Haitians Demand Ministry of Peasant Affairs

Haitian President Rene Preval announced his pick for Prime Minister Sunday: Erick Pierre will likely replace Jacques-Eduard Alexis, who stepped down earlier this month after massive food riots left half a dozen people dead and hundreds injured. Pierre's nomination will now go to Parliament – and will likely garner the votes needed to take the post. Meanwhile, more than 200 peasants gathered in a mountain village in Haiti last weekend to address the crippling food crises, and are demanded the creation of a Ministry of Peasant Affairs, as well as more investment in the long-neglected agricultural sector. Nick Whalen reports from Port-au-Prince.

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