OpenAID - AICS - XM-DAC-6-4-013244-08-4

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

El Salvador

Status

Implementation

Aid type

Project-type interventions

El Salvador

Location

€ 1,838,531
Committed

€ 0
Used

Description

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 December 2022 and December 2023 (National Office of Statistics and Census - ONEC). In this context, the agricultural sector is not able to generate job opportunities, which translates into an increase in the migration phenomenon (Net Migration Estimate 2024 SLV: 7.7 migrants/1,000 inhabitants). The project, consistently with the conclusions of the UN Food Systems Summits - UNFSS (New York - 2021 and Rome - 2023), aims to promote the Sustainable Food Systems Model (specific objective) as defined by the National Food Security Council of El Salvador – CONASAN included in the document “Hoja de ruta de país en el marco de la Cumbre de Sistemas Alimentarios Sostenibles 2021” in order to accelerate the achievement of the sustainable development goals and to increase food and nutritional security (general objective) in the Regions of La Libertad, San Salvador, Santa Ana, Chalatenango, Cuscatlán. Specifically, Terra Nuova and the project partners intend to: - improve the production of agricultural units in terms of quality and quantity (agricultural cooperatives and agricultural units) through training activities, technical assistance interventions, research and development programs and exchange of experiences; - generate social and economic opportunities for agricultural units through: specialist consultancy, installation of processing plants, market surveys, definition and implementation of marketing strategies, marketing plans; - improve the eco-systemic regeneration and conservation capabilities of local communities through: preventive actions, emergency management, cleaning, training and awareness for the protection, in particular, of the soil, of forests and, therefore, of (rivers?) water bodies. The project will involve n. 19 agricultural cooperatives, n. 7 aggregations of approximately 150 family production units (for a total of approximately 1700 farmers) and the local communities (6.020 people) of the territories in which they are located, with emphasis on the active participation of women and young people, through the inclusion of the gender dimension and the pillars of the European Youth Strategy (mobilise, connect and empower), in the implementation of the intervention. read more close

Year	Committed	Used
2025	€ 1,838,531	€ 0

Agency

Type	Name	Channel code
Government	AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development	11000

Channel reported

Type	Name	Channel code
National NGO	TERRA NUOVA ONLUS	22000

Project data

IATI IdentifierXM-DAC-6-4-013244-08-4
AID013244/08/4
Planned start 2025/05/01
Planned End 2028/04/30
Actual start -
Actual end -
Bi/Multilateral Bilateral
Status Implementation
Tied status Tied

Sectors

Policy markers

Gender Equality significant objective
Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) significant objective
Disability not targeted
Nutrition principal objective
Aid to Environment significant objective
Participatory Development/Good Governance significant objective
Trade Development significant objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity significant objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation significant objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation principal objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification significant objective
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) not targeted

SDGs

15.4 - By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development
2.1 - By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round
2.3 - By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment
2.4 - By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
2.5 - By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed
6.6 - By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes
8.2 - Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors