Today we celebrate World Food Day! It's a date that should serve us to reflect not only on the positive aspects that make our region a wonderful place, but also on the challenges we face regarding food security. On one hand, Latin America and the Caribbean are a privileged region. The region boasts the largest reserves of drinking water in the world and has an enviable … [Read more...] about Healthy Eating is Everyone’s Right, NOT a Privilege
Agriculture and Food Security
A call for an integrated framework for the bioeconomy in Latin America and The Caribbean region
Bioeconomy is any economic activity based on the use of natural renewable biological resources, from both land and ocean, to obtain food, materials, and energy in a sustainable way without compromising their availability for future generations. Specifically, bioeconomy comprises those economic activities related to the invention, development, production, and use of biological … [Read more...] about A call for an integrated framework for the bioeconomy in Latin America and The Caribbean region
Five adaptation measures to reduce the vulnerability of Latin America and the Caribbean’s agriculture sector to climate change
Since breakfast this morning, the chances that you consumed either some beans, maize, rice, soybean and wheat are very high indeed. These staples represent key crops in Latin America and the Caribbean and are critical for export earnings and food security. Yet due to the climate crisis, these crops and the region’s agriculture sector faces considerable challenges. The region … [Read more...] about Five adaptation measures to reduce the vulnerability of Latin America and the Caribbean’s agriculture sector to climate change
What is in the soil, stays in the soil: Conserving carbon in our soils to transform food systems
By Juan Pablo Bonilla, Manager of the IDB's Climate Change and Sustainable Development Sector and Ana María Loboguerrero, Head of Global Policy Research at CCAFS. Preventing the expansion of agricultural land into high-carbon landscapes is one of the actions to reduce emissions in food systems. We are in a time of crisis and great uncertainty. COVID-19, besides being … [Read more...] about What is in the soil, stays in the soil: Conserving carbon in our soils to transform food systems
Bushmeat in Latin America: a latent danger to biodiversity and public health
A great deal of the deadliest viruses in the late history (i.e. HIV, SARS, MERS, etc) share an origin with the coronavirus COVID-19; they appear in other animal species and then reach humans. The latter process is known as zoonosis and it is the result of our irresponsible interference with biodiversity and its ecosystems. Consequently, if human beings persist in exploiting … [Read more...] about Bushmeat in Latin America: a latent danger to biodiversity and public health