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Initiatives

Initiatives are interventions that can take the form of laws, guidelines, incentives, among others, which are often reflected in allocations of public and private resources.

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Food and post-production costs (2025)
Post-farmgate activities account for 70 to 75 percent of what consumers pay. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
Average cost of a healthy diet in LAC (2025)
The average cost of a healthy diet in Latin America and the Caribbean was $4.91 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).
Global average cost of a healthy diet (2025)
The global average cost of a healthy diet rose to $4.28 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
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World population with food insecurity (2025)
Around 2.1 billion people (25.8% of the world's population) experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2025. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).

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“Great Forests of Mesoamerica" Program

The Great Forests of Mesoamerica (GFM) Program is a five-year (2023–2027) European Union initiative under the #TeamEurope approach to strengthen the protection and sustainable use of Mesoamerica’s gre...

Implementation- Ongoing

INNOVATECH-SISTAGRO Project (Trifinio Plan)

The INNOVATECH-SISTAGRO Project, technological innovation and scientific research for sustainable and competitive horticulture in the Trifinio region, focuses on promoting sustainable rural developmen...

Implementation- Ongoing

Sustainable climate-adapted territories in Latin America

This project supports the implementation of climate-adapted sustainable agriculture (CSAA) technologies and practices and community participation strategies. The project ensures that this implementati...

Implementation- Ongoing

WELL-BEING for the resilience of livestock farms

The project's objective is to contribute to the resilience of livestock systems, with a focus on 'Well-being,' by implementing good livestock practices for cattle and sheep based on animal welfare pri...

Implementation- Ongoing

Adoption of agroecological practices and carbon footprint in the Uruguayan agricultural sector

This technical cooperation seeks to analyze the status of adoption of agroecological practices in Uruguay, study their relationships with the country's carbon footprint and the objectives of the Paris...

Completed

Vertical Agriculture: Innovation for Horticulture in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

The overall objective of the project is to comprehensively assess vertical farming systems as a sustainable alternative for the production of intensive crops, promoting competitiveness, food security,...

Implementation- Ongoing

STRENGTHENING THE PHYTOSANITARY AND SAFETY SYSTEM IN PRIORITY VALUE CHAINS

The project seeks to contribute to the improvement of chili, eggplant, and tomato exports in the Dominican Republic and Haiti and thereby support Dominican-Haitian families to improve their income and...

Implementation- Ongoing

ALER4TA, Capacity building and biosecurity in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru, against Fusarium oxysporum Tropical Race 4 (Fo...

The project seeks to contribute to the improvement and strengthening of biosecurity, prevention and training to deal with the FocR4T disease in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.

Completed

Initiatives

Food and post-production costs (2025)

Average cost of a healthy diet in LAC (2025)

Global average cost of a healthy diet (2025)

Evidencia

World population with food insecurity (2025)

“Great Forests of Mesoamerica" Program

INNOVATECH-SISTAGRO Project (Trifinio Plan)

Sustainable climate-adapted territories in Latin America

WELL-BEING for the resilience of livestock farms

Adoption of agroecological practices and carbon footprint in the Uruguayan agricultural sector

Vertical Agriculture: Innovation for Horticulture in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

STRENGTHENING THE PHYTOSANITARY AND SAFETY SYSTEM IN PRIORITY VALUE CHAINS

ALER4TA, Capacity building and biosecurity in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru, against Fusarium oxysporum Tropical Race 4 (Fo...

Multipurpose silvopastoral systems and family farming

Network of resilient farms with sustainable forest management

Leveraging technologies to support the Government of Costa Rica with the development of a climate-smart greenhouse

Digital technologies for a sustainable and inclusive agricultural revolution in countries in transition