The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Disaster Relief Foundation on Tuesday signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) to help Haiti recover from an earthquake and a storm that hit Taiwan’s Caribbean ally last year.
The foundation is to contribute US$500,000 over one year to help Haiti improve its rice production and alleviate a food shortage crisis, in collaboration with the Haitian Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
The funds would be used to assist Haitian farmers to restore rice production and explore new sales channels, it said.
The ultimate goal of the MOU