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29 municipalities face serious malnutrition

17/09/2026 Go to Evidence

29 of Haiti's 140 municipalities are projected to reach IPC acute malnutrition phase 3, Serious, between December 2026 and May 2027; Cité Soleil and Cabaret are expected to reach phase 4, Critical.

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (2026)

World Food Programme. (2026, September 17). Over a quarter of a million children facing acute malnutrition in Haiti amid ongoing violence. https://www.wfp.org/news/over-quarter-million-children-facing-acute-malnutrition-haiti-amid-ongoing-violence

Tag: Armed_Conflict Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Haiti
Sector: Agri-Food (total) One Health
Area: One Health Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Childhood
Result: Impact: Health and Nutrition Impact: Food and nutritional security

25,750 women need nutritional support

17/09/2026 Go to Evidence

25,750 pregnant and breastfeeding women are expected to require nutritional support in Haiti amid the acute malnutrition crisis projected between June 2026 and May 2027.

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (2026)

World Food Programme. (2026, September 17). Over a quarter of a million children facing acute malnutrition in Haiti amid ongoing violence. https://www.wfp.org/news/over-quarter-million-children-facing-acute-malnutrition-haiti-amid-ongoing-violence

Tag: Armed_Conflict Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Haiti
Sector: Agri-Food (total) One Health
Area: One Health Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Women
Result: Impact: Health and Nutrition Impact: Food and nutritional security

253,725 children face acute malnutrition

17/09/2026 Go to Evidence

253,725 children aged 6 to 59 months are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Haiti between June 2026 and May 2027, including 93,873 severe and 159,852 moderate cases.

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (2026)

World Food Programme. (2026, September 17). Over a quarter of a million children facing acute malnutrition in Haiti amid ongoing violence. https://www.wfp.org/news/over-quarter-million-children-facing-acute-malnutrition-haiti-amid-ongoing-violence

Tag: Armed_Conflict Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Haiti
Sector: Agri-Food (total) One Health
Area: One Health Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Childhood
Result: Impact: Health and Nutrition Impact: Food and nutritional security

1 million Hondurans hit by drought

03/09/2026 Go to Evidence

An estimated 1 million people in Honduras are facing water shortages and crop and livestock losses due to the prolonged 2026 drought, according to an emergency assessment (DREF) cited in the August 2026 report.

GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning (2026)

GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning. (2026, September 3). Crop Monitor for Early Warning (No. 119). https://www.cropmonitor.org/crop-monitor-for-early-warning

Tag: Droughts Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition ElNiño
Country: Honduras
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context

Guatemala drought affects 236,447 families

28/08/2026 Go to Evidence

The drought that El Nino is intensifying across Central America has left 236,447 Guatemalan families affected, according to the National Food and Nutrition Security Council (CONASAN), reported at its extraordinary meeting on August 28, 2026, which is evaluating raising the alert level to orange or red to activate the National Response Plan.

SESAN Guatemala - CONASAN (2026)

Secretaria de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (SESAN). (2026, August 28). CONASAN en alerta: sequia pone en riesgo cultivos, agua y economia familiar. https://portal.sesan.gob.gt/2026/08/28/conasan-en-alerta-sequia-pone-en-riesgo-cultivos-agua-y-economia-familiar/

Tag: ElNiño Droughts Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Guatemala
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context

Crisis food insecurity remains widespread

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From July 2026 to January 2027, FEWS NET projects widespread Crisis, IPC Phase 3, outcomes across Haiti, while some households will continue to face Emergency, IPC Phase 4, outcomes in the worst-affected areas. The most severe conditions are expected at internally displaced person sites in the Port-au-Prince Metropolitan Area, Lower Artibonite, and some communes of Centre and Nord-Ouest.

FEWS NET (2026)

FEWS NET. (2026). Haiti Key Message Update July 2026–January 2027: Conflict and elevated prices continue to restrict access to food in Haïti. https://fews.net/latin-america-and-caribbean/haiti/key-message-update/july-2026

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Armed_Conflict Food_Inflation
Country: Haiti
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Prospective studies (forecasting) Studies and diagnoses
Beneficiary: Consumers
Result: Impact: Food and nutritional security Food access

Bolivia imports 89% of its wheat

29/07/2026 Go to Evidence

89% of the wheat consumed in Bolivia must be supplied through imports, while domestic production covers only 11% of demand.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 29 de julio). ¿Por qué Bolivia depende cada vez más del trigo y maíz importados? https://www.agrolatam.com/agricultura-latam/bolivia-deficit-trigo-maiz-importaciones-produccion/

Tag: Value_chains Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Bolivia
Sector: Cereals and cereal products Food Agri-Food (total)
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural producers Consumers Private enterprises
Result: Impact: Food and nutritional security Food access Risk mitigation

Output covers a fraction of demand

29/07/2026 Go to Evidence

92,010 tonnes of wheat were produced by Bolivia in 2025, compared with estimated national demand of 850,000 tonnes per year.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 29 de julio). ¿Por qué Bolivia depende cada vez más del trigo y maíz importados? https://www.agrolatam.com/agricultura-latam/bolivia-deficit-trigo-maiz-importaciones-produccion/

Tag: Value_chains Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Global_Agricultural_Productivity
Country: Bolivia
Sector: Cereals and cereal products Food Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Family agriculture Consumers Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.)
Result: Improved productivity Impact: Food and nutritional security Risk mitigation

Bolivia will import 37,500 tonnes

29/07/2026 Go to Evidence

37,500 tonnes of wheat and flour will be imported to supply the bakery sector, consisting of 30,000 tonnes of wheat and 7,500 tonnes of flour.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 29 de julio). ¿Por qué Bolivia depende cada vez más del trigo y maíz importados? https://www.agrolatam.com/agricultura-latam/bolivia-deficit-trigo-maiz-importaciones-produccion/

Tag: Value_chains Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Food_Inflation
Country: Bolivia
Sector: Cereals and cereal products Food Food and beverages (Total) Agri-Food (total)
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Agrifood Context
Instrument: Trade facilitation
Beneficiary: Consumers Private enterprises Public institutions
Result: Food access Food affordability Impact: Food and nutritional security Improved market efficiency

El Niño may pressure two inflation types

28/07/2026 Go to Evidence

2 components of inflation, food and energy, could increase in response to an intense El Niño event in Latin America during 2026.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 28 de julio). ¿Qué países serán los más golpeados por El Niño en 2026? https://www.agrolatam.com/agricultura-latam/paises-mas-golpeados-el-nino-america-latina-2026/

Tag: Food_Inflation ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Agriculture&Energy
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate) Colombia Peru Brazil Argentina
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Renewable energy
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Consumers Agricultural producers Private enterprises Public institutions
Result: Food affordability Impact: Food and nutritional security Risk mitigation