Our Work

Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food for Progress Agricultural Trade and Climate Smart Innovations (ATraCSI) Project helps address root causes of migration in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras with a holistic approach to trade via the horticulture sector. Implemented by IESC in partnership with the Union of Exporters from El Salvador (COEXPORT), the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (AGEXPORT), the Honduran Foundation for Agricultural Research (FHIA), the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Purdue University, and the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO), the program focuses on implementing international and risk-based sanitary and phytosanitary regulations measures, implementing measures under the existing World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreements, and assisting in strengthening agricultural resilience through the development and transfer of agriculture technologies that focus on the effective use of agricultural resources in high-value horticulture value chains.