Latin America and the Caribbean Lead the Way Toward a Future Without Hunger By Máximo Torero Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --

Máximo Torero Cullen is the Chief Economist of FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative ad interim for Latin America and the Caribbean https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/07/latin-america-and-the-caribbean-lead-the-way-toward-a-future-without-hunger/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=High_Stakes_Mountain_Tourism_in_a_Warming_World_Interest_Payments_Now_Outpace_Education_Spending_in_ SANTIAGO, Jul 17 2025 (IPS) - In a region where hunger has cast a persistent shadow for generations, from the debt crises of the 1980s through the volatility of the 1990s to the recent shock of COVID-19, an unexpected and powerful development is now emerging: Latin America and the Caribbean is making significant progress in the global fight against hunger. Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --