A Puerto Rico with Stable Food Security
We work to empower communities by facilitating access to quality food, encouraging local economic and agricultural development, and promoting food security throughout Puerto Rico
WHAT WE DO
We Bolster Food Security in Puerto Rico
Food insecurity in Puerto Rico is an island-wide phenomenon that has only been exacerbated by recent events such as Hurricane Maria and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In 2017, Hurricane Maria swept through the Caribbean, leaving $91 billion of destruction in its wake. Most of this destruction was in Puerto Rico, causing a collapse of transportation infrastructure, the power grid, and the agricultural system, which suffered nearly $780 million of this damage. 90% of Puerto Rico’s food is imported, leaving it particularly vulnerable to natural disasters, and, with the collapse of local agriculture and infrastructure in the wake of Maria, access to food–especially fresh food–has become incredibly difficult. The issue has only been compounded by the COVID-19 crisis. Supply chain failures continue to disrupt food imports, increasing the amount of PAN participants (Puerto Rico’s version of SNAP) to 1.35 million–over ⅓ of Puerto Ricans.
THE PROBLEM
Food Scarcity in Puerto Rico
POVERTY
- More than 40% of the population in lives below the federal poverty level
- People with an income of less than $25,000 a year are 3.3 times more likely to belong to the food insecure group
PHYSICAL VULNERABILITIES
- Puerto Rico imports approx. 90% of their food, increasing our vulnerability due to atmospheric events, war events, or pandemics
AGING POPULATION
- More than 40% of the population in lives below the federal poverty level
- People with an income of less than $25,000 a year are 3.3 times more likely to belong to the food insecure group
NATURAL DISASTERS
- After two consecutive years of exhausting the list of names, 19 storms have been forecast
- Increase in hurricanes and storms due to climate change
Let’s create lasting change for those in need
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Let’s create lasting change for those in need
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Let’s create lasting change for those in need
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Let’s create lasting change for those in need
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THE SOLUTION
A Puerto Rico with
Stable Food Security
DISTRIBUTIONS
- After two consecutive years of exhausting the list of names, 19 storms have been forecast
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
- To encourage and strengthen community development, ACOMERPR provides various workshops from nutrition topics to leadership & organizational development.
HUERTO RICO
- This project aims to establish community gardens throughout Puerto Rico to promote well-being and food security at the community level.
RESEARCH
- ACOMERPR is carrying out multiple research projects on the subject of food safety.
