Acceso Oferta Local Productos De El Salvador S.A. De C.V.

Acceso Oferta Local Productos De El Salvador S.A. De C.V., doing business as Acceso El Salvador, is a for-profit corporate entity registered to receive federal grant awards from the U.S. government. The company has been registered in SAM.gov since July 29, 2021, with its current registration set to expire on January 29, 2025. Acceso El Salvador primarily engages in projects aimed at strengthening local food systems, improving livelihoods, and enhancing resiliency in El Salvador and potentially other Central American countries. Their work focuses on scaling up seed-to-market models, with a particular emphasis on supporting rural youth and women, while also addressing issues related to irregular migration to the United States and increasing local food resiliency.

Acceso El Salvador has received both prime and sub-grant awards for its work. In May 2023, the company was awarded a prime cooperative agreement (72051923CA00005) from the US Mission in El Salvador, a civilian agency. This five-year project aims to scale up a proven seed-to-market model to strengthen local food systems and improve livelihoods in El Salvador, with potential expansion to Guatemala and Honduras. Additionally, Acceso El Salvador has received two sub-grant awards under the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture, with the University of California, Davis as the prime grantee. One of these sub-grants focuses on researching small farm technologies for climate-smart agriculture and sustainable market access in Guatemala. This project involves collaboration with the Rafael Landa VAR University and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cattle in Guatemala to conduct operations research on sustainable market linkages and income increase for farmers, with a particular focus on mothers under 35 years old. The research includes testing different types of protective growing infrastructure for horticulture and improving harvest and post-harvest management practices to enhance product quality and market access.