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Fifteen countries assess conflict impacts

27/05/2026 Go to Evidence

15 Latin American and Caribbean countries participated in the high-level technical meeting that assessed the effects of the Middle East conflict on regional agrifood systems and their possible medium-term evolution.

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (2026)

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. (2026, 27 de mayo). FAO recomienda medidas a países de América Latina y el Caribe para enfrentar los efectos del conflicto en Medio Oriente. https://www.fao.org/americas/news/news-detail/fao-recomienda-alc-medidas/

Tag: Armed_Conflict Geopolitics Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Value_chains
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Multisectoral
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Agrifood Context
Instrument: Intersectoral and interinstitucional coordination International technical cooperation Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers Consumers Private enterprises
Result: Institutional capacity building Improved public policy formulation and implementation Risk mitigation Impact: Food and nutritional security

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

Sea temperature in Guyana (May-2026)

20/05/2026 Go to Evidence

In recent weeks, the sea surface temperature (SST) anomaly in the Niño 3.4 region has been close to +0.9 °C, indicating an El Niño phase. During El Niño, Guyana experiences below-average rainfall and above-average temperatures. (Guyana Hydrometeorological Survey, 2026).

Servicio Hidrometeorológico de Guyana, 2026

Servicio Hidrometeorológico de Guyana

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Guyana
Sector: Aquaculture and fishery products Agri-Food (total) Agri-environmental
Area: Agrifood Context

167 million food insecure

14/05/2026 Go to Evidence

167 million people face moderate or severe food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean; in addition, more than 33 million suffer from hunger and over 181 million cannot afford a healthy diet.

World Food Programme (2026)

World Food Programme. (2026, May 14). United Nations: Latin America and the Caribbean faces increased food insecurity risks due to El Niño. https://www.wfp.org/news/united-nations-latin-america-and-caribbean-faces-increased-food-insecurity-risks-due-el-nino

Tag: ElNiño Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Climate_Risks
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Food
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Consumers Rural communities Childhood
Result: Impact: Food and nutritional security Food access Food affordability Malnutrition prevention

100,000 people supported

14/05/2026 Go to Evidence

More than 100,000 people in 250 rural communities benefited from anticipatory actions implemented in nine countries during the 2023-2024 El Niño event, with increases of up to 40% in maize and bean production in some Central American countries.

World Food Programme (2026)

World Food Programme. (2026, May 14). United Nations: Latin America and the Caribbean faces increased food insecurity risks due to El Niño. https://www.wfp.org/news/united-nations-latin-america-and-caribbean-faces-increased-food-insecurity-risks-due-el-nino

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Regional_Cooperation Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate) Central America
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Cereals and cereal products Agricultural Support Services
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Family Farming Agrifood Context
Instrument: Early warning systems International technical cooperation Internacional humanitarian and Development Assistance
Beneficiary: Rural communities Family agriculture Agricultural producers Public institutions
Result: Impact: Climate risk resilience Risk mitigation Improved productivity Strengthened water resources management Impact: Food and nutritional security

22% of farm disaster losses

14/05/2026 Go to Evidence

22% of global agricultural disaster losses are accounted for by the Americas, with losses estimated at USD 713 billion.

World Food Programme (2026)

World Food Programme. (2026, May 14). United Nations: Latin America and the Caribbean faces increased food insecurity risks due to El Niño. https://www.wfp.org/news/united-nations-latin-america-and-caribbean-faces-increased-food-insecurity-risks-due-el-nino

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Americas (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Rural communities
Result: Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security