WNU #1085: Haitian Peasants Demand an Agricultural Policy

Weekly News Update on the Americas
Issue #1085, June 26, 2011

1. Haiti: Peasants March for a “Real Agricultural Policy”
2. Haiti: UN Office Criticizes Aid Distribution
3. Mexico: Military Admits 44 Violations in “Drug War”
4. Links to alternative sources on: Environment, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Central America, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Caribbean, Haiti

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*1. Haiti: Peasants March for a “Real Agricultural Policy”
Thousands of Haitian peasants marched in the city of Hinche in the Central Plateau region on June 21 to demand that the government promote food sovereignty, the restoration of the environment and the development of an agriculture “adapted to the reality of our country.” “There needs to be a real agricultural policy,” protesters said, in distinction to current policies that encourage the importation of food, seeds and other agricultural commodities.
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