Smallholder farmers in the department of LA libertad, EL salvador, have access to land, but unsustainable farming practices have put their families? Livelihoods, health, and food security at risk

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $291,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to the Federacion De Cooperativos De La Reforma Agraria Region Central De Responsabilidad Limitada (FECORACEN) in El Salvador. The grant, effective September 7, 2023 through September 7, 2026, aims to support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities for smallholder farmers in the La Libertad Department of El Salvador. The funding provides FECORACEN with resources to offer farmers training and technical assistance to strengthen their cooperatives, support key infrastructure improvements, supply materials and supplies to diversify production, and help expand market access. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.

The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity. In the municipality of tamanique, our grantee the federación DE cooperativas DE LA reforma agraria (FECORACEN) offers farmers training and technical assistance to strengthen the cooperatives to which they belong, support to improve key infrastructure to better guarantee the sustainability of their work, materials and supplies to diversify their production, and help with expanding their markets. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in central america.