About FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) leads international efforts to eradicate world hunger.
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What do we do?

FAO produces statistical information on hunger and agriculture, provides expertise to governments to aid in agricultural policy development, serves as a neutral forum where countries meet on equal footing, provides technical advisory and executes thousands of field projects worldwide.

Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

The Regional Office, located in Santiago, Chile, collaborates with 33 member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to eradicate hunger in the region, strenghen agriculture and support rural development.
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FAO Representations

In order to streamline relations between governments, FAO has appointed national representatives in the majority of the region's countries, as well as established subregional offices for South America, the Caribbean and Central America.

For more information on FAO representatives in countries in the region, follow the links listed below: