1. HAITI:
Post-quake revitalization plans collide in nation's breadbasket
THOMONDE, Haiti -- This community once bustled with farmers growing and selling corn, sugar cane, coffee, mangoes and potatoes. No more. The farm economy here and elsewhere in rural Haiti has been in a 20-year nose dive. A nation that once easily fed itself has become dependent on imports and food aid for 75 percent of its needs, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Go to story #1
