Wednesday in Lafiteau (Cabaret), as part of the "KR 2016" food assistance project in Japan, was held at the Food Storage Center of the Development Assistance Monetization Office (BMPAD), the official delivery ceremony of 5,776 metric tons of rice (about 192,000 30 kg bags).

This ceremony took place in the presence of, among others, Aimé Ignace Saint Fleur, Director General of BMPAD, Japan's Ambassador in Haiti, Yoshiaki Hatta, representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Planning and Economy.

This new delivery is the 27th food aid from Japan to Haiti since 1986 underlined Ambassador Yoshiaki Hatta in his speech.

This donation of rice worth approximately US $ 3 million will be monetized and the funds generated will be used for the execution and implementation of many socio-economic projects, particularly in the education, health, energy and sanitation explained Fils Aimé Ignace Saint Fleur.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23328-haiti-japan-$34m-donation-for-the-croix-des-missions-and-the-route-neuve-bridges.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22852-haiti-notice-arrival-of-japanese-rice.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-21250-icihaiti-japan-donation-of-more-than-150-000-bags-of-fertilizer.html

HL/ HaitiLibre