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Country
Nicaragua
Year
2021
Income Group
Lower middle income
Source
VNR
Leaving no one behind
Report
1
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Sub-region
Central America
Finding
Even when the report does not highlight good practices, it is possible to underline the "Programa Patio Saludable" (Healthy Patio Program), which seeks to motivate food production in houses' backyards to improve families' food availability promoting healthy and nutritious food consumption habits among its members.
The program also supports new income for households resulting from the commercialization of production surplus. According to the VNR, approximately 22% of production is traded.
The promoted crops are rich in proteins, vitamins, fibers, calcium, and iron. Their cultivation is complemented with minor species breeding to guarantee a diversified diet. Since the program started in 2012, it has reached 362,373 families.
