Implementing anticipatory actions to protect agricultural-based livelihoods and food security from the impacts of drought in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador

Through the proposed approach FAO will work in close collaboration with relevant government institutions, and local partners, in order to combine actions targeting 1 500 vulnerable households and aimed at anticipating and mitigating immediate drought impacts on agricultural assets during the Primera agricultural season:

• increased water storage and water management capacities for cultivation, fish raising, or household consumption;
• procurement and distribution of inputs and tools to cultivate short-cycle varieties and backyard gardening;
• animal health interventions;
• increased awareness and communication to scale up prevention and mitigation measures in the Dry Corridor;
• 500 households will be supported with the provision of beans seeds for the planting of Postrera;
• procurement and distribution of time-critical inputs, for farmers dependent on rainfed agriculture: black bean seeds and forage seeds for the second agricultural season;
• enhanced technical skills and local capacities to implement anticipatory actions for mitigating the impact of drought on family farming; and
• access to native vegetables from community seed banks, and to backyard birds and tilapia fish farming.