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In the 145th plenary session, the deputies approved, with 71 votes, the initiative that will promote the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in conjunction with the salvadoran government to implement various strategic plans for food and nutritional security.  

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In order to guarantee salvadoran families the consumption of basic grains, vegetables, fruits and other crops, congressmen reformed, with 73 votes, the Special and Transitory Provisions to combat inflation in the prices of agricultural inputs.

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El Salvador and Belize will strengthen their joint work with the el Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) to promote the modernization of their agricultural sectors, consolidate their production chains and focus on food security in their territories, said the main agricultural authorities of both countries during a visit to Costa Rica.

 

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With the purpose of boosting agricultural production and guaranteeing food security, with 76 votes, the deputies authorized the Ministry of Finance to transfer US$38.496 million to the Ministry of Agriculture for the purchase and distribution of more than half a million agricultural packages.

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The Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) will give more dynamism to activities aimed at increasing agricultural production.

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The member countries of the Comité Ejecutivo del Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) recognized that the coordinated work of the countries of the Americas is essential to confront a food, nutrition and humanitarian crisis in the region and the world, given the current international environment, and expressed their support for collective action by the Americas to address these challenges.

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Technicians from the Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) and the Centro de Desarrollo de la Pesca y la Acuicultura (CENDEPESCA) continue inspecting tilapia farms and processors to verify that they comply with quality standards. This is to support the plans of President Nayib Bukele's government in the area of food security.

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With an investment of US$1 million, the Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) announced that it will support the livestock sector in three programs.

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The Central Government will invest US$24 million in the RECETO program, which will provide 600 greenhouses and the irrigation technology system, with a 10-year guarantee. This project will generate self-sustainability and food self-sufficiency for the country.

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