Growing opportunities: agroecology, strategies against the environmental degradation and innovation for a Sustainable Food System in El Salvador

About this project

The access (physical, social and economic) to quality food in sufficient quantity is not guaranteed to the whole Salvadoran population. According to the latest official data published in the Analysis of food insecurity in phases of the Program of Information Systems for the Resilience of Food and Nutritional Security - PROGRESAN of the Central American Integration System - SICA, as of August 2021 food and nutritional insecurity (acute phase, crisis and emergency) affected a total of 3,966,000 people out of 6,314,000 inhabitants. The national consumption of the food products included in the "Canasta Basica Alimentaria - CBA" (basic basket) depends extremely on imports (82.8% of basic grains, 51.7% of fruit, 46.1% of vegetables are imported). Local agriculture has a low rate diversification, technologically underdeveloped and unsustainable. In fact, it focuses on a small number of crops, which often are not among the most nutritionally relevant, nor among the most ecologically sustainable. The situation is worsened by environmental degradation and the catastrophic consequences of climate change on Salvadoran territory. The Salvadoran Chamber of Small and Medium Producers Association reported that in 2023 farmers lost 1.2 million quintals of crops only due to lack of rain. Furthermore, international political crises have led to a significant increase in the costs of producing and transporting food products. The cost of the basic basket increased from $181.54 to $186.07 between…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 2Zero Hunger
• 6Clean Water and Sanitation
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development · Government

Countries

El Salvador

Sectors

Agricultural developmentAgricultural land resourcesAgricultural services

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributesNutrition · Main focusEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Also contributesTrade development · Also contributesBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusDesertification · Also contributes

Funded by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Implemented by

TERRA NUOVA ONLUS

Accountable

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Published by AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 6 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-6-4-013244-08-4.

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