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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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Chocolate Island — Cocoa, Carbon and Community

The project drives Trinidad and Tobago's cacao and chocolate industry toward a post-pandemic, ESG-aligned productive model through an innovative approach that integrates the cacao value chain with car...

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

Strategy to Facilitate Sustainable Coffee and Cocoa Production Systems

The project seeks to implement a training and technical assistance strategy to facilitate the transition to sustainable coffee and cocoa production systems in the Amazonian provinces of Ecuador.

Completed

Restoring Pastureland and Producing Biofuel in Paraguay

In the Paraguayan Chaco, where deforestation has eliminated more than 22% of tree cover since 2000, Canopy Energy and Investancia are promoting a silvopastoral model that combines livestock farming wi...

Implementation- Ongoing

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Amazonian Chakra

The GIAHS system is composed of primary, secondary, and degraded rainforests, as well as scrubland, and herbaceous vegetation. The resilience and connectivity between protected areas and the Amazonian...

Implementation- Ongoing

Regional action for enhanced protection of pollinating insects and pollination services in Latin America and the Caribbe...

The project aims to protect natural ecosystems and adapt agricultural production systems to safeguard pollination ecosystem services and reduce vulnerability associated with pollinator decline. It str...

Implementation- Ongoing

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)

Chocolate Island — Cocoa, Carbon and Community

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

Strategy to Facilitate Sustainable Coffee and Cocoa Production Systems

Restoring Pastureland and Producing Biofuel in Paraguay

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Amazonian Chakra

Regional action for enhanced protection of pollinating insects and pollination services in Latin America and the Caribbe...

(Es) (Ecuador) Forest and Climate Change Observatory

Sectoral Plan for Adaptation and Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture and Livestock (ABC+ Plan)

Connecting the Amazon and Chiquitano Dry Forests in Bolivia

Covid-19 impacts on Indigenous food sovereignty, livelihoods and biodiversity - Guyana

(Ecuador) (Es) Terramaz Project

Protecting Centuries-Old Forests in Bolivia