Goal

Improve food self-sufficiency of rice

FROM Commitment: Enhance food availability for FNS.

Government (non-donor capacity) / El Salvador

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

Partner organisations:
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: FAO, FIDA, PMA, IICA, BID
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Agriculture.
Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): FUNDESYRAM; CRH/EL SALVADOR; ASOCIACIONES DE COOPERATIVAS DE PRODUCCIÓN AGROPECUARIA, PESQUERA.
Date made: 29 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Verification status Verified Find out more
NAF SMARTness index High Find out more
Progress status Off course See progress details
Targeted location National - National productive areas coverage.
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age Producers between 18 and 60 years old.
Targeted population sex All
Duration January 2022 - December 2029

Goal action plan

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.

Progress

Indicator

Primary indicator None
Indicator monitor Perform a new study of the gap for food self-sufficiency . MAG every 3 years.

Reports

Stage Measurement Date Value Status
Baseline 2021 23.4%
Progress report June 2023 14.3% Off course
The reported progress indicates that the expected level thus far had not yet been achieved and is not expected to be achieved by the end date, but as the end date is not yet reached, it could be still be possible to reach and maintain the target level.
Target December 2029 25%

Nutrition Action Classification

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

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