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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Guatemala will begin in 2022 the implementation of a program of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with a local and international investment of US$66.7 million to create environmental jobs over the next seven years. It is the program “Resilient livelihoods of vulnerable small farmers in the Mayan landscapes and the Dry Corridor of Guatemala” (Relive, in English), whose main contribution will be international, for $36.8 million and the rest with local funding, said Thursday a source from FAO’s communications office in Guatemala. ...

Central America and Caribbean Key Message Update: Access to food remains low, driving Crisis (IPC Phase) outcomes in many areas, June 2021 Format Key Messages In Central America, where the lean season will continue until the next harvest in August/September, household access to food remains limited. At this time of year, both rural and urban households purchase most of their food. However, food prices show a rising trend, while labor demand during the pandemic remains atypically low, resulting in reduced household purchasing power. Additionally, hurricane-affected households have not yet full...

El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua: Remote Monitoring Update, June 2021 to January 2022 - Reduced harvests in 2021 expected for smallholders due to unfavorable weather conditions Format Key Messages Large and medium producers will reach near average primera and postrera crop production throughout the region, yet below-average harvests are expected for small producers, limiting income generation for poor households. Crop damage is expected from dry conditions in central and eastern Honduras and northwestern Nicaragua and from above-average rainfall in the Pacific basin in El Salvador. Staple...

English News and Press Release on El Salvador and 4 other countries about Contributions, Food and Nutrition, Drought, Earthquake and more; published on 10 Jun 2021 by ECHO

What are the experts telling you, kerry, on the root causes of the migration? >> reporter: well, there are so many. first, there is corruption and there is crime. up, kids say they're also leaving -- you have to remember, these are kids. they don't understand those sorts of things but, other than crime but food. they're hungry. their parents know they cannot deliver for them, in part, because the food they grow here is not growing like they used to. they now call this area the dry corridor. it's the result, they believe, experts are saying, is climate change. so, crop yields are down 50%. list...