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Over 64% of affected farmers use Prodesal

07/08/2026 Go to Evidence

More than 64% of the affected farmers were enrolled in Prodesal and received technical guidance and support.

Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile (2026)

Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile. (2026, 7 de agosto). Seremi de Agricultura Maule detalla afectaciones por sistemas frontales concentradas en pequeños agricultores. https://minagri.gob.cl/noticia/seremi-de-agricultura-maule-detalla-afectaciones-por-sistemas-frontales-concentradas-en-pequenos-agricultores/

Tag: Climate_Risks Floods FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems
Country: Chile
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Family Farming Agrifood Context
Instrument: Agricultural extension services Technical assistance to producers
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural producers

Five communes hold 50% of affected farmers

07/08/2026 Go to Evidence

50% of the 1,056 affected farmers were concentrated in five Maule communes: Chanco, Cauquenes, Pelluhue, Parral and Retiro.

Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile (2026)

Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile. (2026, 7 de agosto). Seremi de Agricultura Maule detalla afectaciones por sistemas frontales concentradas en pequeños agricultores. https://minagri.gob.cl/noticia/seremi-de-agricultura-maule-detalla-afectaciones-por-sistemas-frontales-concentradas-en-pequenos-agricultores/

Tag: Climate_Risks Floods FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems
Country: Chile
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Family Farming Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural producers

Maule records 1,056 affected farmers

07/08/2026 Go to Evidence

1,056 farmers affected by the frontal weather systems were recorded by INDAP in the Maule Region as of the week of 7 August 2026.

Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile (2026)

Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile. (2026, 7 de agosto). Seremi de Agricultura Maule detalla afectaciones por sistemas frontales concentradas en pequeños agricultores. https://minagri.gob.cl/noticia/seremi-de-agricultura-maule-detalla-afectaciones-por-sistemas-frontales-concentradas-en-pequenos-agricultores/

Tag: Climate_Risks Floods FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems
Country: Chile
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Family Farming Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural producers

10.5 million exposed in the Dry Corridor

26/07/2026 Go to Evidence

10.5 million people live in the Central American Dry Corridor and depend mainly on subsistence maize and bean farming, which is highly vulnerable to El Niño.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 26 de julio). ¿El Niño llevará al agro de Centroamérica a una crisis alimentaria? https://www.agrolatam.com/agricultura-latam/el-nino-crisis-alimentaria-centroamerica-onu-alerta-agro/

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Droughts
Country: Central America Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua
Sector: Cereals and cereal products Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Family Farming Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Rural communities Agricultural producers Consumers
Result: Impact: Food and nutritional security Impact: Climate risk resilience Risk mitigation Food access

Four rainless weeks destroy crops

26/07/2026 Go to Evidence

4 weeks without rainfall were enough to destroy staple crop plantings in agricultural communities in Guatemala and El Salvador, worsening food insecurity risks.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 26 de julio). ¿El Niño llevará al agro de Centroamérica a una crisis alimentaria? https://www.agrolatam.com/agricultura-latam/el-nino-crisis-alimentaria-centroamerica-onu-alerta-agro/

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Droughts Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Guatemala El Salvador Central America
Sector: Cereals and cereal products Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Family Farming Agrifood Context
Instrument: Food aid Early warning systems
Beneficiary: Rural communities Family agriculture Agricultural producers Consumers
Result: Impact: Food and nutritional security Risk mitigation Food access Impact: Climate risk resilience

Four countries exposed in the Dry Corridor

26/07/2026 Go to Evidence

4 Central American countries, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, contain extensive areas of the Dry Corridor exposed to prolonged droughts and extreme rainfall associated with El Niño.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 26 de julio). ¿El Niño llevará al agro de Centroamérica a una crisis alimentaria? https://www.agrolatam.com/agricultura-latam/el-nino-crisis-alimentaria-centroamerica-onu-alerta-agro/

