1. Food Aid Undermines Local Producers
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*This post has been edited slightly for accuracy. The AP reports today on the effects of US rice on Haitian farmers: Subsidized U.S. rice has flooded Haiti for decades. Now, after the Jan. 12 quake, ...

2. UN "alarmed" at Lack of Support for Agricultural Needs
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As UN agencies met in Rome to discuss the response to the earthquake in Haiti, General Jacques Diouf, of the Food and Agriculture Organization issued a stark warning: “At a time when Haiti is facing ...

3. Has Haiti's Food Aid Been Shelved?
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... The FAO warned that, “The low-income food deficit countries are on the front line of the current surge in world prices.” Haiti, which imports nearly 50 percent of its food, according to the WFP, could ...

4. Agricultural Support Needed, But Who From?
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*This post was edited slightly for accuracy. The FAO and other experts have warned that support for Haiti's agricultural sector is key to increasing food security and ensuring recovering from the earthquake.  ...

5. Exodus From PaP Puts Pressure on Rural Communities
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The Los Angeles Times reports on the stress that the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Haitians from Port-au-Prince has put on rural communities. This is especially significant with the planting season ...

6. Earthquake Causing Another Food Crisis?
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Last week the FAO announced its worry that immediate agriculture needs were not being adequately funded, there is also evidence of rising prices for basic foods such as rice. Following up on these reports, ...