FAO to assist more than one million Haitians

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced a plan to assist more than one million Haitians affected by acute food insecurity.

The project, worth 76 million dollars, aims to meet the immediate and long-term needs of thousands of families through the rehabilitation of their livelihood.

The country's political instability in 2019 worsened food insecurity, which affects some 3.7 million Haitians, and is expected to reach four million this year.

In response to the situation, FAO has already mobilized 1.5 million dollars to provide agricultural assistance to 12,800 households (about 64,000 persons) in the Northeast and Nippes departments, according to a communiqué from the FAO office in Haiti.

FAO Representative in Haiti Jose Luis Fernandez pointed out that until March 2020, the UN agency, the Haitian Government and other stakeholders will work together on the resumption of production during the spring agricultural season.

Fernandez noted that FAO will supply seeds and tools to strengthen agricultural production and increase the availability and accessibility of food.

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