

File size 260.48 MB

Unique ID UF2GP7

All editorial uses permitted

Production details and shotlist

UNFAO Source FAO Video

Script "FAO's 37th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean region ended on Friday (1 April) in Quito, Ecuador, underscoring the importance of sustainable agrifood systems, prosperous and inclusive rural societies, and sustainable and resilient agriculture.

¬†

Participants of the five-day conference included the President of Ecuador, Guillermo Laso, the Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, the Vice President of Ecuador, Alfredo Borrero, 41 ministers and 23 deputy ministers, and the Director-General of the FAO, Qu Dongyu.

¬†

‚ÄúThe Latin America and the Caribbean region played a fundamental role during the pandemic to ensure that the health crisis did not become a food crisis,‚Äù the FAO Director-General said in his statement. ‚ÄúYour success had a positive global impact and you must continue with the same effort across your agrifood systems to the benefit of global food security,‚Äù he said.

¬†

During the Conference, countries shared their innovations and the measures they are taking to transform their agrifood systems and have agreed on three main regional priorities - building sustainable agrifood systems to ensure healthy diets, lifting rural population of Latin America and the Caribbean out of poverty and transforming the region‚Äôs agriculture so that it is resilient and adapted to climate change.

¬†

‚ÄúThe way in which you develop your agriculture, forestry, fishery and livestock will impact the global climate as well as the ecosystem and the biodiversity of each of the countries in the region,‚Äù Qu said.

¬†

FAO will help countries formulating policies and programmes to ensure access to safe and nutritious food, and promote healthy diets in support of the 104 million people living with obesity and the 60 million people affected by hunger.

¬†

Nearly 600 people participated in the Conference in person, including representatives of the private sector, academia, civil society and the United Nations System, and more than 34,000 people did so online. The Member countries chose Guyana as the host country for the next Regional Conference, which will take place in 2024.

¬†

On the side-lines of the conference, the FAO Director-General visited a rural community where family farmers produce diversified food while protecting and restoring biodiversity, in a combination of science, education and agritourism.¬†

¬†

Located just 50 km outside of capital Quito, in the Area of ‚Äã‚ÄãConservation and Sustainable Use in Perucho, the Finca Hoster√≠a Isabuela is supported by the Andean Landscapes Project, focused on promotion of the integrated management of landscapes for sustainable livelihoods in the Ecuadorian Andes.

¬†

The project has been implemented through FAO‚Äôs Hand-in-Hand Initiative, in partnership with the Ministry for Agriculture and Livestock and the Ministry for Environment, Water and Ecological Transition of Ecuador, with THE financial support of the European Union.

¬†

The Andean Landscapes project seeks to provide rural communities with the opportunity to solve the problem of deforestation, land degradation and mismanagement, promoting collaboration mechanisms to establish effective intersectoral governance that favors synergies between climate change, biodiversity, food security and poverty reduction strategies and objectives. The project is carried out in four provinces in Ecuador: Pichincha, Imbabura, Cotopaxi and Bolivia

Alternative Versions and Supporting Documents

Find different versions and transcription documents to download