Haiti: Relief and Recovery

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Food Crisis Looms in Rural Haiti

1 March 2010

More than a month after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and CARE have issued a joint alert over a national food crisis.'This is a hidden but pervasive crisis that has already touched all corners of the country,' said Dick Trenchard, assessments coordinator for FAO in Haiti. 'Rural areas experiencing the highest levels of displacement from Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas are the most affected, particularly the Artibonite in the west and Grand'Anse in the south.'