Agriculture represents one of the main sources of income for salvadorans living in the department of moraz?. However farmers face many challenges due to organizational weakness, difficulty accessing…

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $386,000 project grant under its Assistance for Overseas Programs to strengthen agricultural production and marketing in El Salvador. The grant to Asociacion De Desarrollo Economico Local De Morazan supports efforts to increase and diversify vegetable and honey production for 16 municipalities in the Department of Morazán. The grantee organization will work with producers to improve organizational capacity, access to direct markets, access to capital, and municipal support. This is intended to expand economic opportunities, improve livelihoods, and strengthen food security in the region. The project aims to address root causes of irregular migration in Central America and runs from September 2022 through September 2025.

Agriculture represents one of the main sources of income for salvadorans living in the department of moraz?. However farmers face many challenges due to organizational weakness, difficulty accessing direct markets, lack of capital, and little support from their municipalities. Facing poverty and food insecurity, many migrate from their communities. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities for salvadorans. Our grantee the asociaci? DE desarrollo econ?ICO local DE moraz? (adel moraz?) strengthens the organizational capacity of vegetable and honey producers in 16 municipalities to increase and diversify the production and marketing of their products, improve farming families? Livelihoods, and strengthen food security in the region. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in central america.