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Estimated inv. against effects of El Niño (2026)
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). -
Availability of aquatic foods in LAC (2023)
In 2023, the average per capita availability of aquatic foods in Latin America was 10.1 kg. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026). -
Capture of Engraulis ringens in the Pacific (2024)
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).
Expansion of the supply of agricultural credit
The expansion of the agricultural credit supply refers to the expansion or increase in the availability of financing and loans for the agricultural industry. This strategy aims to provide farmers, livestock producers, and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector with access to a greater amount of financial resources, with the goal of supporting and promoting the growth of their activities
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Estimated inv. against effects of El Niño (2026)
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).
Availability of aquatic foods in LAC (2023)
In 2023, the average per capita availability of aquatic foods in Latin America was 10.1 kg. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
Capture of Engraulis ringens in the Pacific (2024)
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).
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UNI2: Expanding Credit Access for Farmers and Rural Populations in Colombia
The project aims to expand access to credit for rural and low-income populations in Colombia, including women micro-entrepreneurs, by providing direct financial support to UNI2, a rural finance institution. The operation is framed under the IDB's Social Entrepreneurship and Small Projects Program (SMP) and aims to improve the financial inclusion of Colombian agricultural producers.
Access to finance for the sustainable transformation of agrifood systems
Project Development Objective: To promote access to sustainable financing for agricultural investments for the transformation of the agri-food production system of the project beneficiaries.
Implementation of sustainable agroforestry systems in coffee farms for agricultural frontier closure
This initiative seeks to strengthen sustainable agroforestry productive systems in coffee farms that contribute to the closure of the agricultural frontier for deforestation reduction and income generation for small rural producers. The project includes the establishment of approximately 2,000 hectares of agroforestry systems through planting 500,000 forest trees, strengthening 600 hectares of existing coffee plantations, and strengthening the productive process for environmental impact reduction. A gender-focused agroforestry extension program will be implemented including technical training, commercial plans and voluntary zero deforestation agreements. The initiative will benefit small coffee producers in the departments of Cesar, Magdalena, Santander and Norte de Santander, prioritizing vulnerable populations, indigenous, Afro-Colombian and peasant communities with a minimum of 25% women participation.
Policy frameworks
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Colombia: Decree 0175 of 2026 - Extraordinary Measures for Financing, Credit and Liability Relief for Agricultural Sector Reactivation under the Economic, Social and Ecological Emergency
Issued after the emergency declared by Decree 150 of 2026, triggered by flooding affecting 8 departments. It creates the Agricultural Debt Relief Plan (PADA) with capital write-downs of up to 95% for low-income small producers, a Special Agricultural Portfolio Purchase Program via CISA, a Special Credit Program for Productive Restoration, and extraordinary capitalization of the FAG and FNRA. It also provides for refinancing of credit obligations and a 6-month temporary suspension of collection proceedings.
Dairy Fund Will Provide Reimbursable Assistance to Producers
The Government of Uruguay approved reimbursable assistance for dairy producers through the Dairy Fund, aimed at financially supporting the dairy sector and improving the economic stability of milk producers.
Law 24-2001 Special Fund for Contingency Credits (FECC)
Panamanian law creating the Special Fund for Contingency Credits (FECC), aimed at providing financing to agricultural producers affected by adverse weather conditions, abrupt market price declines, or other contingencies impacting national production. The law establishes special credit mechanisms administered by the Agricultural Development Bank and the National Bank of Panama, as well as a commission responsible for determining the impacts and losses suffered by beneficiary producers.
Good practices
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Implementation of sustainable agroforestry systems in coffee farms for agricultural frontier closure
This initiative seeks to strengthen sustainable agroforestry productive systems in coffee farms that contribute to the closure of the agricultural frontier for deforestation reduction and income generation for small rural producers. The project includes the establishment of approximately 2,000 hectares of agroforestry systems through planting 500,000 forest trees, strengthening 600 hectares of existing coffee plantations, and strengthening the productive process for environmental impact reduction. A gender-focused agroforestry extension program will be implemented including technical training, commercial plans and voluntary zero deforestation agreements. The initiative will benefit small coffee producers in the departments of Cesar, Magdalena, Santander and Norte de Santander, prioritizing vulnerable populations, indigenous, Afro-Colombian and peasant communities with a minimum of 25% women participation.
Solidarity Communities
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.
National Fruit Program of El Salvador - FRUTAL ES
The National Fruit Program of El Salvador, FRUTALES, is framed within the Agricultural Diversification Policy promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. It is funded by the Government of El Salvador with resources from ANTEL privatization, executed by IICA in El Salvador. The Program promotes, at national level, the cultivation of Cashew, Persian Lime, Coconut, native crops such as: Sapote, Loquat, Custard Apple, Avocado, and other crops according to producers' requirements and agroecological aptitudes of the zone.
Dialogue rooms
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