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Maryknoll OGC asks that the USDA not end Haiti’s mango preclearance program

At a time of widespread food insecurity and hunger in Haiti, this decision will decimate the entire agricultural economy of Gros Morne, and will impact an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 small scale producers across the country. In addition to the producers who grow the mangos, many families are involved in the washing, handling, and transport parts of the supply chain. These families depend on this income to send their kids to school and buy the food they need to survive.

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined the Quixote Center, the Mercy Focus on Haiti, and the Religious of Jesus & Mary, US-Haiti Province is asking that the USDA not suspend the mango preclearance program in Haiti. The full text of the letter can be read here.

Nov. 17, 2022

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