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In readiness for the new planting season, FAO has started distributing urgently-needed seeds and tools to Haiti’s most vulnerable farmers to help them cope with the rising cost of food, fuel and fertilizer.

Some 600 tonnes of seeds, including beans, maize and sorghum as well as tools such as hoes and machetes are being distributed for the July/August planting season under FAO’s ongoing international Initiative on Soaring Food Prices (ISFP). The aid will reach about 70 000 farming families in the poorest parts of Haiti.

More information at : http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2008/1000903/index.html