Haiti remains ""the poorest in the western hemisphere, and was designated the world's third hungriest nation by the UN in 2000, after Somalia and Afghanistan." * used with permission of United Nations Relief Website
The average Haitian depends
on small-scale subsistence
farming, in land that is mostly
rough and mountainous.
The average income here is
only $270.00 per year.
"Increased social and political tensions have contributed to a vicious cycle of marginalization and increased vulnerability, eroding social, economic, infrastructural and environmental assets, FAO said. Out of a labour force of 4.1 million only 110,000 are employed in the formal sector, of whom 35,000 are civil servants.
Agriculture, the main source of income, has been damaged by drought in
the northwest over the last four years and by floods in the northeast over
the last season. National food production is still decreasing due to
insufficient investment, infrastructure and access to agricultural inputs.
The rural regions are sparsely populated
Poor living conditions are exacerbated by inadequate or non-existent water and sanitation services.
Over 1.2 million children are affected or infected by HIV/AIDS or other diseases. Around 23 percent of the children under five are suffering from chronic malnutrition." from Damaged Agriculture (used with permission of
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