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Food and water insecurity are a challenge in the Dry Corridor region of Honduras, with a few months or weeks of heavy rain followed by long stretches of drought. The GAFSP-funded Corredor Seco Food Security Project (PROSASUR) aims to enhance the food and nutrition security of 16,000 vulnerable households in 25 municipalities of the Dry Corridor, where rural poverty is concentrated. PROSASUR increases the availability of quality food and the incomes of poor rural people in order to improve nutrition and reduce child stunting. The project has made significant progress on social inclusion, and for the first time in the country, has developed an approach to ensure disability inclusion. PROSASUR provides customized support to 95 households with persons with disabilities to ensure they are empowered in their work in food and agricultural production.
More About Our Work in Honduras
Bringing Water back to Honduras’ Dry Corridor
Since 2017, across 25 municipalities of the Dry Corridor, the US$30 GAFSP-supported project has been implemented to bring food and nutrition security to Honduras’ driest areas, reaching more than 12,000 households through the installation of water irrigation technology and climate-resilient agriculture, enabling farmers to provide more nutritious foods for their families as well as for the market.
In Honduras, COVID-19 is Taking a Toll on Smallholder Farmers
In this installment of our “COVID Conversations” series, we talk with Mateo Yibrín, CEO of the Cadelga Group, one of the largest distributors of agricultural products and services in Honduras. Yibrín spoke to us recently the panic purchases that are keeping his company afloat, why Honduran farmers are giving away free melon in towns across the country, and his message to the world on behalf of farmers who are suffering.
Supporting Smallholders During Crises in Honduras
In Honduras, IFC advisory services with the support of GAFSP helped Cadelga create an agrifinance unit that provides loans to smallholders in the form of fertilizer, seeds, and irrigation technology.
GAFSP Supports Smallholders Weather the Pandemic in Honduras
PROSASUR enhances the food and nutrition security of vulnerable households in Honduras - where smallholder farmers are being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.