Innovation in Strategies for Food Security and Agriculture along Western Honduras (IADB-HO-T1416)

Regions
  • Latin America and Caribbean
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Honduras
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Tegucigalpa
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Financial Institutions
  • Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Borrower
Red de Comercializacion Comunitaria Alternativa
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Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Climate and Environment
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Investment Type(s)
Advisory Services
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 2.13 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 2.13 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IADB website

Updated in EWS Jan 9, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Oct 24, 2022

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Project Description
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El objetivo del proyecto se centrará en mejorar la seguridad alimentaria y el empoderamiento económico de los agricultores organizados en torno a la Red COMAL (Cooperativa COMAL) ubicada en todo el occidente de Honduras mediante el desarrollo de sistemas agrícolas resilientes al clima, la promoción y el desarrollo de cadenas de valor alimentarias, el aumento de la innovación en la producción agrícola a través de la diversificación de las pequeñas explotaciones y la educación de las familias sobre el consumo de alimentos saludables.
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This project will focus on improving food security and economic empowerment of farmers organized around the COMAL Network (Cooperative COMAL) that are located along Western Honduras. The project will develop climate resilient agricultural systems, promoting and developing food value chains, increasing innovation in agricultural production by diversifying smallholder farms and educating families about healthy food consumption. The project will promote the financial inclusion of cooperatives and smallholder farmer organisations to strengthen territorial development.

Investment Description
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Private Actors Description
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As stated by the IADB, COMAL is a producer’s organisation (PO) network (RED COMAL) that has been working in rural and agricultural development for more than 26 years. COMAL is specialised in sustainable agricultural production and marketing. Through this approach, COMAL has acquired vast experience in supporting the self-organizing efforts of agricultural small producers’ organisations. This approach has allowed COMAL to develop its niche in strengthening the capacities of grassroots organisations and good governance, which will be a key asset towards the sustainability of the project. COMAL is legally a nonprofit organization made up of 1,400 smallholders farmers and producers and their families from 62 community organisations.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Red de Comercializacion Comunitaria Alternativa (COMAL - Honduras) Client Agriculture and Forestry

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MECANISMO DE RENDICIÓN DE CUENTAS DEL BID

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