The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is expanding emergency agricultural assistance in Haiti, helping vulnerable families resume food production as violence, economic instability and repeated climate shocks continue to drive one of the world's most serious hunger crises.
Emergency assistance is currently reaching 13,000 vulnerable households, approximately 65,000 people, across 10 municipalities, with more than half of Haiti's population experiencing acute food insecurity.
The programme is supported by more than $16 million through a UN-managed pooled funding mechanism, with FAO planning to distribute more than 205 tonnes of seeds and over 160,000 small livestock, ultimately reaching 326,000 vulnerable people.
In humanitarian crises, emergency food production is a life-saving intervention that empowers vulnerable households, FAO Representative in Haiti Pierre Vauthier said, with local communities helping identify households with the greatest needs.
A second phase will provide ducks, poultry and goats to more than 29,394 households, giving families additional sources of protein while helping them regain economic and food self-sufficiency.