Dry Corridor: up to 75% of food via farm wages

07/10/2026

The most vulnerable people in Central America buy up to three-quarters (75%) of their food with income earned working on other farms, employment hit by the 2026 drought intensified by El Niño.

WFP (2026)

World Food Programme. (2026, October 7). How a record-breaking El Niño could deepen global hunger. WFP. https://www.wfp.org/stories/how-record-breaking-el-nino-could-deepen-global-hunger

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Dry Corridor: up to 75% of food via farm wages

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