# Venezuela food security and Plan Venezuela Alimenta

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/venezuela-food-security-and-plan-venezuela-alimenta
> Updated: 2026-10-15T03:46:13.000Z. Sources: 62. Developments: 2.

At the FAO World Food Forum in Rome, Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced the ‘Plan Venezuela Alimenta,’ a strategic initiative designed to coordinate national productive processes to achieve ‘zero hunger’ by 2030.

Rodríguez detailed plans to present a new local economy law to the Venezuelan National Assembly. This legislation intends to integrate communal, community, and entrepreneurial economies with large-scale agro-industrial sectors to bolster food sovereignty. She reported that national agro-industrial capacity has risen from 63%–66% in 2021 to 78% in 2025.

During the forum, Rodríguez met with FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu to request technical cooperation for the plan and to discuss national nutritional protection programs. Qu Dongyu addressed global food security, noting that while technology exists to solve hunger, the primary challenge remains the failure to adopt proven solutions at scale.

## Claims

- The Dominican government's community kitchens and mobile kitchens serve 4 million cooked meals monthly. (corroborated by 7 sources)
- The network of community kitchens in the Dominican Republic expanded from 36 to 163 establishments. (corroborated by 7 sources)
- The FAO announced that the Dominican Republic has exited the ‘Hunger Map’ by reducing undernourishment prevalence below 2.5%. (corroborated by 5 sources)
- The theme for the World Food Day and the 2026 World Food Forum is ‘Innovate today to nourish tomorrow’. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Dominican white rice production increased from 9.2 million quintals in 2005 to approximately 14.8 million in 2025. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Dominican rice producers report that fertilizers account for 35% to 40% of production costs. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-10-15: Dominican Republic exits ‘Hunger Map’ as food security initiatives expand

On World Food Day, the FAO highlighted innovation as key to food security. The Dominican Republic has exited the ‘Hunger Map’ with undernourishment below 2.5%, supported by expanded community kitchen networks.

31 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/fao-director-meets-venezuelan-official-to-discuss-food-security

### 2026-10-12: Venezuela announces Plan Venezuela Alimenta to combat hunger

Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez announced the ‘Plan Venezuela Alimenta’ and a new local economy law at the FAO World Food Forum in Rome to combat hunger and boost agricultural production.

31 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/delcy-rodrguez-announces-plan-venezuela-alimenta-at-fao-forum

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