Healthy food at high costs in the region

by Sheria Brathwaite

The FAO warns that healthy and nutritious foods in Latin America and the Caribbean cost more when compared to other parts of the world.

The high cost of living and income inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean, are among the main factors seriously affecting the accessibility and affordability of healthy food in the region, says the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

During a virtual Press Conference on Wednesday to launch the 2022 Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean, the organization revealed that the region, when compared to other parts of the world, has the highest cost of healthy and nutritious food and there was a great need to improve the affordability and access to these foods as hunger and malnutrition were on the rise.

During his presentation, the FAO’s regional representative for Latin America and

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