Agricultural Crisis

To ease drought-driven price pressure, the government is releasing 120,000 quintals (about 5,400 metric tons) of beans from state reserves at L18 per pound (about $0.72) through Banasupro, with a 25-pound limit per person.

A prolonged dry spell is devastating agriculture across six municipalities in southern La Paz Department, prompting local leaders to call on the government for emergency aid to farmers.

An agricultural leader in Olancho expressed alarm over a severe drought threatening dry-season plantings and grain production, calling the current conditions unprecedented and warning of potential food-security risks.