Dry Corridor
The Dry Corridor is a strip of territory that streteches across Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. More than 10 million people live there, many of whom are engaged in agricultural activities, especially the small production of basic grains.
It is an area highly vulnerable to extreme climatic events, where long periods of drought are followed by intense rains that strongly affect the livelihoods and food security of local populations. 80% of small producers live in poverty, and many people are forced to migrate.
Success stories in the Central American Dry Corridor
FAO’s Contributions: actions with countries and partners
FAO is working to change this reality and turn the Dry Corridor into a land of opportunities.
Together with rural communities, youth, women and indigenous people, 26 projects are underway to transform their livelihoods and promote climate-resilient agriculture, through technological innovations, new agricultural practices, business opportunities, partnerships with the private sector, and access to markets.
Map of FAO Projects in the Dry Corridor
Effects of the El Niño phenomenon in countries of North Central America, around 2015
FAO News
- FAO requests funds to provide humanitarian aid to more than half a million people in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador
- FAO contribuye a fortalecer la sanidad vegetal en musáceas de los países del SICA
- Gestión Integral del Riesgo de Desastres para la sostenibilidad y la resiliencia de los sistemas productivos de los países del SICA
- MIPYMES centroamericanas contarán con apoyo para la facilitación del comercio agroalimentario, innovación y tecnología
- Los Programas de Alimentación Escolar (PAE) son ejemplos de programas sociales que hacen frente a las dos pandemias actuales: la COVID19 y la malnutrición
In the press
- Uprooted by the Climate Crisis
- Priorizan atención de agricultores del corredor seco
- Water Harvesting Strengthens Food Security in Central America
- Productores se especializan en cultivar plátano in vitro
- Relato | "Educar a una mujer es educar a una familia"
- Familias se vuelven autosostenibles durante la pandemia
- Destinan $127.7 millones para recuperar bosques y agro en El Salvador
