From a Caribbean perspective the news may not have come from the horse’s mouth, so to speak, though the report published on Wednesday August 7th (Dominica News Online) that hunger was decreasing in the Caribbean and Latin America and that Brazil was ‘leading the way’ was not only heartening but emotionally relieving, since, up to this time, there has been no definitive words on the pace of the regional (CARICOM) food security initiative.
The FAO has developed its own methods and standards for food and agriculture statistics, a tool that it uses to provide technical assistance services and to disseminate data for global monitoring.