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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

Over 50 days of record ocean heat

26/07/2026 Go to Evidence

More than 50 consecutive days of record-high ocean surface temperatures increased the risk of altered rainfall, droughts, floods and heatwaves affecting agricultural production.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 26 de julio). ¿Cómo impacta el récord de calor en los océanos al agro? https://www.agrolatam.com/agricultura-latam/record-calor-oceanos-impacto-agricultura-clima-2026/

Tag: Climate_Risks Droughts Floods
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers
Result: Impact: Climate risk resilience Risk mitigation

Sector generates 1.6 million jobs

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Mexico's dairy industry generates 1.6 million jobs, according to The Food Tech infographic.

The Food Tech (s. f.)

The Food Tech. (s. f.). Industria láctea en México: cifras, ciencia y compromisos de uno de los sectores más estratégicos [Infografía adjunta]. https://thefoodtech.com/. La imagen declara como fuentes a la Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (SADER), la Comisión Ejecutiva de Bovinos Leche (CEBL) y la Cámara Nacional de Industriales de la Leche (CANILEC).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Mexico
Sector: Dairy Value Chain
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Agricultural workers
Result: Jobs generated

Mexico ranks among top 15 milk producers

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Mexico ranks among the world's 15 leading milk-producing countries, according to The Food Tech infographic.

The Food Tech (s. f.)

The Food Tech. (s. f.). Industria láctea en México: cifras, ciencia y compromisos de uno de los sectores más estratégicos [Infografía adjunta]. https://thefoodtech.com/. La imagen declara como fuentes a la Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (SADER), la Comisión Ejecutiva de Bovinos Leche (CEBL) y la Cámara Nacional de Industriales de la Leche (CANILEC).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Mexico
Sector: Dairy Value Chain
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers

Target of 15 billion liters

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15 billion liters of milk is Mexico's production target for 2030, according to The Food Tech infographic.

The Food Tech (s. f.)

The Food Tech. (s. f.). Industria láctea en México: cifras, ciencia y compromisos de uno de los sectores más estratégicos [Infografía adjunta]. https://thefoodtech.com/. La imagen declara como fuentes a la Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (SADER), la Comisión Ejecutiva de Bovinos Leche (CEBL) y la Cámara Nacional de Industriales de la Leche (CANILEC).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Mexico
Sector: Dairy Value Chain
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers
Result: Improved productivity

High dependence on imported dairy-Mex

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84% of Mexico's dairy imports originate in the United States. The infographic also reports a dairy trade deficit of US$2.693 billion in 2025.

The Food Tech (s. f.)

The Food Tech. (s. f.). Industria láctea en México: cifras, ciencia y compromisos de uno de los sectores más estratégicos [Infografía adjunta]. Fuentes declaradas en la imagen: Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (SADER), Comisión Ejecutiva de Bovinos Leche (CEBL) y Cámara Nacional de Industriales de la Leche (CANILEC).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Mexico United States
Sector: Dairy Value Chain
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Value Chains Consumers
Result: Improved commercial competitiveness

Small dairy farmers predominate-Mex

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97% of Mexico's milk producers are small and medium-sized livestock farmers. The dairy chain comprises approximately 154,000 production units nationwide.

The Food Tech (s. f.)

The Food Tech. (s. f.). Industria láctea en México: cifras, ciencia y compromisos de uno de los sectores más estratégicos [Infografía adjunta]. Fuentes declaradas en la imagen: Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (SADER), Comisión Ejecutiva de Bovinos Leche (CEBL) y Cámara Nacional de Industriales de la Leche (CANILEC).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Mexico
Sector: Dairy Value Chain
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Value Chains

Output covers 65% of demand

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13.8 billion liters of milk are expected to be produced in Mexico in 2025, covering approximately 65% of national demand. The sector target shown for 2030 is 15 billion liters.

The Food Tech (s. f.)

The Food Tech. (s. f.). Industria láctea en México: cifras, ciencia y compromisos de uno de los sectores más estratégicos [Infografía adjunta]. Fuentes declaradas en la imagen: Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (SADER), Comisión Ejecutiva de Bovinos Leche (CEBL) y Cámara Nacional de Industriales de la Leche (CANILEC).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Mexico
Sector: Dairy Value Chain
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Consumers
Result: Improved productivity