RAVAGED. Galvanized iron liters a rice field after it was blown off from houses at the height of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the town center of Hernani, Eastern Samar province in the central Philippines on November 18, 2013, over a week after the storm devastated the area. AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Wednesday, November 27, that without urgent and much-needed aid, farmers affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) will face a “double tragedy.” They need help to clear their land and irrigation channels, and plant crops, otherwise they will remain dependent on humanitarian food assistance. The FAO said international donors should contribute at least US$11 million to speed up recovery and rehabilitation. The Philippine agriculture department has asked FAO to support a cash-for-work scheme that covers 150,000 hectares and 80 kilometers of communal irrigation canals. It takes 10 days for one person to clear a hectare of farmland.
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