Raise productivity, essential for building more resilient agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

A report by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture and CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean warns that increasing agricultural productivity is crucial for building a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable agricultural sector, and represents an indispensable condition for ensuring well-being, food security and the future of agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Ministers of Agriculture from the region and senior representatives of ECLAC, FAO, IICA and CAF participated in the launch of the report Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2025–2026, which states that agriculture can strengthen its contribution to agrifood systems through productivity improvements driven by adequate financing and policy, institutional, financial and technological innovations.