UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- Farmers in north-western Haiti are likely to lose a significant portion of their rice harvest due to reluctance to work in paddy fields they fear are contaminated by the cholera-causing bacteria, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday.
The FAO said the cholera epidemic in Haiti has claimed the lives of more than 2,700 people and infected some 130,000 others since October, adding that it is helping to carry out a hygiene awareness campaign among the farming communities.
In addition, the organization said it is working with the Haitian ministries of agriculture and health to provide hygiene information to farmers.
