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Honduras is a lower-middle-income country, where 63 percent of the population live in poverty and one in five rural residents faces extreme poverty. Food insecurity and malnutrition are driven by climate change, uneven economic growth, rising inequality, violence, displacement and limited access to basic services.

The economic impact of the double burden of malnutrition ¨C undernutrition and overweight/obesity ¨C is estimated at US$618 million annually (from 2018 to 2081), equivalent to 2.7 percent of GDP. 

Despite progress in reducing stunting, 19 percent of children under 5 still experience developmental delays due to malnutrition. Micronutrient deficiencies remain widespread, and overweight and obesity are rising among women of reproductive age.

The 2026¨C2027 El Ni?o phenomenon has brought prolonged below-average rainfall, deepening food insecurity and malnutrition ¨C particularly across the Dry Corridor, where many subsistence farmers rely on rain-fed agriculture. 

The Primera harvest has been largely lost, and drought conditions are now extending into the Postrera season, leaving farming families with little choice but to wait until the next harvest cycle in mid-2027.

The ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½) supports the Government in improving nutrition for vulnerable groups, strengthening smallholder farmers¡¯ resilience, promoting climate-smart agriculture and supporting the National School Feeding Programme. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ also assists families affected by sudden and slow-onset crises, aiming to reduce food insecurity and enhance national risk management capacity.