FAO and SICA to work for food security

San Salvador, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Central American Integration System (SICA) will work to improve food security, an official source stated on Wednesday.

June 28, 2023
14:20

The efforts will be focused on meeting the food needs of the region, especially the so-called Dry Corridor, which is currently facing more precarious conditions due to the El Niño weather phenomenon, SICA Secretary General Werner Vargas Torres said.

Both entities recently signed a cooperation agreement to promote strategies to adapt to climate change and improve food security.

Signed by Vargas and FAO’s Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mario Lubetkin, the agreement aims to share knowledge and experience on resilient agriculture and sustainable management of natural resources such as water, land, forests, and biodiversity.

FAO recalled that food insecurity affected nearly 100 million people between 2019 and 2021.

Only in Central America, food insecurity affected 7.5 million people.

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