Region

Latin America and the Caribbean

Harnessing the region's agricultural and biological diversity to build resilient food systems.

20190723 Native potatoes Peru landscape. Photo by CIP/CGIAR.
Joaquin Lozano
Joaquin Lozano
Head of CGIAR Liaison Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
CGIAR System Organization

Overview

The CGIAR Liaison Office for Latin America and the Caribbean works with governments, national research systems, farmers, communities, research institutions and the private sector to develop solutions adapted to the region's diverse food, land and water systems.

From crop breeding and biofortification to digital water governance, climate services, sustainable livestock systems and citizen science, research across Latin America and the Caribbean connects agricultural productivity with nutrition, climate resilience, biodiversity and livelihoods.

The region is central to global food security and biodiversity. The region holds around 30 percent of the world's biodiversity and is the world's largest food-exporting region, while continuing to face growing pressures from climate change, land degradation, malnutrition and inequality.

Our Latin America and the Caribbean presence

 

Our work

Our research portfolio addresses major global challenges such as climate change, gender and social inequalities, poor-quality diets, rural poverty, environmental degradation, and issues stemming from fragility, conflict, and violence.

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