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Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Hand-in-Hand Initiative for the transformation of food systems

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Santiago, Chile ;

Pages 13 p.

Author FAO, ECLAC

Publisher FAO ; ECLAC ;

Product type Journal, magazine, bulletin

ISBN 978-92-5-135596-1

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Hand-in-Hand Initiative (HiH) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was developed to get back on track and encourage achieving the SDGs, especially SDG 1 (to eradicate poverty), 2 (putting an end to hunger and all forms of malnutrition), and 10 (reduce inequality within and among countries). Led by the countries themselves, the Hand-in-Hand Initiative gathers evidence to optimize and guide investment according to agricultural potential, productive efficiency, and poverty levels. This allows to promote investments with high socio-economic impacts on poor territories that show great potential but low efficiency or to incentivize social protection or productive transformation policies in areas with high levels of poverty and low agricultural potential.

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FAO and ECLAC. 2022. Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean – The Hand-in-Hand Initiative for the transformation of food systems. Bulletin No. 20. Santiago.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb8178en

Language English

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