Commitment

Improve food self-sufficiency of tropical fresh fruits

Office of the First Lady of the Republic of El Salvador (commitments formerly managed by CONASAN)

Government / El Salvador

December 2021 — November 2029

Strengthen the coverage and quality of technical assistance and technology transfer to producers.

- Aim to foster resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production and progressively improve soil and land quality.

- Regulate the ownership and possession of rustic and productive land.

- Reengineering of the State Bank to serve the agricultural sector.

- Development of agricultural credits with reciprocal guarantees.

- Focused agricultural package delivery.

- Harvesting water for production.

- Reactivation and modernization of irrigation districts.

- Improve agricultural research for the development of nutrient-rich crops

- Encourage the production of fresh fruits, vegetables and veggies.

- Promotion and implementation of urban and peri-urban agriculture.

- Provide technical assistance to women to organize and promote their empowerment and economic autonomy.

- Promote the association of producers for the commercialization of their products.

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Enhance food availability for FNS.

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Verification status	Verified Find out more
SMARTness index	High Find out more

Global nutrition target(s)	Anaemia Low birth weight Childhood stunting Childhood wasting Childhood overweight Adult obesity Adult diabetes
Nutrition Action Classification(s)	Policy > Food supply chain Find out more
Linked event(s)	2021 Tokyo N4G Summit 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)	Food

Key indicator	Percent self-suffiency of tropical fresh fruits

	Value	Measurement date
Baseline	51.7%	2021
Target	56%	November 2029

Status:

On Course

Why this status?

The reported progress indicates that the expected level thus far had been achieved, though must be maintained until the end date is reached.

	Value	Measurement date
Progress report	54.1%	June 2023