iciHaiti - Agriculture : Haiti is the only country in the Region that needs food aid

Haiti - Justice : Police Union SPNH-17 Denounces the Existence of Corrupt Police Officers

Haiti - FLASH : US visa applications for Haitians transferred to the Bahamas

Haiti - News : Zapping...

Haiti - FLASH : 250,741 Haitians expelled from the DR since the beginning of the year

Haiti - FLASH : The Bar calls for the shelving of the draft Constitution

more news

iciHaiti - Prix Goncourt 2025 : Haitian writer Yanick Lahens in the first selection

iciHaiti - Politics : Important meeting between the MCI and vehicle importers in Haiti

iciHaiti - Security : US Coast Guard intercepts and repatriates 191 Haitian boat people

iciHaiti - Agriculture : Haiti and Colombia strengthen their South-South cooperation

iciHaiti - 2026 World Cup Qualifiers : Final Stretch

more news

iciHaiti - Agriculture : Haiti is the only country in the Region that needs food aid
14/12/2017 10:09:19

According to the latest edition of the report "Crop Prospects and Food Situation" published Wednesday, December 13 by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Haiti is the only country in Latin America and the Caribbean to be considered to be in a situation of severe food insecurity.

Following the adverse effects of recurring droughts between 2014 and 2016, not to mention the devastating impacts of hurricanes Matthew and Irma, respectively in 2016 and 2017, it is estimated that 1.32 million people require food assistance in Haiti.

In Haiti, maize production in 2017 is uncertain. According to forecasts by FAO, the production of the spring crop season (the main production season, 60% of the country's total production), will be lower than in 2016, given the negative impact of the prolonged drought that took place between June and July 2017.

In addition, planting of the summer crop year was affected by Hurricane Irma in September, particularly in the north-east of the country, adversely affecting production prospects.

IH/ iciHaiti