The Minister of Agriculture of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sabato Caesar met Nathanael Hishamunda, the Representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Haiti, in order to analyze the possibility for FAO to coordinate the agricultural assistance of the CARICOM (Caribbean common market), jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture.

Nathanael Hishamunda, welcomed the initiative of CARICOM of collaboration with FAO in restoring livelihoods and improving food security of rural farm families hit hard by the devastating hurricane Matthew, allowing them to recover their production capacity.

He stressed that this collaboration will enhance the support of FAO Response Plan of the Ministry of Agriculture of Haiti, through concrete actions at short and medium term, including: the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers and producers (seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, poultry, small ruminants, equipment and fishing equipment, agricultural implements); technical support for soil preparation, rehabilitation of processing and storage infrastructure for the recapitalization of peasant farms affected by the passage of Matthew.

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