• Centro Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria y Forestal, CENTA

Semi-autonomous Governmental Extension Organizations

• FOMILENIO (www.fomilenio.gob.sv) - is implementing a multi-component project in northern El Salvador, one of them being extension/marketing services for small farmers. This mega-project is funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (www.mcc.gov/pages/countries/program/el-salvador-compact)

University-based Extension

• University of El Salvador, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, www.ues.edu.sv
  (5 persons active in extension)
  

The Role of the Agricultural Sector 

Excellent background information is available in: 

• IICA Annual Report 2009 (in Spanish): www.iica.int/Esp/regiones/central/salvador/Publicaciones%20de%20la%20Oficina/B1742e.pdf

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