Agriculture, farming and livestock are another big need in the rural regions of Honduras. Helping a family with a farm animal can be one of the greatest gifts. Veterinarian volunteer services are doing a terrific job and more are needed.
Not all of Honduras is made for farming due to the interior terrain, but much is. The low-lying areas with many huge fertile valleys host giant banana plantations. But this is not the case in all of the lowlands. Some areas which are extremely fertile due to 1000s of years of erosion from the mountains means good top soil and farmland on the flat areas, unfortunately due to improper land use often these are the areas people choose to live on and build on rather than farm. In turn run off from these areas erodes and pollutes even more potential farmland.
As the urban areas expand there are more people and less ideal areas to farm. The timber and logging industry in some places causes quickened erosion exacerbating the problems there, thus a better understanding needs to be considered in the decision-making process of where to farm and where to build.
Diversity of agriculture is also important, the more types of crops that can be planted the better the diets and the less issue with healthcare. Just about anything grows well in Honduras, with the wide range of climate. Farming techniques need to be taught and more vocational education in agriculture is needed for those living in the rural areas. Agriculture training is needed and education to realize that their diet is lacking a lot of nutriments contributing to poor health.