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The Haitian government and international aid groups have evacuated more than 56 families to dry land after Lake Azuei overflowed, flooding sections of low-lying land around villages near the town of Thomazeau, northeast of the capital.

Some tough questions need to be asked and answered before we’ll know whether or not Monsanto’s donation will help or hurt long-term efforts to rebuild food sufficiency and sovereignty in Haiti.

A program designed to assist Haitians to find jobs is a reminder of the complex issues of free international trade. Called the Haiti Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act, or HOPE II, the 2008 treaty allows Haiti to export textiles duty-free to the U.S. for a decade.