Think twice about sending money to Haiti

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On Wednesday, Napolitano temporarily halted
Haiti: Political Unrest Could Challenge Daily Food Supply
The food situation in Haiti is extremely fragile. Most city dwellers do not have the capacity to store perishable goods, so every day or every other day they most obtain food. People in the countryside grow most of their own food; however, if large scale violence resumes or transportation is disrupted, then getting food to the city dwellers will be difficult.

Overview
The Republic of Haiti occupies the rugged, westernmost third of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. The areas of Haitian crop production away from the cities will not be greatly stressed by the civil unrest; however, distribution of food in the cities will be disrupted to an undetermined degree. Roads outside of large towns are gravel or worse. If transportation arteries into communities are blocked or too dangerous to travel, or marketplaces damaged, the general populations access to fresh food may be limited. Well-to-do members of the community are able to store food to sustain them for a few days; but most city dwellers have no means of storing perishable goods. Backyard gardens and window boxes, already a key element of most Haitians daily life, will become critical if violence places fragile food sources at greater risk. A significant portion of the city population earns its keep day-to-day; where there is no day work, there is no income, hence no capacity to purchase what little food may available in the local marketplace.

Agriculture Today
Haiti is among the worlds most poverty-stricken nations. Haitian towns and cities continue to swell as the population of 8 million moves from rural areas seeking better opportunities. Despite that accelerating population shift, participation in agriculture remains the main source of income and/or food for an estimated 70 percent of the population. This concentration of labor in agriculture will continue as there are few viable alternatives for the workforce of about 4 million, outside of fishing.

Agriculture provides a quarter of the gross domestic product in most years; fishing and forestry provide another 7 percent. Corporate agriculture is present, but only a small segment of the Haitian population can afford to purchase its products. The division of family property over time means many individual plots are barely large enough to feed the owners family in a good year. With little crop to sell, income from production steadily declines, making it difficult to obtain quality seed and inputs; hence, income from production declines a bit more. Some non-government assistance organization estimates place Haitian household annual income today at less than $200--worse still for households headed by women. This cycle of decline is worsened through the years by droughts, tropical storms, failed government initiatives, and corruption. Goods for other markets must be cultivated, difficult to do given Haitis economic straits.

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[danielalvaradojjjddd]

@chicoglam Typical fat retarded youtuber

[florescaramelo]

why dont he goback to choppin down the big mac and did you all se the super sized coke on the table? daaaaaamn he fat

[TheGamekiller911]

so what your saying is turtles is the solution

[Monkey4sac916]

lol.. this guy makes me laugh so much! there choppin everyone up now... so there gonna chop the aid workers.. i feel you on let the military handle it...

[chicoglam]

Typical fat retarded American

[polarice827]

nadoop- You can't even spell !

[polarice827]

I could care less about sending $ and our gov't should'nt be wasting billions MORE of our tax dollars on useless causes. Instead why don't they help more American citizens stay in their homes instead of living in tents or homeless shelters? How many hungry & cold children in America would benefit? We can't even take care of our own these days much less them!! Stop trying to save the world! They hate us anyway & don't appreciate a damn thing we ever do!

[nadoop]

what an ugly, nasty fat pig you are. you need a bigger shit, by the way.

[sweetpussygalore]

I don´t  have to think twice. Once was enough. I would never send one cent to those useless savages, and anyone who does is an idiot.