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Initiatives

Initiatives are interventions that can take the form of laws, guidelines, incentives, among others, which are often reflected in allocations of public and private resources.

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People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)
5,136,000 people were in a heightened phase of food insecurity in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food crisis (Ecuador)
2,447,000 people were in a food crisis situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food emergencies (Ecuador)
95,000 people found themselves in a food emergency situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)
In Arauca, Colombia, there are approximately 482,631 hectares dedicated to agricultural activities at risk due to permanent exposure to flooding. (Fundación Cocoras, 2026).

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Strengthening of the national basic grains reserve

Through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), the national reserve of basic grains is being strengthened to guarantee the supply of these foods during and after the COVID-19 emergency, for...

Completed

Delivery of improved red bean seed to increase production in the context of the effects caused by COVID-19 in El Salvado...

Acquisition and delivery of Agricultural Package and improved red bean seed for subsistence beneficiaries to increase the national production of basic grains that will allow constituting a strategic r...

Completed

Integrated Family Feeding System (SIAF) and Integrated Community Feeding System (SIAC).

The Integrated Family and Community Feeding Systems Program, formerly known as Family and Community Gardens, aims to expand the self-sufficiency in healthy and nutritious foods, and improve the income...

Implementation- Ongoing

Strengthening the Climate Resilience of Coffee Forests in El Salvador

The program has two general objectives: (i) maintain the ecosystem services provided by the coffee forest; and (ii) improve the food security of small coffee producers. The specific objective is to in...

Implementation- Ongoing

Demonstration of improved rice productivity through the use of an adequate water management system.

To have a technology that allows the efficient use of water resources without affecting crop productivity

Completed

ESP: Proceso de Admisibilidad de Productos Avícolas de El Salvador al Mercado de los Estados Unidos de América

El proyecto busca mejorar los sistemas de sanidad e inocuidad de productos y sub productos avícolas, creando las condiciones requeridas para gestionar la admisibilidad de dichos productos, mediante la...

Completed

ESP: Sistemas Agroforestales Adaptados para el Corredor Seco Centroamericano (AGROINNOVA)

The AGRO-INNOVA project is being implemented by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), with financial assistance from the European Union (EU), in partnership with 21 natio...

Completed

AFOLU 2040 regional initiative

The AFOLU 2040 Regional Initiative, led by the Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD) and the Central American Agricultural Council (CAC), has as its main goal to strengthe...

Implementation- Ongoing

Sembrando Vida El Salvador

The Sembrando Vida project in El Salvador is an initiative promoted by cooperation between Mexico and El Salvador, with the main objective of promoting agricultural development and increasing producti...

Completed

Strengthening the Value Chain of Biofortified Beans in Indigenous Peoples and Farmers of Latin America and the Caribbean

Project where a regional platform will be created to strengthen the value chain of biofortified beans in indigenous peoples and farmers of Latin America and the Caribbean. The platform will allow the...

Completed

Resilience in agrifood chains

The project trains agricultural organizations and local authorities in the efficient use of water and carbon resources for production that is resilient to climate change. Its objective is to strengthe...

Completed

Agriculture Project Climate-Smart Family with an Integrated Basin Management approach for Resilient Food Production in C...

The project promotes resilient food production in 600 families from Lenca indigenous communities and the mestizo population, under a sustainable management approach to water resources in the El Venado...

Completed

Initiatives

People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)

People in food crisis (Ecuador)

People in food emergencies (Ecuador)

Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia

Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)

Strengthening of the national basic grains reserve

Delivery of improved red bean seed to increase production in the context of the effects caused by COVID-19 in El Salvado...

Integrated Family Feeding System (SIAF) and Integrated Community Feeding System (SIAC).

Strengthening the Climate Resilience of Coffee Forests in El Salvador

Demonstration of improved rice productivity through the use of an adequate water management system.

ESP: Proceso de Admisibilidad de Productos Avícolas de El Salvador al Mercado de los Estados Unidos de América

ESP: Sistemas Agroforestales Adaptados para el Corredor Seco Centroamericano (AGROINNOVA)

AFOLU 2040 regional initiative

Sembrando Vida El Salvador

Strengthening the Value Chain of Biofortified Beans in Indigenous Peoples and Farmers of Latin America and the Caribbean

Resilience in agrifood chains

Agriculture Project Climate-Smart Family with an Integrated Basin Management approach for Resilient Food Production in C...