FOOD & AGR ORG OF THE UNITED NATION

Published purpose

The project provides support for the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Special Program for Food Security. It aims to improve the food security of vulnerable households in the poorest municipalities in Honduras by promoting their access to food, health and nutrition. It also focuses on improving family consumption and utilization of nutritional food, and strengthening government and non-government institutions working in the food security and nutrition sectors. Key activities include: providing farmers with best practices and improved technologies for integrated soil and water management; training farmers in diversifying agricultural production to improve family diet; promoting fair access to market opportunities for the poorest farmers; incorporating food and nutrition education into the education system; and strengthening the capacities of food security and nutrition institutions in diagnosis, development and implementation of policies and programs, as well as in the establishment of information and early warning systems for natural disasters that could impact farmers at municipal levels.