Its urgent to help Haitians rebuild and improve their devastated agriculture. Resources are needed to repair irrigation canals and replace water pumps and tools. Urban agriculture and family gardens are fundamental to improve the earthquake victims nutrition. You can make your donation here.
Haiti’s post-earthquake rehabilitation begins with farmers
21 January 2010, Rome - FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf said today that with the first stage of Haiti's rescue operation now underway the country and the aid effort should simultaneously move to the urgent support of food production, agricultural rehabilitation and reconstruction.
FAO calls for $23 million to step-up farming in Haiti
The money is needed to support to food production in fields and backyards, not just in and around the area hit but in rural areas not directly affected.
World Food Day/Telefood 2009
This year’s World Food Day is centered on “achieving food security in times of crisis”, since today the poor face two simultaneous crisis; the financial crisis and soaring food prices.
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