In Focus: The Family Farming and Rural Territorial Development Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Panorama of Rural Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean, an FAO publication published in 2018, reported that for the first time in a decade, poverty in the rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean has increased. It further stated that rural poverty in the region increased by two million between 2014 and 2016, reaching a total of 59 million. The Family Farming and Rural Territorial Development Initiative is a priority
