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22 March 2011, Mont-Organis - Workers and beneficiaries of the FAO project working on soil conservation. The project ensures participation of local stakeholders throughout the construction phase of watersheds, stone walls, stone thresholds and vegetative strips to conserve and reforest 4,000 acres. Technical capacity in soil conservation and agroforestry is enhanced through this participation.
FAO Project: GCP /HAI/024/EC - Support to food security and livelihoods of rural people affected by raising prices, the rehabilitation of the environment and support sustainable management in Haiti. Three quarters of Haitian population suffer from extreme poverty and chronic food insecurity. FAO is working on a two-year EU Food Facility project launched in May 2009, to support the government's strategy to improve the food security and livelihoods of some 300 000 rural households living in the country's north-eastern province. The aim is to contribute to the growth and diversification of agriculture, livestock and agro-forestry and improve natural resources management for the municipalities of Fort Libert, Capotille, Ouanaminte, Ferrier, Mont-Organis.

03/22/2011

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