In July, Guatemala provided food assistance to over 71,000 families

Published 2025년 7월 10일

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Core Tip: The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food (MAGA) of Guatemala recently announced a food assistance program that will provide food aid to over 71,000 families in July. The program aims to implement President Arévalo's commitment to addressing the urgent needs of populations affected by food crises and malnutrition in different regions.

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The Guatemala News Agency reported on the 8th that among beneficiary families, 46,352 will directly receive food assistance, with these families coming from Petén, Quetzaltenango, and Suchitepéquez provinces. In Petén province, assistance will focus on Poptún and Santa Ana; in Quetzaltenango province, assistance will be carried out in Sibilia; in Suchitepéquez province, assistance will be concentrated in Santo Tomás la Unión, San Pedro Jocopilas, and Zunilito. In addition to families directly receiving assistance, 24,284 families will receive food assistance through the "Food for Action" project. The beneficiary families under this project are distributed across multiple municipalities in 11 provinces. Furthermore, families with 279 children diagnosed with acute malnutrition will also receive food assistance. These families are distributed across seven provinces, including Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El Progreso, and Jutiapa. Through a series of assistance measures, the Guatemalan ...
Source: Foodmate

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