Latin America and the Caribbean require US$33 million to take action and protect 1.1 million people from the anticipated effects of El Niño, including those related to food security. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).

In 2023, the average per capita availability of aquatic foods in Latin America was 10.1 kg. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).

After a sharp decline linked to the 2023 El Niño phenomenon, the anchovy (Engraulis ringens) recovered remarkably in 2024, with catches increasing by almost 65%, from 3.5 million tons to 5.7 million tons. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).

The NutriHarvest project is a 36-month initiative supported by Cargill and executed by HarvestPlus to improve access to nutritious food and strengthen farmers’ livelihoods in India, Kenya, Tanzania, and Guatemala. It aims to increase the production and consumption of biofortified and opportunity crops, as well as enhance backyard poultry production, particularly among women. Through school feeding programs and strengthened local value chains, NutriHarvest promotes food and nutrition security and dietary diversity. The initiative will deliver over 17 million nutritious meals and directly benefit more than 119,000 farmers. It adopts an ecosystem approach to build sustainable livelihoods and food system resilience.

Solidarity Communities is an intervention that seeks to provide comprehensive care to families and people facing higher levels of poverty and social exclusion in urban and rural areas of the country. It is a government program that seeks to materialize the effective exercise of population rights and is contained within the Universal Social Protection System. It comprises non-contributory interventions that allow expanding basic capacities and promoting equal opportunities for people, communities and households in conditions of extreme poverty and social exclusion. It is developed through four strategic axes: human capital, basic social infrastructure, income generation and territorial management.

The School Glass of Milk Program is a national initiative established by law that guarantees the minimum consumption of two glasses of fluid milk of national production per week to students of preschool and basic education in public educational centers. The program articulates national milk production with school feeding through a supply mechanism that involves associations, cooperatives and independent producers. The milk is industrially processed with UHT technology and distributed directly to schools, replacing the powdered milk that was previously delivered. The program has legal support through Decree No. 304 of 2013 "Law of the School Glass of Milk Program" and benefits more than 2,200 Salvadoran ranchers organized in about 30 associative groups.

The guiding framework designed to establish an effective, coordinated, and risk-based national food control system. It aims to protect consumer health and facilitate trade by harmonizing legislation, strengthening foodborne disease surveillance, and improving laboratory infrastructure and inspection systems.

The Green, Social and Sustainable Bonds Framework of the Dominican Republic establishes the country's commitments and obligations for thematic sovereign bond issuances aimed at financing environmental sectoral strategies, sustainable transition and social investment. This framework, developed under ICMA principles, identifies nine green categories including low-carbon transport, renewable energy, climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation and natural resource management, plus eight social categories focused on food security, education, health, housing, employment and inequality reduction. The document establishes evaluation and selection processes for eligible expenditures through the Thematic Bonds Commission, fund management systems and external reporting and verification requirements. The framework aligns with the National Development Strategy 2030, the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and the Sustainable Development Goals, seeking to mobilize resources towards investments with high impact on mitigation, adaptation and biodiversity conservation.

Barbados 2035 is a comprehensive investment plan developed by the Bridgetown Initiative Unit that establishes a roadmap for investing US$11.6 billion until 2035 across 12 strategic priorities that build social, economic, and climate resilience. The plan is grounded in the six missions of Mission Barbados and defines quantifiable targets such as achieving 100% renewable energy by 2035, reducing non-communicable diseases and crime by 50%, guaranteeing universal access to clean water and nutritious food, and creating 10,000 quality jobs with average GDP growth of 5% annually. The plan identifies that approximately 60% (US$6.6 billion) of required investment will come from the private sector, while US$5 billion needs public financing, leaving a gap of US$3.6 billion requiring support from development partners and blended finance mechanisms. Implementation focuses on catalytic projects in the first 3-5 years that unlock private investment, strengthen institutional capacity, and transform Barbados from a small island state to a large-ocean sustainable, prosperous, and inclusive state.

Solidarity Communities is an intervention that seeks to provide comprehensive care to families and people facing higher levels of poverty and social exclusion in urban and rural areas of the country. It is a government program that seeks to materialize the effective exercise of population rights and is contained within the Universal Social Protection System. It comprises non-contributory interventions that allow expanding basic capacities and promoting equal opportunities for people, communities and households in conditions of extreme poverty and social exclusion. It is developed through four strategic axes: human capital, basic social infrastructure, income generation and territorial management.

The TCP/ELS/3802 project developed a national food and nutrition education strategy to address the triple burden of malnutrition in El Salvador, including micronutrient deficiencies, chronic and acute malnutrition, as well as overweight and obesity. The initiative strengthened technical capacities of MINEDUCYT and the educational community through virtual diplomas that trained 2,650 teachers across the country's 14 departments. A draft School Feeding Law and the Healthy and Sustainable School Feeding Strategy (EAESS) were developed to institutionalize the right to adequate food for children and adolescents. The project promoted healthy school environments by integrating food and nutrition education, school gardens, diversified menus, and linkages with local markets to improve sustainable eating behaviors.