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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 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

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

Two countries hold up to 30% of wheat

22/07/2026 Go to Evidence

Between 25% and 30% of global wheat exports are concentrated in Russia and Ukraine, meaning disruptions in the Black Sea immediately affect international supply and prices.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 22 de julio). ¿Por qué el trigo se disparó y qué puede pasar con los alimentos? https://www.agrolatam.com/mercados-latam/trigo-guerra-mar-negro-precios-alimentos-impacto-global/

Tag: Armed_Conflict Geopolitics Value_chains Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Russia Ukraine World (aggregate)
Sector: Cereals and cereal products Agri-Food (total) Mobility, Services or Transport Logistics
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Exporters Private enterprises Agricultural producers Consumers
Result: Impact: Food and nutritional security Risk mitigation Improved market efficiency

Russia may export 1.5 million tonnes

22/07/2026 Go to Evidence

1.5 million tonnes would be the volume of Russian wheat exports in July 2026, approximately one-third below the previous year and the lowest July volume since 2017.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 22 de julio). ¿Por qué el trigo se disparó y qué puede pasar con los alimentos? https://www.agrolatam.com/mercados-latam/trigo-guerra-mar-negro-precios-alimentos-impacto-global/

Tag: Armed_Conflict Geopolitics Value_chains Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Russia World (aggregate)
Sector: Cereals and cereal products Agri-Food (total) Mobility, Services or Transport Logistics
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Exporters Private enterprises Agricultural producers Consumers
Result: Improved commercial competitiveness Risk mitigation Improved market efficiency Impact: Food and nutritional security

266 million faced food crises

02/07/2026 Go to Evidence

266 million people in 47 countries and territories faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 2025, equivalent to 22.9% of the analyzed population.

FAO, WFP y GNAFC (2026)

FAO, WFP, & GNAFC. (2026). 2026 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions. Rome: FAO & WFP. https://www.wfp.org/publications/global-report-food-crises-grfc

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Climate_Risks Armed_Conflict Food_Inflation
Country: World (aggregate) Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Food Multisectoral
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international)
Beneficiary: Public institutions Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)
Result: Impact: Food and nutritional security Food access Impact: Health and Nutrition Information generation Risk mitigation

87.5 million affected by climate

02/07/2026 Go to Evidence

87.5 million people were affected in contexts where extreme weather events predominated as the main driver of acute food insecurity.

FAO, WFP y GNAFC (2026)

FAO, WFP, & GNAFC. (2026). 2026 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions. Rome: FAO & WFP. https://www.wfp.org/publications/global-report-food-crises-grfc

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Climate_Risks Droughts Floods
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Food Multisectoral
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international) Early warning systems
Beneficiary: Public institutions Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)
Result: Impact: Food and nutritional security Food access Impact: Climate risk resilience Risk mitigation Information generation

147.4 million affected by conflict

02/07/2026 Go to Evidence

147.4 million people were affected in contexts where conflict and insecurity were the main driver of acute food insecurity.

FAO, WFP y GNAFC (2026)

FAO, WFP, & GNAFC. (2026). 2026 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions. Rome: FAO & WFP. https://www.wfp.org/publications/global-report-food-crises-grfc

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Armed_Conflict Climate_Risks
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Food Multisectoral
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international)
Beneficiary: Public institutions Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)
Result: Impact: Food and nutritional security Food access Risk mitigation Information generation

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

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