On the Road to COP30: The Region Prepares to Lead the Agri-food Transformation in the Face of Climate Change

From April 28 to 30, 2025, the Campus of the Americas of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT became a meeting point for leaders, negotiators, experts and government representatives from Latin America during the Regional Workshop on Agriculture and Climate Change – a key event to strengthen capacities, align visions, share experiences and prepare the region for the upcoming updates to its climate commitments, thus setting the course for the regional agri-food sector in the coming years.

For several years now, different studies and projections have highlighted the agricultural potential of Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing it as a major global agricultural producer thanks to its natural wealth, diversity of climates and soils, agricultural heritage and availability of natural resources. Today, these are increasingly threatened by the challenges that climate change poses to the sector and the region. However, 2025 is proving to be a decisive year for positioning the agri-food sector as one of the key banners of Latin America and the Caribbean within the framework of international climate change action.