вЂњThere is another aspect to this vicious circle. вЂњIf the host families have no means to buy seeds or other ways to obtain quality seeds, this will be a disaster for them,вЂќ he added. вЂњThe main planting season, which accounts for over 60В percent of annual production, will start in less than a fortnight,вЂќ said Jean-Dominique Bodard, CAREвЂ™s Emergency Food Security Specialist. вЂњWe are seeing clear signs that people are already resorting to worrying and unsustainable coping strategies to try and help the estimated 500 000 people who migrated to rural areas and other smaller urban centres after the earthquake,вЂќ said Trenchard. In many cases these poor people are resorting to eating the seeds they have stored for the next planting season and eating or selling their livestock, in particular goats. Rapid assessments undertaken by FAO and its partners in the Agriculture Cluster have shown that вЂњhost familiesвЂќ caring for displaced people are spending their meagre savings to feed new arrivals and consuming food stocks. вЂњRural areas experiencing the highest levels of displacement from Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas are the most affected, particularly the Artibonite in the west and GrandвЂ™Anse in the south.вЂќ вЂњThis is a hidden but pervasive crisis that has already touched all corners of the country,вЂќ said Dick Trenchard, Assessments Coordinator for FAO in Haiti. 19 February 2010, LГ©ogГўne - More than a month after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January, FAO and the international humanitarian organization CARE have issued a joint alert over a national food crisis.

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