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Journal, magazine, bulletinFood systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Hand-in-Hand Initiative for the transformation of food systems
2022Also available in:
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. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinFood systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Impacts and opportunities in fresh food production
2020Also available in:
The agrifood sector, has not been immune to the Coronavirus, whose string of effects has interrupted the normal operation of food chains. In the agrifood sector, unprecedented problems have led to unprecedented challenges. In Latin America and the Caribbean, food production has not stopped; the workers, although with difficulties, appear at their workplaces. Therefore, when we evaluate in detail the impacts of COVID-19 on primary production, it seems evident that these have not been critical. However, we cannot lose sight of the coming agricultural seasons and monitor, with even more zeal, the disruptions in those sectors most vulnerable to this health, economic and social crisis. We have been foolish and stressed every time we have been able to do it that this crisis is a magnificent opportunity to rethink our production models. Due to their importance, the agrifood systems are an obligatory starting point of the long process of recovery and transformation that lies ahead. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinFood systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Digitalising agriculture for an inclusive transformation of rural societies
2021Also available in:
The digitalisation of agrifood systems has made progress; still, it remains a pending topic in the region, especially among smaller producers and traders in rural areas. Accelerating the digitalisation process is not an easy task. To begin with, there is an urgent need to improve the environment in which these technologies are developed and implemented. This requires a state policy that fosters dialogue and collaboration between civil organisations and the public and private sectors, with the ultimate aim of ensuring that the benefits of digitalisation reach everyone, in particular smaller producers and traders and those living in isolated rural areas.
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