Hard times in Haiti
In Haiti, the pain of hunger is both physical and psychological – a profound lack of choice. Stephanie Debere explains.
Haiti – What Oxfam is doing
Haiti’s economy has been damaged by a huge influx of cheap imports. And local prducers are struggling to compete. In a country where two-thirds of the population depend on agriculture to make a living, many farmers now can’t afford to buy enough food to feed their families. At Oxfam we’re setting up co-operatives that enable producers to sell at a decent price. We’re training growers in marketing methods so they can sell on the international market. Julien Mistidor is already seeing the benefits of being a member of a co-operative. “Now…we’re getting something back. Now the coffee is worth something.”
World Food Crisis – multimedia
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