This blog post has been reposted with permission from Tim Muth of Tim’s El Salvador Blog. This morning, the government of El Salvador saluted Donald Trump for his election as president of the United States. But what will a Donald Trump presidency mean for El Salvador? Here are a few areas where his impact will […]
Local Seed and Producers Win Out in Face of Dubious U.S. Criticism
Inside U.S. Trade calls into question U.S. criticism of Salvadoran seed procurement process; transnational agribusinesses deny having major stake in issue. In 2014, EcoViva advocated on behalf of corn and bean producers in El Salvador who supply the Salvadoran government with seed for the popular and successful Family Agriculture Program (PAF), a program that since […]
Farmer cooperatives, not Monsanto, supply El Salvador with seed
In the face of overwhelming competition skewed by the rules of free trade, farmers in El Salvador have managed to beat the agricultural giants like Monsanto and Dupont to supply local corn seed to thousands of family farmers. Local seed has consistently outperformed the transnational product, and farmers helped develop El Salvador’s own domestic seed […]
Is the U.S. Sowing the Seeds for Child Immigration?
While tens of thousands of Central American children stream across our Southern Border, the U.S. government scrutinizes a rural development program proven to create real jobs and opportunity in communities of origin and for hundreds of poor Salvadoran families. Salvadoran farming communities celebrated a victory for food security and sovereignty this month. After posturing by […]
EcoViva’s Response to Embassy Release on Seed Procurement
Seed distribution is the backbone for El Salvador’s Family Agriculture Program. It is heralded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as a model for rural development across the Central American region. Its seed distribution program responds to immediate food security needs of over 325,000 […]
