Nicaragua
- 24.9%
- of the population lives in poverty
- 40%
- of the population live in rural areas
- 7 million
- population
Nicaragua is a low-income, food-deficit country, and among the poorest in Latin America. According to the World Risk Report, it is one of the countries most affected by extreme weather events: droughts, hurricanes, tropical storms and floods, among others.
These events have a negative impact on food systems, putting at risk the food and nutritional security of the most vulnerable people, especially in the Dry Corridor area. This includes smallholder farmers who produce 90 percent of the country's basic grains.
The ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ (WFP) supports initiatives to promote food security, nutrition, livelihood restoration and farmers' access to sustainable markets.
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳also works with national institutions to strengthen disaster risk management, social protection systems, and food systems.
What the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ is doing in Nicaragua
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Emergency preparedness and response
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In collaboration with national authorities, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳strengthens integrated disaster risk management, early warning and response to emergencies. As an immediate response, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳can make available ready-to-eat food kits. ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳also reinforces the national school feeding programme by delivering a second hot meal to children in schools and/or take-home rations to their families, reducing the economic burden faced during a crisis.
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School meals
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Smallholder farmers
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Service provision
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Nicaragua
Adaptation Fund
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Contacts
Office
Edificio COBIRSA, 3er. piso, kil¨®metro 6 1/2 Carretera a Masaya, contiguo a Edificio Claro
Managua
Nicaragua
Phone
+505 2278-4982