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Droughts Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Regional_Cooperation
Country: Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Central America
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Cereals and cereal products
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Family Farming Agrifood Context
Instrument: Intersectoral and interinstitucional coordination Early warning systems International technical cooperation
Beneficiary: Rural communities Family agriculture Agricultural producers Public institutions
Result: Impact: Climate risk resilience Risk mitigation Impact: Food and nutritional security Institutional capacity building

Four sectors have preventive measures

01/07/2026 Go to Evidence

4 productive sectors, agriculture, livestock, aquaculture and fisheries, have differentiated preventive measures under Ecuador's Contingency Plan for the possible occurrence of El Niño.

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca (2026)

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. (2026, 1 de julio). MAGP presenta plan de contingencia ante posible presencia de Evento El Niño. https://www.agricultura.gob.ec/magp-presenta-plan-de-contingencia-ante-posible-presencia-de-evento-el-nino/

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Floods
Country: Ecuador
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Aquaculture and fishery products Agri-Food (total) Meat and animal products
Area: Territorial Management Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Family Farming Agrifood Context
Instrument: Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national Intersectoral and interinstitucional coordination Early warning systems Strategic planning
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Rural communities Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security Improved public policy formulation and implementation Institutional capacity building

Two mechanisms protect rural investment

01/07/2026 Go to Evidence

2 economic protection mechanisms, market diversification and agricultural insurance, are included in the plan to prevent price declines and facilitate the recovery of affected producers' investments.

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca (2026)

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. (2026, 1 de julio). MAGP presenta plan de contingencia ante posible presencia de Evento El Niño. https://www.agricultura.gob.ec/magp-presenta-plan-de-contingencia-ante-posible-presencia-de-evento-el-nino/

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Value_chains InvestmentFinancing
Country: Ecuador
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Aquaculture and fishery products Finance, banking and insurance
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Family Farming Agrifood Context
Instrument: Harvest insurance Marketing and trade promotion Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national Strategic planning
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Family agriculture Exporters Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.)
Result: Risk mitigation Profitability Income improvement Improved commercial competitiveness Cost Reduction

Coffee law has 37 articles

08/06/2026 Go to Evidence

37 articles make up the Law for the Promotion and Development of Coffee approved by Venezuela’s National Assembly to boost the production cycle from planting to export.

OPSAa (2026)

OPSAa. (2026, 8 de junio). Venezuela: Ley para el Fomento y Promoción del Café protegerá el trabajo de las familias caficultoras. https://opsaa.iica.int/es/resource-2764-venezuela-ley-para-el-fomento-y-promocion-del-cafe-protegera-el-trabajo-de-las-familias-caficultoras

Tag: SustainableProductivity FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems NewGenerationPolicies
Country: Venezuela
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Agrifood (products)
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Family Farming Agrifood Context
Instrument: Regulations, standards and legal frameworks Sustainability Standards or Protocols Individual capacity building Networks and platforms for dialogue and collaboration
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Youth MSMEs Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.) Agricultural producers
Result: Access to financial services Improved commercial competitiveness Institutional capacity building Improved productivity

Honduras Strengthens Food Resilience

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1.5 billion lempiras were allocated by Honduras to the 2026 Agricultural, Livestock and Coffee Production Incentives Program to strengthen food security and respond to climate emergencies.

SAG (2026).

Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras (SAG). (2026,). Presidente Nasry Asfura realiza lanzamiento del Programa Incentivos a la Producción en Comayagua. Recuperado de: https://prensa.sag.gob.hn/2026/05/20/presidente-nasry-asfura-realiza-lanzamiento-del-programa-incentivos-a-la-produccion-en-comayagua/

Tag: SustainableProductivity Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Honduras
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Family Farming Agrifood Context
Instrument: Technical assistance to producers Incentives or subsidies for the adoption of good sustainable production practices Production infrastructure
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural producers
Result: Improved productivity Income improvement Impact: Food and nutritional security