Brazil’s fome zero and the hunger-free Latin America and Caribbean 2025 initiative

Abstract

In 2005, the Latin American and Caribbean countries took a decisive step forward in their commitment to eradicating hunger and malnutrition in their region, by setting up the Hunger-Free Latin America and Caribbean Initiative. The agreement was unprecedented on the regional and global scene. These countries placed hunger at the centre of the political agenda, pledging to eradicate it definitively from their region by the year 2025.